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What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Staff provide an extremely warm and welcoming environment for children.

Children arrive excitedly at this well-organised and well-resourced club. The qualified staff team provides a range of activities that engages children for long periods of time. Children can make independent choices.

For example, they can choose to relax in the sensory room or participate in energetic games in the hall. Children happily cooperate as they play with friends of different ages. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and help them to understand the club's rules and boundaries.

Children are calm, behave exceptionally ...well and show respect for one another. For example, they say 'please' and 'thank you' when they ask each other for help. Children form secure bonds with the staff.

They are happy to engage in meaningful conversations, and staff listen carefully to what they say. Staff ensure that children's individual needs are met. They quickly identify when a child needs reassurance and emotional support.

They get to know children's families very well from the start and find out about children's routines, interests, likes and dislikes. Parents comment that their children love coming to the club. Children demonstrate they feel like part of a big, happy family.

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

Staff work together as an enthusiastic and dedicated team. They interact exceptionally well with children and join in with their play. They celebrate children's individual achievements and give them an abundance of praise and reassurance.

This supports children's well-being and develops their confidence.Children enjoy the varied and stimulating environment created for them. Staff use their knowledge of children's interests to plan experiences that build on their skills.

Children are given the opportunity to decide what activities they would like to do the next day. For example, they decided that they would like to decorate biscuits, and wrote this on the planning board.There is a wide variety of resources available for children to develop their skills further.

For example, children enjoy building with plastic bricks, creating their own bracelet with beads and playing games together. Older children play alongside younger children and are keen to help them. Older children are particularly nurturing to the younger ones.

Children have plenty of opportunity to be physically active and enjoy participating in team games.Children have an excellent understanding of the rules and expectations of the club and act accordingly. For example, they follow the routine on arrival, wash their hands and sit quietly at the table while they wait for their friends to arrive.

Staff are positive role models for the children. Children's behaviour is outstanding. They show respect as they speak to each other and to the staff and display excellent manners.

Staff work closely with parents to gain awareness of children's individual needs, including any medical or dietary requirements. When children join the club, the manager gathers useful information from parents to help their child settle quickly. Children enjoy serving themselves a healthy snack and learn about the importance of making healthy food choices.

Good partnerships with the local schools enable staff to have a better understanding of the children that attend and help them to meet children's needs effectively. Parents are highly complimentary about the care the club provides for their children.The manager evaluates the service provide by the setting effectively.

She works with staff to make continual improvements to the play environment and the daily routine. Staff have regular supervision meetings. Arrangements for the professional development of staff are strong, and staff are encouraged to further their own qualifications.

Staff feel very well supported by the manager and have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities. The manager actively seeks the views of parents by providing a 'comments and suggestions' box, and uses this information when planning activities.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Staff ensure that children's safety is given top priority. Staff have a good knowledge of safeguarding and understand their roles and responsibilities in helping to keep children safe. They are confident in recognising the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of harm.

They know the procedures to follow if they have any concerns about a child's welfare. Risk assessments are effective. Staff follow well-organised procedures.

For example, they ensure children wear high-visibility jackets when collecting them from school, and that they follow the mobile phone policy. Access to the premises is monitored well. The buzzer entry system and camera enables staff to check a person's identity before letting them in.

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