Gaddesby School Community Ltd Out of School Club

Gaddesby School Community Ltd Out of School Club Gaddesby Primary School, Ashby Road, Gaddesby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 4WF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 February 2015 16 December 2009

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is outstanding

 Partnerships with parents are highly effective. They are fully involved in the care and learning of the children, which ensures that all children receive excellent support and continuity in their learning and development.  The key person system is firmly embedded and great care is taken to build strong attachments with all children, which ensures that they feel extremely confident, included and secure in the setting.  The inspirational manager and dedicated practitioners are committed to providing high quality care and learning for children. The rigorous monitoring of all aspects of the setting enables them to clearly target and strengthen practices.  Robust partnerships with other professionals are highly effective in providing for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Transitions in and out of the club and consistency of care and learning with the school is excellent. Children are

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This provision is outstanding

confident and self-assured which promotes their future learning.  Safeguarding of children is exceptionally secure throughout the setting. All practitioners have an extremely high level of knowledge and understanding of child protection issues. Risks are minimised and children learn to keep themselves safe.  Children form exceptional relationships with the staff who care for them each day. This means children's diverse individual needs are always met extremely well and children form strong attachments with staff. Children respond well to staff who have high expectations for good behaviour and consistently apply rules and boundaries.

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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

 help parents to consistently share their views on the setting, and use this information to contribute further towards the excellent self-evaluation procedures.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to children from across the age ranges present at the session.  The inspector took account of parent's views spoken to on the day.  The inspector looked at children's observations files, planning documentation, the settings self-evaluation document and a selection of policies and children's records.  The inspector met with the manager of the club.  The inspector observed activities inside and outdoors.

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who attend. This is outstanding

The inspirational manager and practitioners have a very secure knowledge of childrens development and an excellent understanding of how children learn through their play. Practitioners have high expectations of themselves and the children, and provide a wealth of challenging and imaginative play and learning experiences. For example, they challenge children to extend their problem-solving skills as they design and make a large collage at the craft table. The outstanding teaching inspires children to become highly motivated and independent learners who are eager to participate in every experience. The practitioner's excellent understanding of children's learning enables them to provide stimulating and highly innovative activities and environments which promote the children's interests.

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outstanding

A calm and caring atmosphere creates a positive learning environment for all where children are highly valued as individuals. This supports extremely close bonds between children and practitioners and provides a strong base for children to develop their independence and explore. As a result, children feel confident to establish close relationships with new people. In addition, parents acknowledge and appreciate the warm welcome and ongoing support that they receive. All children show a strong sense of belonging within the setting and settle well because practitioners have an excellent knowledge of their individual likes, needs and routines. They work very closely with parents and the school from the outset to gather all the relevant information and ensure that this is regularly updated to reflect any changes. Children's good health and well-being are actively promoted by the highly motivated staff, including the importance of physical

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outstanding

exercise and eating healthily. Snack times are a whole setting, social activity with adults and children sitting together to discuss the school day.

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provision is outstanding

The highly skilled and motivated manager and practitioners are passionate and committed to the service they provide. They work incredibly hard to keep up-to-date and maintain the outstanding practice within the setting. Recruitment procedures are robust and supervision of staff is very effective to identify any training needs. This further improves experiences for children within the club. Staff share the same vision for continued development and systems for self-evaluation are effective in identifying a detailed plan for future developments. The manager has an excellent overview of the curriculum through the meticulous monitoring of the planning programmes. Planning and assessment are checked to make sure they are consistent and precise. The manager consistently takes account of children's views, thoughts and feelings, to guide and inform practice. They are encouraged to share their comments through regular questionnaires and ongoing

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provision is outstanding

discussion. As a result, they are fully involved in affecting change in this exemplary setting. However, engaging the parents in sharing their views on the setting is an area for further development to contribute to the already excellent self-evaluation procedures.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 226334 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 866275

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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 65 Name of provider Gaddesby School Community Ltd Date of previous inspection 16 December 2009 Telephone number 01664 840970

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Type of provision

Gaddesby School Community Ltd Out of School Club was registered in 1997. The club provides care for children attending Gaddesby Primary School. The club employs 11 members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications, including one with Early Years Professional Status. The club opens from Monday to Friday, during school term times and also operates a holiday club for children from the local area. The club sessions are from 7.45am until 8.50am and 3.10pm until 6pm. The holiday club is open from 8am to 6pm.

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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

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Type of provision

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Type of provision

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

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