Fiesta Sports Coaching

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children show they feel confident and happy as they arrive at the club.

They hang up their belongings before deciding what they would like to do. Some children sit straight down at activities set out by staff, while others choose to have a snack. Staff position themselves to support children's engagement and activities.

Children join with their friends to play games. They show confidence and pride as they jump up and shout, 'Yey' when they win.Children understand staff's behaviour expectations.

Staff provide gentle reminders, when necessary, to help children remember and understand the club rules. For example, sta...ff remind children to use walking feet inside. They encourage children to join in activities and remind them to wait their turn when needed.

This supports children to build respect for one another and shows them how to be kind to their friends. Children tell one another who is taking the next kick and pass the ball to their friends to give them a turn. Children demonstrate positive friendships with one another as they call 'goodbye' and wave to their friends as they leave the club.

Children learn how to keep themselves safe. Staff talk to the children and explain why they need to tuck their chairs under so they do not trip over them.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

Staff work closely with parents and the host school to share information about children.

They use the information they receive to help plan activities and an environment children can access. Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well. The manager increases the number of staff working with children, when needed, to ensure all children can fully participate in activities with their friends.

Staff provide advice to enable children to develop their skills and games. For example, as children practise their football skills, staff encourage them to use the outside of their foot to dribble the ball around cones. Staff model how to do this and enthusiastically engage with the children.

Children show focus and concentration as they attempt to follow staff directions.Children are supported by staff to move in different ways. Staff encourage children to twist, bend, balance and stretch as they place their hands and feet on different coloured spots.

Children enjoy creative activities. They access different resources, such as glue, glitter and colouring pencils, to draw and make 'Chocolate bar pictures'.Staff say they feel well supported by management and are happy working at the club.

They have regular meetings to discuss their professional development. Staff attend training to further their skills and knowledge. They say this impacts on their practice positively.

For example, training has helped them to support children's emotions and behaviours.Staff support children to express how they are feeling. They provide children with a quiet, safe and secure place to talk.

Children feel comfortable and confident to talk about how losing a pet has made them feel sad. Because of this, children re-join the group quickly to engage in activities.Staff value children's ideas and preferences.

Children record and share their views with staff, which helps to inform what sessions and activities are offered the following term. Children confidently share their preferences and what they are good at with visitors. For example, children state they enjoy drawing, building and playing football.

They add they are good at dribbling footballs because they practise at the club.Parents comment that the club is positive for their children. They state staff are welcoming and nurturing, and their support has helped their children to develop confidence.

Parents think the activities their children participate in are fun and engaging and help them develop skills they do not learn elsewhere.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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