School’s Out

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements All children are happy and settled at the club.

They enjoy their time here and arrive excited after the rigour of the school day. Children eagerly greet the staff with a hug and get involved in activities with their friends. They happily share with the staff what they have been doing during the school day as they show the Easter Eggs they have designed.

Staff form good relationships with children and their families. Children show kindness and care towards others. They behave well and are polite.

Children immediately engage in motivating play opportunities that staff carefully plan for them, such as making their ow...n fruit salads. Children cut up their own fruit and know they must hold the knife carefully to prevent it from cutting them. Children can choose whether to play indoors or outdoors and they are confident to communicate their thoughts and ideas.

For example, when playing outdoors, children play ball games or sit and chat to friends. Children are keen to build on their literacy skills. They write messages about what they like about their time in the club.

Children have a wide range of opportunities to be creative. For example, they draw, paint and make models from a large cardboard box to create a cosy reading area. Children gain positive social skills.

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

Staff obtain information from parents and teaching staff before children start attending the after-school club. This enables them to provide activities based on children's interests.Children have many opportunities to make choices in their play from the wide range of activities that are on offer.

Their work is prominently displayed, which gives children a positive sense of belonging. The 'children's council' gives all children a voice, so they can talk about things they would like to have in the club.Children learn about the environment and the importance of recycling.

They create models and pictures using recycled materials as they learn about how to care for their world.Staff establish good partnerships with other professionals, such as children's teachers and pastoral care staff. The manager works closely with them to share and use information to meet children's needs.

For example, they share a communication book detailing how children have been and anything the club needs to know about a child's day. All staff know the children very well and have warm and secure relationships with them. Children who have additional needs are supported well and staff work closely with teachers and parents to ensure they get the support they need.

Staff promote children's good health and social skills. For example, they provide children with a variety of healthy snacks and children have consistent access to fresh fruit and water. Mealtimes are a social occasion where children sit together to prepare their own snacks and engage in conversation with their friends.

Children confidently help staff to tidy away when they are finished.Leaders and managers are passionate about providing the best possible opportunities for children while they are in their care. Staff work well as a team to help ensure that the club is a fun place for children to come after a busy day at school.

Children say that they 'love coming to play with their friends at the club'.Parents are happy with the service provided and feel that staff are very successfully meeting their children's needs. They say that their children are at times reluctant to leave at the end of the day because they are having fun.

The manager ensures that all areas used by children are checked before they arrive and any hazards to children's safety are removed. Effective systems are in place to help staff manage children's allergies and individual dietary requirements. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, staff have implemented additional cleaning procedures throughout the day.

This helps to promote children's safety and well-being.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.The manager completes mandatory safeguarding and designated person training.

She ensures that staff also complete child protection training and have a clear understanding of safeguarding issues and how to respond to concerns about a child's welfare. Staff know how to identify when a child might be at risk and understand the correct action to take. The manager ensures that all staff are deemed suitable to work with children.

She implements safer recruitment procedures and checks staff's ongoing suitability. All required policies and procedures are in place with regard to ensuring the safe and effective running of the setting. Effective risk assessments are in place to minimise risks to children within the environment, and staff check the building daily before children arrive.

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