Whitworth Kids Club

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children enter the safe and inviting club, excited and eager to explore. They quickly settle and find activities that interest them. Children benefit by having free-flow access to inside and outdoors during the session.

Older children enjoy the fresh air and exercise as they play a game of football. They create rules to their games and work together as teams to play cooperatively. Staff warmly praise children's efforts as they scramble up the climbing apparatus.

They are helped to manage their own risks as they decide how high to climb. Children race each other on scooters. They smile and laugh as they travel through puddl...es on the playground, shouting 'We're making tracks on the scooter.'

Children play harmoniously together as they go on a bug hunt, grasping magnifying glasses and nets. They are fascinated when they find a greenfly and a snail. They hold the snail carefully on the palm of their hand.

Staff remind children to be gentle and release the snail at the end of the session. Children chat among their friends as they sit together and colour. As they play, they confidently talk about their experiences at school and recall past celebrations, such as the recent King's Coronation party, they enjoyed at the club.

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

Staff promote children's good health, as they provide healthy and nutritious meals and snacks. For example, children enjoy healthy wraps, salad and fruit for tea. Staff encourage children to make healthy choices during their play.

For example, when children play a game of football, staff encourage them to drink water regularly to keep them hydrated.The small but dedicated and experienced staff team say that they feel happy in their roles. Regular supervisions ensure that their emotional well-being is supported by management.

They are supported in their continuous professional development, and benefit from a wealth of courses on offer to help enhance their knowledge and the care they provide for the children.Parents are highly complimentary about the 'considerate and approachable' staff team. They comment that their children settle quickly into the routines and activities the club provides.

Information about their child is shared on a daily basis, including what their children have particularly enjoyed at club, and further information and messages from their child's day at school.Children learn about the club rules. They understand the embedded routines.

For example, they know to form a queue as they wait to select their meals and snacks. They are respectful and kind to their friends, asking children who are alone if they would like to play with them. Children are kind and polite to visitors.

They say 'hello' and 'it's nice to meet you.' Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well. Strategies are put in place, such as visual timetables, to support children through the session.

Staff work closely with the teachers at the schools to ensure that all children receive consistent and inclusive care.Children are happy to be at the club, They talk confidently about what they enjoy while they are at the club, saying ' I like drawing and playing with my friends.' Children's emotional well-being is supported well.

For instance, staff warmly praise children's efforts and achievements. They say 'you are super' as the children play. Children understand that if they feel upset, they know they can find a member of the staff team.

Children gain additional experiences while they are at the club. For example, they enjoy annual trips to the seaside on the bus. They visit local parks and soft-play areas.

This builds on children's experiences and they learn how to keep themselves safe in their local community and beyond.Children are given choices at the club. For example, they select pictures of toys and activities that they wish to play with.

Staff listen and act upon children's suggestions and views. Children fill out an annual questionnaire that informs the manager and her staff on their thoughts and wishes while they are at the club.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Staff have a good understanding of how to keep children safe at the club. They attend regular training and they are confident in their responsibilities. They recognise the signs and symptoms which may indicate a child is at risk of abuse, including keeping children safe from radicalisation and female genital mutilation.

Staff understand how to manage allegations and know how to escalate their concerns about another member of staff, should they need to. Daily risk assessments ensure that children are kept safe while they attend the club. Hazards are identified and minimised before the children arrive.

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