KOOSA Kids Breakfast, After School and Holiday Club at Hook Infant School, Hook

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Staff offer children an interesting environment with a wide range of activities to enjoy after their school day. They spend time getting to know children and their families during the settling-in period and consequently, children are confident individuals. The older children support younger children to settle in well and sensitively ensure they are included in what they are doing.

This has a very positive impact on children's emotional well-being. For example, all children behave well. They have high levels of self-esteem, are self-assured and show respect for others.

Older children actively invite their younger peers into... their play, explain the rules, and are patient and considerate towards them. Children have many opportunities to develop their physical skills. They enjoy daily exercise and learn to take safe risks as they balance and move across apparatus in the outdoor play areas.

Staff supervise them meticulously and provide appropriate support when needed. For example, children learn to use equipment in different ways. They delight in using hula-hoops, rolling them forward and around their arms.

Younger children delight in playing balls games with their older peers and practise new skills. All children successfully negotiate the space around them and show an awareness of the safety of others.

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

Staff receive high levels of support, guidance and coaching.

At appraisal meetings, the management team sets them challenging targets to meet, which they monitor closely. Staff work well together and share their skills and knowledge. They complete regular training, such as safeguarding and first aid, to help them keep children safe.

The supervisor works highly effectively alongside the staff team and leads the club with passion and determination. Since being in her role, she has created a highly inclusive ethos and treats all children as unique individuals. In addition, she has enhanced the play experiences that are provided for children.

Consequently, children thoroughly enjoy their time at the club, and everywhere you look, they are focused and engaged in play.Staff promote continuity of care for children. They speak with parents when they arrive and ensure they pass on the key messages from the school.

Staff ensure that parents are continually up to date about children's ongoing care. They use good communication methods to share information with them about children's achievements and the activities they enjoy. Parents are keen to speak to the inspector during the inspection.

All express praise for the quality of activities and care they feel their children receive from every member of the staff team.Children engage well in the activities at the club. They enjoy creative experiences, such as building models.

Staff ask purposeful questions and children actively discuss their intentions. However, on occasion, staff are a little directive and do not encourage children to make independent choices in order to build on their interests and help them to explore their ideas further. Drawing is very popular and children thoroughly enjoy working creatively in the art area.

They delight in making Christmas cards and show good coordination and control using the wide range of materials and resources available to them.Staff teach children about the importance of healthy living. They provide them with nutritious foods and talk about the importance of keeping fit and physically active.

Children confidently help themselves to drinks and a selection of healthy food. They thoroughly enjoy this social time and discuss what they have being doing at school and the activities they enjoy. Staff use opportunities such as these to encourage children to talk to about events at home.

This promotes an inclusive feel to the club and provides children with opportunities to discuss their families, similarities and differences. Staff offer good opportunities for children to be independent. This is demonstrated as children wash up their plates and cups without prompting.

This helps to builds on their future life skills.Staff are attentive and enthusiastically involve themselves in children's play. They recognise when children need some quiet time and sit with them in the cosy quiet area.

Children enjoy this time reading stories or playing board games. Children have very strong attachments to each other and staff, and are often reluctant to leave.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Staff have a good knowledge of the signs, symptoms and indicators of possible abuse and neglect. They understand the steps to take should they become concerned about the welfare of a child or the professional conduct of a colleague. All staff attend mandatory safeguarding training and keep up to date with changes in legislation and policy.

They are deployed well to ensure good levels of supervision and support for all children. Robust risk assessments are in place and all areas of the club are safe and secure. Thorough recruitment procedures and initial training help to ensure staff are eminently suitable to carry out their responsibilities.

Also at this postcode