YMCA Portsmouth Daycamps

St Lukes Holiday Playscheme St. Lukes Community Sports Centre, Greetham Street, SOUTHSEA, Hampshire, PO5 4LH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 August 2015 13 August 2009

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This inspection: Good 2

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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This inspection: Good 2

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

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This inspection: Good 2

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is good

 Staff promote children's well-being exceptionally well. They are highly aware of children's unique needs and provide an excellent service, particularly to the most vulnerable children.  Children flourish in the play camp. They show high levels of confidence and strong relationships with their friends and adults. Staff are very good role models in promoting positive outcomes for children.  An extensive range of exciting and varied play activities are on offer. Children evaluate these activities themselves each session and are always positive about them. Children develop good skills for their future.  There is a very strong emphasis on safeguarding children. All staff are fully trained and follow strict guidelines when children are collected by adults at the end of the day, to keep them safe.  The leadership team is effective in self-evaluation and driving improvement. There is a strong commitment towards achieving excellence.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The staff do not always provide very high-quality resources during creative play activities. They do not always further extend children's creative play and promote further conversations with adults about children's creative ideas.

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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

 improve opportunities for children to have conversations and talk about their design ideas, for example, by extending the use of resources during creative play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children's play activities and lunchtime routine.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager about leadership and management, discussed self-evaluation and looked at relevant documentation.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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who attend. This is good

The staff meet children's play needs well. Staff provide children with a good range of exciting activities, both chosen by the children and adult-led. Children thoroughly enjoy their leisure time and have fun with their friends or siblings, developing the skills they have learnt earlier in life. Children are enthusiastic, fully engaged and well motivated, making their own play decisions from a stimulating, well-planned timetable of activities. Children's choices include smash badminton, parlour games, bridge building as a team, swimming and designing with plastic construction sets. Children develop a range of talents, particularly personal, social and emotional skills. It is a calm but busy place with all children very happily involved in different play opportunities throughout the day. Staff are close by supporting children well, talking and playing with them. They share books with children and have some interesting conversations with them. Children enjoy a wide

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who attend. This is good

range of off-site visits such as using a grid map and going on a treasure hunt.

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outstanding

Children thrive at the extremely well-organised holiday camp because staff are highly receptive to their care needs. Staff are very observant and very aware of their role as key person in supporting each individual child; particularly when young children need a rest or special attention on arrival. The excellent consideration by staff to promote strong levels of confidence amongst the children and secure emotional attachments shines through. Children demonstrate excellent behaviour and play harmoniously with one another throughout the day. They are very safe and secure because of the high attention to safeguarding procedures by the staff. The highly stimulating environment provides very well for children's play needs; they are very physically active and focused. Children learn good healthy practices, such as how to make fruit salad, and freely access drinking water.

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provision is good

The efficient and effective management team implements robust policies and procedures to ensure they meet all the requirements. This includes the rigorous induction and recruitment of all staff. The manager shows passion and inspiration in his leadership and ensures the staff carry out their roles and responsibilities successfully. The team includes permanent and casual staff; they are well qualified, and there is a strong emphasis on performance management. The management provides effective training for staff, specifically about children's play principles which successfully drives improvement at the holiday camp. Partnerships with parents, and others who support children with special educational needs, are strong. Effective teamwork and communication ensures that everyone has a full picture of each child's unique needs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 143460 Local authority Portsmouth Inspection number 841604 Type of provision Out of school provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 4 - 8 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 54 Name of provider YMCA Fairthorne Group Date of previous inspection 13 August 2009 Telephone number 07789 483 709

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Setting details

St Lukes Holiday Playscheme has been registered in these premises since 2001. It is one of several schemes run by YMCA Fairthorne Group, and operates out of St Lukes Community Sports Centre in the Sommerstown area of Portsmouth. The playscheme has sole use of the large sports hall. It is open each weekday during school holidays from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm. The manager holds Early Years Professional Status and two staff hold Qualified Teacher Status. Of the remaining 10 staff, nine hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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Setting details

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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Setting details

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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Setting details

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Setting details

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