The Gap Club Breakfast, After School And Holiday Club @ King’s Court First School, Old Windsor

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children arrive happy after their day at school.

They are welcomed by friendly staff, who greet them on arrival. Children put their belongings away and are keen to start playing with their friends. Children behave well and are kind and caring towards each other.

For example, younger children are included by the older children as they engage in imaginative role play.The environment is calm and inviting and enables children to relax and play after school. Children enjoy taking part in a wide variety of activities, indoors and outdoors.

Staff take the time to listen to what children have to say and tailor activities ...and resources to their individual interests. For example, children show high levels of engagement as they become engrossed in building a bug hotel. Children excitedly find bugs in the garden, such as caterpillars, ants and woodlice.

They demonstrate empathy and creativity as they collaboratively decide how to create a nurturing habitat with leaves, sticks and grass. Staff are supportive and extend children's interest further by linking this to stories they could read, such as the 'Hungry Caterpillar'. Children learn to work well in a group and learn to appreciate the natural environment.

This supports their personal development successfully.Staff have established secure routines. For example, children wash their hands before snack time and wait their turn during routine and play times.

This promotes children's developing social skills and independence successfully.

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

Staff understand that children need fresh air and physical exercise. Children enjoy being physically active and take part in a variety of games, such as football, basketball and gymnastics.

This supports their coordination skills and large-muscle development effectively.Children follow instructions and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. They listen to staff and understand the rules of the club.

For example, on arrival, all children sit in a circle and participate in a 'meet and greet' session. They tell their friends about their day at school and their home life. Furthermore, staff tell the children which activities are on offer that day and combine this with a theme, such as International Family Day.

Children show high levels of enjoyment as they take part in creative activities that staff plan for them. For example, children test their creative skills with modelling clay. They demonstrate perseverance as they develop and enhance their skills.

Children show utter pride as they complete their creations, such as love hearts and bowls. Staff praise the children's effort, which promotes their emotional well-being and self-esteem effectively. However, the provider has recognised that, occasionally, some of the art and craft activities become too busy and that staff deployment during these times could be more effective.

This would enable younger children to benefit further from the activities on offer.Staff are sensitive to the children's feelings and have developed a warm bond with them. Staff chat with children about their day at school, their friendships and their family life.

This helps them to support children at the club and promotes children's care and overall well-being.Managers gather important information from parents prior to their children starting. This helps to ensure that children's individual needs, such as medical and dietary requirements, are met.

Staff exchange information with parents so they are aware of their children's day. Furthermore, staff at the club exchange valuable information with the school the children attend to further extend continuity of care.Parents speak positively about the care their children receive.

They say that children have a good relationship with the staff and that they enjoy their time at the club. Parents appreciate the broad range of activities that staff provide to the children after their day at school.Managers provide staff with robust training and supervisions on a regular basis and are committed to providing excellent care.

Staff speak positively of the manager and provider and report that they feel well supported. Ongoing training opportunities help staff to support the children in their care further.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Staff have a good understanding of their role to keep children safe. They are aware of the possible indicators that could suggest a child is at risk of harm and know the correct procedure to follow if they have any concerns. Staff complete regular safeguarding training to keep their knowledge up to date.

Recruitment and other procedures are in place to enable leaders to check that staff are, and remain, suitable to work with children. Staff complete daily risk assessments of the areas the club uses, indoors and outdoors. Additionally, staff practise termly fire drills with the children to enable the safety of all individuals on the premises.

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