Grange Kids Club

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children enjoy attending this warm and friendly setting. Staff are extremely welcoming as each child arrives. Staff engage children in discussion about their day and help children to settle quickly.

Children are excited to attend and are interested in finding out the activities they can access and which of their friends will be attending. Children share that they love taking part in art activities, playing outside and building dens. Children show they have a real ownership of the setting.

Staff are very attentive to the needs of each child. They are particularly nurturing to younger children who may need that little bit of... extra support to help them settle and feel secure. Children's emotional well-being is carefully considered.

Staff encourage older children to be 'buddies' to younger children, providing someone to help them and show them the resources in the setting. Children listen carefully to one another and staff. Children's behaviour is very good.

The ethos of the setting is to create a secure and relaxed space after school. Staff encourage children to be independent and share their ideas. Staff offer a range of activities to support children's interests and help compliment their learning from school.

Children demonstrate they have superb imaginations. For example, they create habitats for minibeasts outside and discuss the best types of natural materials to use to keep the minibeasts warm and dry. Children assign each other roles and work cooperatively together.

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

Staff place children's interests and needs at the centre of this provision. Activities help children to develop and practise their skills. For example, children enjoy team games, such as football and instigate running races against one another outside.

Children enjoy setting each other challenges and celebrate when someone 'wins the race'. Children build their physical skills and are learning the skill of negotiation.Staff provide lots of opportunities for children to build their confidence and learn important life skills.

Children enjoy the responsibility of being given small tasks. For example, they take it in turns to dry the dishes after snack time. Sometimes, as a treat, older children, under supervision, are allowed to make a drink of hot chocolate.

Children enjoy being given responsibility, which helps to raise their levels of self-esteem.Staff support children's individual needs well. They support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities through talking with parents and communicating with teachers.

As some staff work in the school nursery during the day, this helps children to transition quickly when they start at the setting.Staff are very mindful of supporting children's emotional well-being. As a result, children settle quickly and enjoy making new friendships.

Children explore the importance of keeping healthy. They enjoy a range of healthy snacks, and they access the outdoors everyday. Children enjoy climbing, balancing and making dens.

There are lots of opportunities for children to exercise and experience the outdoors in all weathers. Children are beginning to understand the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle.Staff are positive role models for children.

They support children to try new things and offer praise and encouragement. For example, they help younger children to consider how they could balance differently on the climbing bars outside. Children are learning how to take risks in their play and consider their personal safety.

Partnerships with parents are very good. Parents share that, 'This is a wonderful place where children can relax after the school day', and, 'Staff radiate experience; we have complete trust in them.' Staff share information from school and are pro-active in speaking with parents to find out how they can best support children.

These partnerships help to provide a consistency of care.Partnerships with the onsite school are well established. Teachers share information with staff about children's needs or when there is a need to pass messages on to parents.

In addition, some of the staff work in the school nursery and some of the teaching staff in school are on the committee. The setting staff, the school staff and the committee members work hard to support children's individual needs and provide an important service within the local community.Leadership and management are strong.

Staff are supported through staff meetings and opportunities for professional development. There is a very low turnover of staff. They constantly share their ideas and expertise with one another.

This has helped to create a close-knit team that shares the same vision for the children in their care.

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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