Schools Out Club - Fircroft

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is outstanding • The manager demonstrates excellent leadership skills and evaluates the quality of the service successfully. He is committed to making continual improvements and works very well with his team to help children and their families achieve their full potential.

• Partnerships are highly effective. The manager and club staff communicate very effectively with parents and school staff to ensure that the needs of children and their families are consistently considered. This leads to superb continuity of children's care and development.

• Staff receive strong support and encouragement to enhance their personal effectiveness and further develop their... knowledge. They benefit from the knowledge and skills of a manager who is highly ambitious for children and families, and who communicates high expectations. • Staff support children's emotional well-being extremely well.

They use a very successful approach to help prepare children who are new to the club. Less-confident children rapidly settle in and grow in confidence as they engage in challenging activities. They receive close support and encouragement from highly attentive staff.

• Staff provide frequent and varied opportunities for children's active play. Children show that they enjoy using their bodies in a range of ways, and rapidly learn how to manage risks and challenges as they play. This also contributes to children's good health and physical development.

• Parents, children and the headteacher speak very highly of the club. Parents appreciate the strong friendships their children make, and the close links between the club and the school. Children are consistently engaged and motivated during club sessions, and are sometimes reluctant to leave.

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