The Village Out of School Club

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Staff create a welcoming and friendly environment.

Children are happy and demonstrate that they feel safe. Staff establish positive relationships with children. This helps children settle quickly into the routines.

Staff are positive role models. They encourage positive play between children. Staff regularly remind children about the club's 'golden rules'.

Children behave well. Older children willingly help younger children play games, such as, floor dominoes. They are given positive praise and receive stickers for their helpful behaviour.

This helps to build up children's self-esteem.Children benefit fro...m a variety of trip and outings. Staff take children litter picking in the local area.

Children learn about the effects littering has on animals. Staff take children to the bakery and shops in the community. They help children choose and purchase ingredients for the recipes they make.

Children enjoy going on nature walks to identify wildlife in the surrounding woodlands. This helps children explore the natural world around them.Children's physical development development is promoted well.

Children make their own jewellery. They roll out and squeeze clay into shapes as they create their own minibeasts. Children use oil pastels to create observational drawings of flowers.

These opportunities help to develop children's small-muscle movements.

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

Children's growing independence is supported well. Children serve their own food at snack time and carry their plates to the table.

They learn to manage their own personal hygiene. This helps to build children's confidence in completing tasks by themselves.Children learn about diversity.

Staff celebrate festivals with children, such as Ramadan and Chinese New Year. Children learn about the dynamics of other families. They celebrate what makes everyone unique.

This helps children learn about people and families that may be different to their own.Staff plan opportunities for children to learn about the wider world. Children observe the changes to caterpillars as they turn into butterflies.

They watch baby chicks hatch in the incubator at the club. These opportunities help children learn about the life cycle of animals.Staff prioritise children's safety.

For example, staff teach children how to cross roads safely when they go on trips. They role play how to use different road crossings in the outdoor area. This helps children learn how to behave when they go on outings.

Self-evaluation is thorough and includes the views of staff, children and parents.Staff send out parental questionnaires. They continuously listen to and act upon children's views.

This provides staff with ideas about how they can improve their service.Children's behaviour is positive. They work together as a team to tidy the resources away.

Staff provide children with clear instructions at all times. For example, they remind children to listen to their friends when they are sharing their thoughts during circle time. This helps children understand the positive behaviour that is expected from them.

Staff build effective working relationships with the host school. They liaise with the school to discuss activities they can carry on at the club. For example, staff spend time with children as they complete their reading homework during the after school club.

Staff use these professional partnerships to ensure continuity of care for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).Parents are complimentary about the service they receive. They comment on how friendly and approachable staff are.

Staff ensure all pertinent information from school teachers is passed on to parents. These strong partnerships help to provide continuity in children's care.Staff are supported well.

The manager conducts regular staff supervisions with all members of staff. Staff receive ongoing professional development through training. For example, staff recently received training to support children with SEND.

Staff comment on how valued they feel as part of the staff team.

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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