Zone All Sports and Care Ltd - Kings Oak

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Staff greet children warmly when they arrive at the setting. They are friendly and approachable, which helps children to settle in quickly. Staff foster children's independence skills effectively.

They encourage children to manage age-appropriate tasks, including attending to their personal needs. Staff encourage children to mix with others of all ages. They provide children with gentle reminders to walk safely in and out of the rooms to minimise accidents.

Staff recognise children's positive behaviours and praise them, such as, 'Well done' for their good listening skills. This practice promotes children's emotional well-b...eing effectively.Staff build strong partnerships with parents and teachers at the host school to ensure that they meet children's various care needs.

They use their observations of children to plan engaging and suitable activities, such as those related to nature or dinosaurs. These themed activities help to complement children's learning experiences at school. Children show social confidence.

For example, they happily interact with visitors and talk about their play. The youngest children express their enjoyment and say they like playing with small-world toys. Staff encourage children to take part in art and craft activities.

For instance, children make 'ladybirds' using their creative skills and imaginations.

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

Staff promote 'actively happy kids' and place a focus on children's physical health and emotional well-being. This approach encourages children to participate in a variety of engaging activities, indoors and outdoors.

For instance, staff assist the youngest children in using the obstacle equipment in the playground. Although children express that the obstacle course is 'a bit difficult', they persist and manage to succeed. This is because staff provide lots of praise and encouragement.

Staff know how to deal with complaints and allegations. They express their satisfaction with the support and professional development opportunities on offer. For example, staff have enhanced their ability to build professional relationships with parents through training.

This has instilled confidence and trust in children to approach staff within the setting.Staff encourage children to spend as much time as possible outdoors. They supervise children well while using the outdoor equipment and during ball games.

Children exercise and stay physically active. Additionally, staff help children to understand healthy eating. One way they do this is by encouraging children to eat vegetable sticks and drink water at snack time.

Children learn about nutritious foods to support their growth and development.Children are motivated to play. Indoors, they delight in playing with toy bricks and marble runs.

Outdoors, children show enthusiasm as they look for stones, sticks and twigs to contrast and compare. Children have lots of fun in the setting.Staff establish a working partnership with the host school.

For example, they attend regular meetings with school staff to discuss children's attendance and behaviour. This practice helps to promote a consistent approach to children's care and learning needs.Children display positive behaviours, play collaboratively and form friendships.

They gain essential social skills needed for their future education.Staff provide children with routines that set high expectations. However, at times, they do not organise the daily routines as effectively as possible, to reduce children's waiting times.

For example, children wait an extended time to go outside, which causes them to be restless.Staff observe children's play closely. They recognise when children, especially the youngest children, become tired.

Staff offer children comfort and reassurance, which help them to feel secure.Parents, guardians and carers report being happy with their children's experiences in the setting. They talk positively about their children's trusting relationships with staff and other children.

Parents describe staff as 'caring and nurturing', which gives them reassurance. They praise the inclusive practices that staff promote, including how they cater to the needs of disadvantaged children.Staff seek input from parents and other professionals to evaluate the quality of the setting.

They would like to review the activities on offer to further increase children's engagement.

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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