Fun House Link Club Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children are happy and content at this calm and inclusive club.

They settle quickly as they arrive with their friends after a busy day in school. Children demonstrate good behaviour. They are involved in deciding the rules and behaviour expectations while at the club.

This means that children follow these expectations remarkably well because they have decided on them together. For example, children agree that they should 'include everyone' and 'be kind' to others.Children show positive attitudes towards their play.

They engage well with the activities on offer and happily talk to each other. Children use their sma...ll-muscle skills as they create butterfly collages and paint pictures. They explore the texture of 'rainbow rice' with their hands.

Outdoors, children show good physical dexterity as they run. They develop large-muscle skills as they use skipping ropes and as they bat tennis balls. Children use their own ideas as they mix water and mud using twigs that they find.

Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, children's experiences at the club are a little different to usual. For example, enhanced hygiene practices mean that children use hand sanitiser on entry to the club and wash their hands regularly. Children are split into two peer 'bubbles' while at the club, which matches the procedure from the host school.

They adapt very well to changes in routines and take such adjustments in their stride.

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

Staff create a relaxed and focused play environment for children. They ask for children's ideas about which activities to provide.

Leaders are self-reflective and know how to continually improve. For example, they explain that the outdoor space is an ongoing area to develop. They intend to provide even more resources for the children to use.

Activities for children are well chosen to provide them with rich experiences. For example, a variety of different craft activities are available every day to help develop children's creative skills. Children relish these activities and remember their favourite ones, such as making jam tarts to eat at home.

Children's play opportunities at the club complement their learning from school. For example, recent learning around people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender continues at the club. Children make rainbow flags and discuss the similarities and differences between people and families.

They learn that differences should be respected and celebrated. This helps to prepare children for life in the society in which they live.Children are encouraged to engage in thoughtful conversations and staff listen to them with genuine interest.

Children behave well and show confidence as they approach and talk with visitors. They enthusiastically talk about themselves and ask questions of others. Children show pride in their achievements, such as pieces of artwork they have made.

Children eat a variety of healthy foods. They drink fresh water and access the outdoor area to exercise in the fresh air. Hygiene practices are consistently followed and understood by staff and children, such as handwashing before eating.

This helps to promote children's good health and their understanding of healthy lifestyles. Children are encouraged to develop their self-care skills, for example, by pouring their own drinks.Partnerships with parents are strong.

As parents do not enter the club due to COVID-19, staff share verbal information with them as they collect their children. An online page is kept up to date with information about the activities which children complete. Some parents comment that this information could be even more readily available.

Feedback from parents is overwhelmingly positive. They say that the club is 'wonderful' for their children and that they would be 'lost' without it.Staff work in a small and positive team.

They comment that they are happy in their roles and that their work is 'very rewarding'. An effective programme of supervision and support enables staff to continually improve their practice. Staff are motivated to complete training which focuses on their development needs and interests.

For example, staff enthusiastically discuss upcoming training, which will further strengthen their already good knowledge of how to support children's behaviour and well-being.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.The premises of the club are safe and secure.

Comprehensive risk assessments are in place to ensure children's safety. Robust systems make certain that all staff are suitable to work with children. Leaders ensure that all staff attend safeguarding training and that their knowledge is kept up to date.

Staff have a good understanding of how to keep children safe and protected, and how to identify children who may be at risk of harm. They know the steps to take if they become concerned about children's welfare or the conduct of a colleague. Staff understand wider safeguarding issues, such as the 'Prevent' duty and female genital mutilation.

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