Mytime Active - Unicorn Breakfast and After School Club

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children excitedly arrive and staff welcome them individually at this well-run and inclusive club. Children know they must wash their hands on arrival. They immediately settle into their 'wind-down time' activities.

Staff prepare the play environment well with a good range of activities for children to enjoy.Staff are good role models who speak to children with respect and kindness. They have high expectations of children's conduct and remind them of the rules appropriately.

Children listen to staff and follow their instructions well. They display good behaviour and remain happily engrossed in their chosen activities. Chil...dren play cooperatively and work together as a team to build construction models.

They engage in friendly imaginary role play, read books and create artwork. Staff support children very well as they concentrate hard to complete their homework.Outdoors, staff provide plenty of opportunities for children to be active.

Children energetically ride scooters, and they play football and other games with rules. When asked about their favourite activities, children confidently say that they like to come to the club because they can play football outside and build with construction resources inside.

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

Staff promote children's good health and hygiene habits consistently.

For example, children know they must wash their hands before eating and after using the toilet. Staff ensure that all surfaces are cleaned and sanitised appropriately.Staff provide a good range of healthy snacks for children at the club.

Children sit at the snack table and enjoy eating pitta bread, chicken wraps and various fruits and vegetables, for example.Staff have close and trusting bonds with children. They greet children warmly by their name as they arrive.

Children are eager to share their news from school with staff, who listen and respond positively to all that children have to say.Leaders ensure that staff have a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities. Staff deploy themselves effectively so children are always supervised.

Additionally, they organise and embed routines exceptionally well. Children immediately stop playing and cooperate with staff when it is time to tidy up or open the doors for outdoor play times.Parent partnerships are very strong.

Parents are pleased with the quality of care their children receive. They feel that the club is an inclusive provision where staff are kind and considerate of the individual needs of children. Parents say they feel that staff are trustworthy and have their children's best interest at the heart of their practice.

Leaders consider information and feedback gathered from parents, children and staff. They use this incisively when evaluating the provision to seek ways to improve. This helps them to identify and prioritise a good range of children's preferred activities.

Therefore, children display high levels of engagement wherever they play.Leaders ensure that there is a good two-way flow of communication between parents, the school and the club. This helps children to settle well and keeps staff updated about any changes in individual children's circumstances.

Leaders are committed to enhancing children's experiences. For example, they provide children with opportunities to enter competitions that recognise and celebrate their specific talents and abilities. Furthermore, leaders seek practical ways to promote children's good character and sense of empathy.

For instance, children have opportunities to create and send greeting cards to vulnerable people in society through a community organisation that the club has forged close working links with.

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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