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Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children confidently interact with staff and other children.

They are happy and they demonstrate that they feel safe. Children behave well. They show respect for each other and demonstrate a good understanding of the behavioural expectations of staff.

Children develop firm friendships. They chat to their peers as they play and help each other when needed. In particular, older children are quick to help younger children by showing them how things work.

Outside, children run and play football. They are aware of the other children around them and show compassion when, for example, they accidently bump into each other.... Children explore from a range of activities and experiences available to them.

They make choices about what they want to do. For example, children taken part in tabletop games, get creative with paint or enjoy a story with a staff member. Children have good opportunities to join in with a range of physical activities.

This includes organised trampolining and team games. Staff support and encourage children to 'have a go'. This promotes children's confidence, and they are able to try new activities for the first time.

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

Children are creative. For example, they work as a team to create a large painting to replicate the Olympic rings. During the activity, children talk together about the Olympics, such as naming their favourite sport and they share their aspirations of become a sporting hero themselves.

Children are respectful as they listen to each other.Staff encourage children's self-esteem through regular praise and encouragement. They boost children's morale, such as when they tell children how 'amazing' their trampolining skills are or how kind they are when helping other children.

This helps children to feel good about themselves.Children are aware of, and follow, stringent hygiene practices. They demonstrate a good awareness of the club routines.

For example, children line up to wash their hands after activities and outside play, and before they eat. They are clear about the reasons for doing this and know that it helps to keep germs away.Children are eager to leave their carers and quickly settle at activities.

The environment is welcoming and suitable for children to move around in safely. Staff complete risk assessments, including regular head counts, and all children are signed in and out by staff. Children know to ask staff if they wish to leave the area they are in, for example if they want to go to the toilet.

This helps to keep children safe.Partnerships with parents are strong. Before children start at the club staff gain information about the children, which helps them to know about their individual needs.

Parents speak highly of the staff team and the opportunities they offer their children.Staff regularly evaluate their club to do better. They request feedback from children and parents in order for them to make improvements.

Staff training and continuous professional development is a priority. The provider values and supports the staff team. This is demonstrated in the high numbers of staff that return to work at the club each holiday.

Staff ensure that all children, regardless of particular special educational needs and/or disabilities, have equal access to club activities and opportunities.Children have fun. They laugh and giggle as they explore the sand and use their imaginative skills, pretending to help a member of staff 'get better' with the role-play doctor's kit.

Children show their enjoyment as staff join in with their games.Staff promote children's health and well-being. There are regular conversations between children and staff that relates to 'being healthy'.

This includes mealtimes as children sit together and discuss what is in their lunchboxes with staff. Staff meet the children's needs very well, including those with individual health requirements and/or specific dietary requirements.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Staff recruitment and induction is robust. This helps the provider to ensure that the staff team are suitable to work with children. Staff demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of how to keep children safe.

They are aware of the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child attending the club. Staff know the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. They undertake regular safeguarding training and refresher modules to ensure their awareness of safeguarding remains up to date.

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