The Lime Trees at Tollerton Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children enjoy their time at this welcoming before and after school club.

They arrive from school eager to share information about their day with the staff and their friends. Children listen as staff explain what activities are available, which helps them to decide what they want to engage with. Children focus for long periods on their chosen activities.

For example, staff support children to make play dough. They help children follow a recipe and measure out ingredients. Staff are good role models and offer help to the youngest children, enabling them to take part in the activity.

Older children observe staff, an...d in turn, kindly offer to measure out each other's flour. Children enjoy outdoor play where staff remind them of the rules and how to play safely. Staff supervise children as they use large climbing apparatus, rope bridges and monkey bars.

Children readily engage in a parachute game with staff and their friends. They work together, shaking the parachute up high and down low. Children giggle as they take turns to run underneath.

Staff are vigilant and notice when children want the same resource. They gently explain to children how to take turns. To this end, children settle and return to their play.

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

Staff recognise the importance of children understanding how to keep safe when using technology. Children recall a recent story that staff read to them about internet safety. Children confidently share with the group that they must not respond to messages from people they do not know.

In addition, staff provide information for parents on how to keep their children safe when using technology at home.Staff provide multiple opportunities for children to do things for themselves. For example, children know the routine when entering the provision and readily place their coats and bags in the boxes provided.

Even the youngest children are encouraged to serve themselves at snack time, put their rubbish in the bin and wash their own dirty plates. This helps develop children's growing independence skills.Staff understand the importance of supporting children's good health and well-being.

They provide children with fresh drinking water and healthy snacks. Staff ensure children wash their hands before meals and after using the toilet. This helps children develop effective hygiene practices.

Overall, children behave well. They share books with their friends, listen to each other's ideas, and politely ask staff if they can join activities. However, recent changes to snack time are not yet fully established.

For example, staff do not always make expectations clear to children. To this end, younger children kneel on chairs and attempt to leave the table while eating.Children are positive about the provision.

They say they enjoy the craft activities, outdoor play and being with their friends. In addition, parents are happy about the care their children receive. Parents state they feel their children are safe and secure with staff.

Staff provide an abundance of activities to support children's creativity. Children learn about artists who create 'pop art.' Staff provide modelling clay and pencils to enable children to make their own versions.

Staff encourage children to talk about their ideas. This motivates children to proudly show off their creations. Children extend this further and use chalk outside to draw their own artwork on the playground.

Leaders ensure staff undertake regular training and keep their knowledge up to date. For example, all staff have completed designated safeguarding lead training and hold a certificate in paediatric first aid. Managers ensure staff have individual supervision sessions and attend regular team meetings.

They provide ongoing support to staff.

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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