The Wright Education Limited At Maryland Primary School/children Centre

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children thoroughly enjoy their time at the club. They are welcomed by cheerful and motivated staff.

The dedicated and knowledgeable manager ensures that the club is well organised and engaging. The warm and caring atmosphere enables children to feel relaxed, comfortable and secure. Children know what is expected from them and happily adhere to the rules and boundaries of the club.

This is reflected in their very good behaviour. They readily greet visitors and talk about their experiences at the club and at home. For example, many children introduce themselves to the inspector and keenly share information about their day a...t school.

Children have good communication skills. They chatter to their friends as they play and eat together. Children confidently ask staff for help when they need it.

They regularly seek them out to join in their games, which staff do with great enthusiasm. They explore their surroundings with confidence and engage in enjoyable and exciting activities with their friends. For example, children show great excitement when using the large trampoline in the playground.

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

The manager supports her staff team well. She meets with all staff regularly to plan activities and reflect on their practice. Staff comment that they enjoy working at the club and feel supported.

Staff morale is good. Staff benefit from ongoing professional development opportunities to improve their knowledge and skills. All staff have recently completed safeguarding training and receive regular updates about other relevant courses.

Children are considerate of their peers and follow rules and instructions with ease. They are happy to help. For instance, they take great pride in serving food to their friends at snack time.

Staff know the children well and genuinely enjoy spending time with them. Staff communicate with children constantly. They have meaningful conversations with them from the moment they arrive at the setting.

This contributes to children having strong bonds with the staff and feeling secure in their environment.Parents speak highly of the setting and the care that is provided. They mention that their children 'are reluctant to leave' at collection time and have grown in confidence since attending.

Communication with parents is strong.Staff know the children well. They plan activities and experiences that meet every child's individual needs and interests.

For example, when children wanted to have running races during outside play, staff quickly incorporated numbers and counting into this physical activity to support younger children who are learning numbers one to 20.Children demonstrate high levels of confidence in the setting. They arrive with a positive attitude, ready to start their afternoon.

Staff create a nurturing and friendly environment. which helps children to be kind and caring towards each other. Children happily engage with their friends and staff from the moment they arrive until they leave.

The setting supports the children's families well. For example, staff have homework sessions with the children to enable children to have more free time with their families at the weekend.Information-sharing between school teachers and the setting is effortless.

Strong links with the children's on-site school means that staff are knowledgeable about what activities the children have been doing during the day. They link this to the planning of activities for the club.Snack time is a time when all the children and staff come together to eat healthy and nutritious food.

Children laugh and talk happily with staff and their peers. This helps to create the family atmosphere that is felt at the club.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

The manager and staff understand the necessary steps to take should they have concerns for the safety of a child in their care. The manager, who is the designated safeguarding lead, fully recognises her responsibilities. Staff complete regular training to strengthen their safeguarding knowledge.

The manager implements robust recruitment and vetting procedures. This helps to ensure that staff are suitable to work with the children. A thorough induction process ensures that new staff are aware of their role within the club.

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