High Flyers Deddington

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this well-organised and friendly club. The session begins with reminders about the club rules. Children expertly recall the behaviour expected of them.

These match with the host school's rules of being kind, responsible and helpful. Older children practise these rules by showing great responsibility towards the younger ones as they readily invite them into their play. Children feel secure, which is supported effectively by staff paying close attention to each individual's wishes and feelings.

Children enthusiastically talk to new visitors about things they enjoy doing, such as making... new friends and playing with them. They are keen for the visitors to know about the staff team being kind to them. Children build close and warm relationships with staff and readily share their home experiences with them.

In turn, children love to hear about staff's own experiences, for example about their pets. Children are fully involved in the planning and set up of the club. Staff include them in decisions about activities, new resources and food suggestions for mealtimes.

Children have ample opportunities to lead their own play and extend their ideas. For example, children design and make models, such as shields, using recycled items. They test out their own ideas to create a handle by attaching different parts together.

Staff expertly extend children's play by introducing ways to wear armour using cardboard tubes. Children smile with delight at this innovation and continue the task with commitment.

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

Leaders demonstrate a strong dedication to driving improvement.

They value children's, parents' and staff's views of the provision and readily take their suggestions on board. For instance, some parents have requested more personalised feedback on their children's time at the club. Although leaders already share regular newsletters and emails, they recognise that further development of this aspect is even more beneficial for children's continuity of care and support.

The club is full of laughter, joy and interesting conversations. Children of all ages sit at tables in social groups, interact with each other and enjoy their meals together. Staff help to extend children's conversations well.

Children chatter away about their day at school and activities they are looking forward to when they get home. They politely wait their turn for food and say 'thank you' to staff without being prompted. This reflects the respectful and cheerful atmosphere of the club.

Staff promote healthy eating and encourage children to make sensible choices.Before children sit down to eat, they remember to wash their hands with soap. At mealtimes, they help themselves to fruit as a snack and add their chosen selection of nutritious fillings for their wraps.

Staff explain that feeling thirsty means they need a drink of water to stay hydrated. Children get plenty of exercise and fresh air on a regular basis. These types of activities help to inform children on ways to stay fit and well.

Staff know children very well. They use their knowledge of children's interests to enhance experiences. For instance, staff provide a selection of modelling materials for children who love to design and construct.

Children's impressive imaginations are nurtured as they show deep concentration. This is illustrated when children use clay to make a tray with indentations to store earrings safely. They are immensely proud of their creations and talk about how excited their parents will be to see these.

This positively supports children's self-esteem.Staff seize every opportunity to celebrate and praise children's individuality and achievements. They consistently focus on positive aspects of their play and interactions with others.

This is solidified further when children receive a certificate in the host school's assembly for their good behaviour at the club. Consequently, children are eager to please and respond positively to staff. For instance, they promptly follow instructions and help to tidy away toys and equipment when asked.

Leaders and staff have built effective partnerships with children's class teachers at the host school. Children's teachers share what they have been doing in class, and this is further developed at the club. For example, children are encouraged to create their own stories with animals as the characters.

They decorate letters of their chosen animal's name and work collaboratively to tell a story with a beginning, middle and end. This allows children to develop their storytelling skills even further.Parents are full of praise for the care that their children receive.

They say that staff provide 'a good balance of love, care and fun' and that their children are 'in wonderful hands'. Parents state that their children are always keen to attend and look happy at collection time. Parents notice their children's confidence grow tremendously at the club.

This shows that partnership between the club and parents is constantly developing well.

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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