Starfish Kids Holiday Club @ St Andrews Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Staff warmly welcome children when they arrive at this fun and friendly club. They take the time to listen to parents when they share information about their children.

This helps staff to provide support for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children settle quickly and are eager to start their day. They put away their belongings and seek out their friends.

Staff working with the youngest children have the appropriate experience. Their interactions are kind, caring, and enthusiastic. Staff consider children's views and interests.

For example, children have the ...opportunity to suggest what activities they would like to see in the club. This helps children to feel safe, secure, and gain a sense of belonging.Children enjoy many opportunities to play outdoors, where they benefit from fresh air and exercise.

For instance, they develop their core strength as they climb and manoeuvre across apparatus, under the watchful eye of staff. Children enthusiastically join in with group activities and team games, such as football and bat and ball. These activities help to develop their fitness, balance and coordination.

Children have immense fun and enjoy being together, which is reflected in their positive behaviour.

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

The provider has effective arrangements in place for the recruitment, induction and training of staff. For example, staff complete statutory training, such as safeguarding and paediatric first aid.

Staff feel well supported and comment that their training helps them to understand their roles and responsibilities. The staff team work extremely well together. They are vigilant when supervising children as they play.

For instance, staff use walkie-talkies to communicate with each other to ensure they deploy themselves effectively. This helps to keep children safe and supports the smooth organisation of the club.The provider ensures there is a fully inclusive environment for all children.

Staff work closely with parents to make sure they offer a consistent approach to meeting children's individual needs. For example, additional support plans are in place for children with SEND. Staff consider the needs of younger children.

They adapt daily routines to offer more toilet breaks and times to rest during the day. This helps all children to have a positive experience while attending the club.Staff are good role models and help children to understand the rules of the club.

For example, during group discussions, children confidently recall the rules they know, such as 'being kind to friends' and 'walking inside'. Staff help children to understand the impact of their actions on others and themselves. Children behave well and are very respectful towards their friends.

For instance, older children include younger children in their play and share resources.Children benefit from opportunities to be independent. For instance, they tidy away their toys in readiness for the next part of their day.

Children enjoy the responsibility of carrying out small tasks, such as serving food to their friends. Staff support younger children by modelling how to use utensils to transfer food onto their plates. This helps children to develop their self-care skills they need for the future.

Children receive high-quality interactions from staff. They ask children questions that inspire them to make predictions and test out their ideas as they play. For example, children who have made 'spinners' out of construction bricks, predict which one will be the fastest.

Staff extend children's thinking further by adding ideas to help children reach their goal. These opportunities help children to critically think and problem solve.Staff work closely with parents.

They gather information about children before they start and update this regularly. Parents speak positively of the club. They value the regular communication provided and speak highly of the dedicated team.

Parents comment that their children really enjoy attending the holiday club.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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