St George’s After School Club

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children say they enjoy attending the club.

They talk confidently about their favourite activities and share ideas about what they want to do in future sessions. Staff listen carefully and incorporate children's interests and suggestions into their planning. Children enjoy a range of activities which successfully build on their experiences in school.

For example, staff provide books which reflect topics children are currently learning about. Staff build on children's social skills by, for instance, helping them to make new friendships. However, the provider acknowledges that opportunities for children to engage socially wi...th each other could be enhanced even further.

Children's physical well-being is nurtured. They laugh as they devise energetic ball games between themselves and then run, jump and stretch. Children are kept safe by staff who regularly make sure any hazards are quickly removed.

Overall, staff provide an inclusive environment, but occasionally they miss opportunities to help children explore their similarities and differences in more depth. Children are happy and behave well. They gain satisfaction from their activities and proudly show what they have made to each other during art and craft sessions.

Children offer help to each other and incorporate shared ideas into games and play.

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

The provider supports staff in building on their professional skills and knowledge. Staff benefit from regular training and supervision.

They use their training effectively, for example, to help them keep children safe. Staff say they feel supported and are able to discuss their work, and workload, openly and honestly with the provider.Children respond well to the high expectations staff have of them, and how to conduct themselves, while at the club.

They are kind and caring towards each other and respect each other's opinions. However, there is scope for activities and resources to reflect diversity further and to encourage discussion about similarities and differences to support children's self-esteem even more. Staff are good role models for children and are consistently calm and gentle.

Staff provide parents with information about what their children have been doing during the session. Parents praise the staff and say their children are happy and settled. They say staff are particularly skilled at supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

All children are actively encouraged to join in the activities and games staff provide.Children enjoy spending time with each other and form good bonds with staff. However, staff do not build on opportunities, for example at snack time, to encourage children to sit together and share conversation in a larger group to further develop their emerging social skills.

The provider carefully reflects on the service she provides and uses the ideas of staff and children. All activities are evaluated and discussed by the provider and staff to help them enhance children's enjoyment even further. They provide a wide range of experiences for children.

For example, children delight in going on bug hunts and eagerly talk about the minibeasts they found.Children are given opportunities to carry out simple, manageable tasks. For instance, they pour themselves drinks when they are thirsty and help to clear away their resources when they have finished playing with them.

Children respect each other's belongings. For example, they make sure that models they, and others, have built are kept safe.Younger children are provided with areas where they can engage in quieter activities at the end of a busy day.

They say they like curling up on beanbags and happily settle down to look at books with each other.Staff are sensitive to the individual needs of children who attend the club, and they provide a welcoming atmosphere. They get to know all children well and support their emotional well-being effectively.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.All staff are confident in their understanding of the signs and symptoms which may cause them concern about the welfare of a child in their care. They have completed relevant training.

Staff are able to discuss how they would identify a child who was at risk of being exposed to extreme ideas or behaviours. They are clear on the procedures to follow if they have any concerns. The provider has put effective recruitment procedures in place to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children.

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