The FunZone

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children enjoy attending the club. They say that staff are 'kind'. Children form good relationships with staff and confidently turn to them for help or support, if needed.

Staff take time to talk to children about their day, interests and home lives. Senior staff are particularly skilled at providing support for children who may not have as many advantages as others. They work closely with parents and carers, the school and other professionals.

Staff create a warm and inclusive environment. This is a core strength of the club. Children's emotional well-being is supported well and they are happy.

Staff encourage ch...ildren to spend time outside. Children benefit from plenty of exercise. They play football, climb and enjoy games together, and with staff.

Children learn how to manage risk while playing outdoors. Staff supervise them and talk to them about how to use equipment safely. They understand their duty to keep children safe.

Children learn how to keep themselves well. For example, they clean their hands as they enter the club. Children contribute to the rules of the club.

They design and make a poster that shows what they are and this is displayed in the club.

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

The provider focuses on developing staff's training. Staff receive regular supervision sessions and appraisals.

They access good-quality training, which they use to deepen their understanding of how to keep children safe. Staff say, for example, they have recently received training in how very young children can be exploited and used by criminals. They attend regular staff meetings and work well as a team.

Parents praise staff. They highlight that they feel their children are kept safe and secure. Staff are good role models for children.

There is a consistent two-way flow of information between the club and parents. For example, parents receive regular emails providing information and updates.Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour.

Overall, they support it well. However, the provider is currently considering strategies for developing the skills of staff in supporting children's positive behaviour even further.Children gain a sense of achievement, for example, during craft activities.

They spend time painting their hands and making hand prints. These are then decorated to make 'family trees'. Children talk to each other and discuss the colours they are using.

They proudly show the pictures they have created. The provider reflects on how to celebrate children's work. He provides a large noticeboard for them to display their pictures on, where they can see them and show them to parents.

Staff provide a quiet area where children can sit and relax after a day at school. Children sit and read books. They build on the skills they learn in school.

Children benefit from a range of resources. However, staff have not consistently considered how to involve children even more in the planning of resources and developing their ideas with staff.Children talk about the food provided at the club.

They say they enjoy it very much. Children enjoy a variety of fruit and vegetables and learn about making healthy choices. The provider obtains guidance and information about providing healthy food from a number of sources, including the school.

Staff support children as they play and, for instance, help them to develop their imaginations. The youngest children talk to staff as they dress up dolls and choose what they want them to wear. Older children play card games together.

They develop their social skills and learn team working, which will support them in their future lives.Staff work hard to meet the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. For example, they constantly monitor children who may need more reassurance as they play in larger groups of children.

Staff work effectively with teachers and share relevant concerns and information.

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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