Junior Adventures Group @ Barnes SW13

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements There is a well-established staff team, who are enthusiastic about the club.

Staff plan interesting and exciting activities in collaboration with children and their parents. There is a strong ethos on training to ensure staff understand their roles and responsibilities. The environment is well organised, ensuring it meets the needs of a wide age range of children.

Staff know children well. They work closely with the school to ensure they fully support children's social and emotional development. For example, they comfort children who are upset, offering them hugs and providing them with strategies to help them to calm down... and talk about how they are feeling.

Children form secure bonds with the staff and feel safe and secure in this nurturing environment. Children behave well and enjoy coming to the club. They listen and follow the club's rules and routines.

They understand that rules are in place to keep them safe. Nursery aged children have their own outdoor learning environment, fully equipped to support their development within the early years. Older children have access to a large playground where they enjoy running, climbing, and swinging on ropes.

Staff enjoy teaching children a range of sports skills, such as football, archery, and tennis. This supports their physical development and promotes the importance of exercise.

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

Staff have effective partnerships with the school.

Leaders and managers constantly reflect on ways to improve. They evaluate their provision well and seek advice and support when needed. Staff attend regular training and have access to a good programme of professional development.

Leaders provide supervision for the team termly to reflect on practice. They strive to continue to strengthen their partnership working and improve the planning of their provision even further.There is a range of activities for children to enjoy throughout the club.

Staff are hands on in offering children support and encouragement as they play. Children maintain concentration on the various activities and express their enjoyment. Staff teach them the rules of a variety of games.

Children learn and understand the importance of turn taking, listening, and responding and showing respect for each other. Staff offer children high praise for their achievements.Parents are very happy with the club and speak highly of staff.

They say their children enjoy coming, the staff are caring, and the communication is good. The staff respond well to the individual needs of their children and listen and respond to feedback.Staff provide healthy snacks for children and teach them the importance of a healthy, balanced diet.

Children enjoy gardening, caring for vegetables in the outdoor garden. They enjoy sitting with their friends and tasting a range of different foods. Staff give children opportunities to be independent.

For example, children spread butter on wraps and bagels and pour their own drinks.Staff encourage children to 'keep on trying' and 'gives things a go'. The praise and encouragement from staff allows children opportunities to feel success.

This supports children's emotional well-being and further develops motivational skills.Staff support children as they problem solve. They offer advice and support but also allow them the space they need to further develop their thinking skills.

For example, they ask questions to challenge children's thinking as they search for a variety of materials to build an outside house. They encourage children's communication and language skills by asking them to explain the reasons for their chosen materials and their functions within their house.Staff carefully plan to meet the needs of a range of learners.

Inside, there are opportunities for quiet reading, drawing, listening to music, playing board games, and constructing. Outside, children have space to engage in physically active play. Staff listen to children, observe them carefully and adapt the environment accordingly.

The club is inclusive, and staff encourage children to talk about different cultures and people who make positive contributions to society. For example, they engage in activities to celebrate Eid, Diwali, and Chinese New Year.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

There is a robust recruitment and vetting system in place to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Staff carry out risk assessments to ensure the premises are safe for children and review these in conjunction with school staff. Younger children have a designated space within the club that is suitable for maintaining their safety.

There are clear procedures in place for recording and reporting on accidents. Staff understand the club's safeguarding policy and receive regular training to ensure their knowledge is up to date. Staff understand the correct procedures to follow if they had a concern about a member of staff.

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