Kidzone

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children arrive happy.

They hang up their belongings and quickly engage in their chosen activity. Staff value children's voices and ensure that the environment reflects children's interests. They provide children with a good balance of activities indoors and outdoors.

Children enjoy spending time with staff and develop positive relationships. Staff are excellent role models and support children during activities. For example, during a threading activity, staff teach children the technique of threading the first bead onto a string.

Children show high levels of concentration and are excited to show staff when they a...chieve this. They play harmoniously, and children of all ages are well behaved and considerate of each other. Children know that they need to take turns with equipment.

For example, while playing with play dough, children ask politely for a turn when their friend has finished with the moulds. They understand how to use a queueing system when going for meals or outside. Staff offer consistent praise and guidance to help children achieve and succeed.

Staff gather information about children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They use this information to provide continuity in children's care to ensure they are happy and settled in the club. Children tell the inspector they enjoy attending the club and playing with friends.

They talk about their favourite activities and the rules they follow when playing outside to keep them safe.

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

Staff build positive relationships with children. As staff introduce an activity, children gather around and join in creating models, threading beads and making bracelets.

Staff carefully nurture children's self-esteem. Staff sit with children and support them in being persistent and gaining satisfaction from their achievements. Children confidently turn to staff for help when needed.

Staff communicate well with parents to gather information about their children prior to them starting at the club. This helps staff to settle children and supports their transition into the club. For example, staff plan activities around children's interests to help them feel welcome and included.

Parents speak highly of the care and support staff provide for their children. Parents say children enjoy a variety of activities and regularly bring creative work home.Children are provided with a range of healthy and nutritious foods as they arrive at the club.

Mealtime is a social occasion. Children sit and chat with their friends about their school day and develop appropriate table manners. Children are developing their independence as they pour themselves a drink, scrape their plates into the bin and leave dirty pots in the washing bowl.

Children thoroughly enjoy their time outside in the fresh air. Some children play games of football together while other children ride bicycles. Staff provide children with torches to explore as it gets dark.

Children initiate a game of hide and seek, playing to see who is going to find the others first. Children run and giggle together when they see the torches getting close, demonstrating their positive relationships.Staff support children's understanding of the importance of keeping themselves safe.

They encourage children to walk inside and hold the banister when walking up and down the stairs. Staff talk to children about why the club has rules for behaviour. Children are aware that rules are important and have included their own rules, which they have displayed in the club.

Staff provide a separate area at the club filled with calming lights and quieter activities. Some children enjoy relaxing in this area and reading books.The manager and staff build and maintain positive relationships with the staff at the school where they run the club.

Messages regarding children's care and learning are shared regularly. Staff liaise with the children's parents and teachers. For example, staff implement the same strategies used at school to support children with SEND to build relationships and enjoy their time at the club.

Leaders provide staff with high levels of support. They have a high regard for maintaining a happy and well-trained staff team. This creates a positive working environment and makes staff feel valued.

Staff state they enjoy their work at the club and have worked there for a long time.

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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