St.Anthony's Night Owls

St. Anthony's Night Owls St. Anthony's RC Primary School, Sydenham Drive, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1NJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 January 2015 9 July 2009

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Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Good 2

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Requires improvement The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Requires improvement The setting does not meet legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 Children's welfare is not promoted to the highest level because all staff are not fully aware of the arrangements for the use of mobile telephones and cameras in the out-of- school club.  Staff do not benefit from effective supervision arrangements. Consequently, their training needs are not successfully identified and met to effectively promote the best outcomes for children.  Staff do not consistently develop children's awareness of good hygiene practices to prevent the risk of cross-infection, with specific regard to hand washing before snack time.  The provider does not have robust systems of self-evaluation that take into account the views of parents to accurately identify the strengths and priorities for improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff are supportive and interact positively with all the children, which builds sound relationships and helps children to feel secure.  Children's independence is promoted well throughout the club. As a result, children have the confidence to make decisions and choose activities.  Staff work in partnership with the school and parents to ensure information is shared so that children's care and learning needs are complemented.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage the provider must:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 improve the safeguarding procedures to fully consider the use of mobile telephones and cameras and implement these accordingly  improve the content of supervision procedures so that the training needs of staff are identified and supported to effectively promote the best outcomes for children  improve children's awareness of good hygiene practices to prevent the risk of cross- infection, with specific regard to hand washing before snack times.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 develop the use of self-evaluation to take account of the views of parents, to identify priorities for improvement and continue to improve practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's activities in the main room in the out-of-school club.  The inspector discussed a range of policies and procedures with the provider of the out- of-school club.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children spoken to during the inspection.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with children.

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who attend. This is good

Staff know about the themes and celebrations going on in the host school and plan activities to complement these in the club. Children have free access to a wide range of resources to help children make independent choices in their play. As a result, children are motivated and lead their own learning. Staff interact well with children and use effective communication skills to support them in their activities. They engage in conversations and use skilful questioning to encourage children to think about what they are doing. Children demonstrate good speaking and listening skills and, when necessary, are able to follow instructions well. Consequently, children are developing their confidence to follow their own ideas in learning.

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requires improvement

Children enjoy positive relationships with all staff who support their engagement in the club's activities. Appropriate information is collected from parents before their children start. Therefore, children are emotionally secure and their individual needs are generally well met. Staff use praise and encouragement and reinforce behaviour expectations during activities. Consequently, children understand boundaries and their behaviour is generally good. Children manage their own self-care needs and use the toilets independently. Hygiene practices that contribute to children's good health are not consistently promoted, in particular at snack time. Therefore, children are not always aware of the importance of their own personal hygiene when making good choices about their own health. Children have access to an outdoor play area, which is used weather permitting, and the school hall is available on particular days to help expend their energy after a busy day at school.

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provision requires improvement

The provider has a reasonable understanding of her responsibilities and there are range of procedures and policies to support children's health, safety and well-being. Staff have a secure understanding of their responsibilities of protecting children from harm. However, procedures for the use of mobile telephones and cameras are not fully clear to all staff. Therefore, children's well-being is not fully assured. Appropriate systems are in place to check that staff are suitable to work with children. Risk assessments are completed to ensure areas accessed by children are safe and secure. Regular team discussions ensure that information about the children and activities in the club is shared with staff. However, staff do not benefit from good supervision arrangements that successfully identify and support their training needs, such as ensuring that they have up-to-date knowledge of all policies and procedures of the out-of-school club. Systems of evaluating what is working

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provision requires improvement

and what needs improvement are developing. However, the provider has not gained the views of parents in her drive for improvement. Effective links with the school and knowledge of children interests and learning needs help staff to plan activities that support their learning effectively. Staff offer daily feedback to parents about how their child has been during the sessions, including information from the school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY343800 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 857289

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Type of provision

Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 15 Name of provider Mary Kay Moran Date of previous inspection 9 July 2009 Telephone number 01926 428800

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Type of provision

St Anthony's Night Owls was registered in 2006. It operates from accommodation within St Anthony's Catholic Primary school. The provision is situated in the Sydenham area of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. The breakfast and out-of-school provision is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 9am and 3.30pm to 5pm term time only. It operates from its own room in the school and also has access to the hall and all the outdoor play facilities. The out of school provision employs two members of staff. The manager has an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 and one staff is qualified at level 2. The club has close links with the school including its Early Years Foundation Stage provision.

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Type of provision

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Type of provision

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Type of provision

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Type of provision

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