Mega Camps Billericay

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • The management team and staff strive for excellence and work hard to ensure that the camp is well organised and that children are kept safe. They have successfully addressed the actions and recommendations from the previous inspection.

The management team use self-evaluation very well to review the quality of the camp. There are clear plans in place for ongoing improvements. • Staff provide a wide range of interesting activities and experiences that appeal to children of all ages.

For example, they show respect for animals as they gently handle and observe a rabbit, tortoise and meerkat during an animal workshop. • Children eagerly enter the camp... and settle well. They form secure attachments with staff who support their emotional well-being.

• Secure partnerships are in place with parents. Staff keep parents well informed about their child's experiences at the camp. They seek a wealth of information from parents that help them to meet their children's individual needs.

Parents say that their children are 'buzzing' following a day at the camp. • On occasions, staff miss opportunities to help the youngest children to develop their confidence to play and interact with a wider range of children. • Staff have not yet been wholly successful in building secure partnerships with other provisions that children attend to further support children's achievements and experiences following their attendance at the camp.

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