Fit For Sport At Spelthorne Leisure Centre

Fit For Sport At Spelthorne Leisure Centre Spelthorne Leisure Centre, Knowle Green, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1AJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 March 2016 Not applicable

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 Children's well-being is compromised. The provider fails to ensure that there is always a member of staff with an appropriate and valid first-aid qualification present at all times. This is also a breach of requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and of the Childcare Register.  The management team does not ensure that all staff fulfil their roles effectively. The manager and staff lack the skills they need to lead activities confidently and to interact positively with the children. They do not receive effective coaching, support or training to build their skills.  The variety of activities offered to children is poor and play space is not used effectively to promote children's play and enjoyment. Resources are limited and are not tailored to meet the ages or individual needs of the children attending.  Partnerships with parents are weak. Staff do not communicate with parents to inform them about activities and fail to seek information about children's ongoing care needs.

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This provision is inadequate

 The management team fails to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of practice and the provision. They are unaware of the weaknesses in the provision and how these affect children's welfare. There are no strategies to maintain continuous improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff supervise children well at all times. For example, staff promote children's safety effectively while they use different areas of the public leisure centre.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 ensure there is always a member of staff with a valid first-aid qualification present and available on the premises at all times 31/03/2016

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 ensure all staff, including the manager, are coached and supported effectively, so that they understand their roles and responsibilities, and confidently engage with the children 31/03/2016

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 improve children's play experiences and ensure that every child's care is tailored to meet their individual needs 31/03/2016

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 improve the organisation of the sports hall and use of resources, to meet children's individual needs effectively and to create an environment that is conducive to children's play 31/03/2016

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 improve partnerships with parents to identify and meet children's individual care needs, and to keep parents well informed about activities. 31/03/2016

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

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 regularly review and evaluate strengths and weaknesses in practice, and take targeted action to continuously improve the quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the indoor play areas.  The inspector completed two joint observations in the soft-play facility within the leisure centre.  The inspector talked with staff, children and the manager at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection, and from documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The management team fails to ensure that children's individual needs are met. There are significant weaknesses in staff practice which are not identified and tackled. The manager does not monitor or lead activities effectively to challenge and motivate children. She fails to give trainees and less experienced staff the support they need, and does not receive support from the management team to improve her skills. The provision is poorly organised and this has a negative impact on children's play experiences. Safeguarding is ineffective. First-aid qualification requirements are not met to promote children's welfare adequately. However, all staff have a secure knowledge of the procedures to follow in the event of any concerns about a child's welfare. Staff keep children safe. For example, when collecting children from school, they ensure children stay in pairs, walk sensibly and cross the road safely. Staff greet parents in a friendly way, but do not share information about

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

their children's activities, or seek up-to-date details about children's individual care needs. This compromises children's well-being.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Staff interaction with children is poor. Overall, staff do not lead activities effectively to motivate children. They give children a lot of instructions, but do not get fully involved in activities or show any enthusiasm in their work. Staff give little thought to planning activities. For example, they set out a small selection of resources on tables at one end of the room but do not provide any chairs to enable children to sit comfortably. Children enjoy completing the puzzles and colouring sheets, and use large construction resources. However, they soon lose interest and concentration because the activities offer very limited challenge and some resources are more suited to pre-school children. Children run around energetically while using soft-play facilities in the leisure centre. They say they enjoy physical activities, such as dodgeball and parachute games. However, poor organisation means children often have to wait a considerable length of time before group

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

activities begin, and they often become restless while they wait.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare is compromised. Only the manager holds an appropriate first-aid qualification. She collects older children from one school and other staff collect children from a different school. The staff group and children arrive back at the setting first and the manager arrives later. This means that during this time there is no one present who is first-aid qualified. Children behave well, develop good social skills and play together cooperatively. They form close friendships with other children. Children independently attend to their personal care needs and confidently ask staff when they need help.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490694 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1017691 Type of provision Out of school provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 7 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 12 Name of provider Fit For Sport Limited Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 0208 742 4991

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Setting details

Fit For Sport At Spelthorne Leisure Centre registered in 2015. It is located in Spelthorne, Middlesex. The play scheme is open from Monday to Friday during school holidays, from 8.30am to 5.30pm. The after-school club opens from Monday to Friday, from 3.15pm to 6pm, during term time. The clubs do not open on bank holidays. The after-school club employs four members of staff; of whom, one holds a relevant qualification. The organisation employs staff to work in the holiday play scheme according to the number of children attending. The inspection took place when the after-school club was operating.

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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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