Pear Tree Holiday Club (Kirkham) Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children eagerly arrive at the holiday club and are warmly greeted by the highly skilled and caring staff team. Younger children engage in themed activities in a safe space away from the older children. They understand the routine of the day, which helps them to quickly settle.

Children show a good sense of belonging as they arrive buzzing with excitement and eager to join in. They demonstrate good behaviour as they engage in play. Staff make the best use of the space available to them.

Children benefit from a well-resourced indoor environment with a range of areas for children to relax, play and engage in. Children also h...ave daily access to a hydrotherapy pool and large outdoor play environment. Children confidently express their desire to play outside and enthusiastically climb up the climbing frame.

This allows children to develop their physical skills. Staff listen attentively to children, allowing them to make choices. Children are able to actively make decisions and choices about what they would like to do and where they would like to play at the club.

Children are eager to participate in regular extra-curricular activities, including science and flower arranging. This allows the children to make predictions and explore with their senses.

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

Management has carefully created a pleasant provision that is fully inclusive of all children's needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

This supports children's safety and well-being, ensuing they have access to a range of facilities to support them to continue to make progress in their development, even in holiday club.Staff ensure effective working partnerships have been established to ensure the complex needs of the children are being met while accessing the club. Staff remain in contact with a range of professionals, parents and local schools to ensure that all the relevant information is shared with the provision.

For example, how children communicate their needs daily may be through sign language or gesture. This enables the staff to access appropriate training to support the needs of all children. Children's individual needs are very well supported.

The setting has a 'Total Communication Approach'. Staff support children to share their voice regardless of their method of communication, ensuring every child is heard. Children get involved in their planning for the next holiday club, as staff will identify what the theme may be, and the children talk about what they would like to do.

This allows all children to have a say in what it is they would like to do, demonstrating the inclusive approach within the setting.Children are very settled, even from their first day in the provision. Their behaviour is calm and relaxed.

Children use manners throughout the session. Staff are good role models, and they generate an atmosphere of respect and kindness throughout the club. Working together with the staff, children come up with appropriate rules while they are in holiday club.

This helps to give children a sense of ownership while attending the club.The leadership and management of the club are strong. Self-evaluation is thorough and enables leaders to accurately identify how to continually improve.

For example, leaders explain that they intend to strengthen availability to access the purposeful provision even further by exploring new opportunites.Staff demonstrate their enjoyment while working at the club and are well supported by managers. They take part in regular supervision sessions, which help them to further improve their practice.

Staff are encouraged to access professional development opportunities. Leaders explain that the programme of professional development is one of their priorities, ensuring that all staff access relevant training that is suited to their individual needs and the needs of the children. For example, all staff access training in administering rescue medication.

Consequently, children's safety and well-being are a priority.Parents value the service that is provided. They appreciate the information given to them.

For example, parents are sent weekly observations, completed by the key worker. These provide parents with information about the achievements their children make while in holiday club. Parents comment that 'staff are excellent, calm and assured and know how to cater for the needs of all children.'

These meaningful partnerships help to provide a consistency of care for children.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.Safeguarding takes high priority at the setting.

The leadership and management team are trained safeguarding leads and ensure the staff know the process when reporting any concerns of abuse or neglect. There are robust procedures in place to maintain children's safety. For example, when the door to the hydrotherapy room is open, a loud alarm is sounded.

This alerts the staff to the fact that someone is entering the room, allowing them to complete safety checks. Staff are deployed effectively, and adult-to-child ratios are consistently maintained. All staff hold paediatric first-aid qualifications, and documentation is completed to a good standard.

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