Little Angels of Baschurch

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children enter the club with lots of excitement. They show their understanding of the routine as they immediately hang up their coats and bags. Children say that they enjoy playing outside.

They also enjoy mark-making activities as they ascribe meanings to the different marks they make. Staff are incredibly positive role models. They communicate with lots of respect to the children.

This helps to further embed positive behaviours. Staff are consistent with how they manage children's behaviours. This helps children to quickly understand what is expected of them.

Children behave extremely well. Children are happy an...d settled. They regularly seek staff out, where needed.

This demonstrates the strong bonds that children have formed with the staff who care for them. Children show high levels of resilience as they attempt to climb and balance on the range of play equipment outside. They maintain high levels of engagement as they lead their own play.

Children use their imagination as they construct with purpose, using building blocks. Staff know the children well. They support less-confident children to build their confidence.

Staff work well in partnership with others. This helps them to consistently meet all children's needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

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

Leaders are passionate and ambitious.

They are keen to provide a service that is tailored to meet the needs of all children and their parents. This value is shared by all staff, who strive to meet all children's individual needs.Leaders reflect on practice.

They regularly gain feedback from children, parents and other professionals. This helps them to identify ways that the club can continuously improve over time.Induction procedures are robust.

This enables staff to have a clear understanding of the club's policies and procedures, including safeguarding. It also supports staff to fully understand their roles and responsibilities.Staff say that they feel respected and valued by leaders.

They add that leaders fully promote their own well-being. Leaders provide staff with lots of coaching and support. They have regular discussions with staff about their practice and how this could be improved.

Leaders also provide staff with training opportunities, with an aim to develop their knowledge and skills even further.Staff work well in partnership with school, particularly for children with SEND. Staff routinely gather and share information from the children's schoolteachers.

This helps to ensure that children receive the consistency they require in their care.Parents and grandparents speak extremely highly about the club. They share that staff are very caring and nurturing towards their child or grandchild.

Staff find out key information from parents before their child starts attending. This includes information about the children's medical and dietary requirements. Staff actively share daily feedback with parents when they collect their child.

Staff knowledge of how to manage children's behaviour is sound. They praise children for their positive behaviours. Staff focus on supporting children to learn about each other's emotions and feelings.

Consequently, children show consistently high levels of care towards each other.Leaders are keen for children to learn about themselves and others. Staff use a range of activities and celebrations to teach the children about what makes them unique.

Children are very respectful.Children are provided with a range of healthy and balanced meals and snacks. They also have access to fresh drinking water.

Staff talk to the children about what their bodies need. For example, they encourage children to take regular breaks when they are being physically active. This supports children to start to understand how they can live a healthy lifestyle.

Staff deploy themselves well. This ensures that children are effectively supervised as they eat and play. Staff are very responsive to the children.

They immediately recognise when children show signs of tiredness and/or hunger.

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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