Playzone Kids Club Ltd

Playzone Kids Club Ltd Langtoft Cp School, Manor Close, Langtoft, PETERBOROUGH, PE6 9NB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 April 2016 3 February 2011

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Children have great fun at the club. They socialise with a wide age range of friends and generally appreciate the relaxed atmosphere after a hard day at school. Staff provide an outstanding, friendly and child-centred environment where children flourish and are sad to leave at the end of the day.  The manager is passionate and dedicated to her work. Her enthusiasm and drive for excellence is infectious and inspirational to staff who equally demonstrate a genuine enjoyment for their roles. Together they reflect continually on their already outstanding provision, build on their successes and strive to provide the very best for children of all ages.  The partnership with the host school where children attend is second to none. Staff regularly collaborate with school colleagues and are exceptionally well informed of children's development and progress. Staff diligently use this information to provide

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This provision is outstanding

opportunities for children to enhance and consolidate their learning from school in a relaxed and playful way.  Excellent strategies, such as taster sessions, are offered to all children before they begin attending the club. This has had a very positive impact on helping children become familiar with the routines and new friends at the club and also the school environment where they will be spending their day.  Parents are delighted with the care and devotion shown to children at the club. They recognise how their children have grown in confidence, developed greater independence and gained excellent social skills.  The club is a hive of activity, full of motivated and enthusiastic children who are valued as individuals and nurtured by staff and friends alike. Kindness and consideration is quickly recognised by staff, as is the excellent behaviour demonstrated by all children.

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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

 continue to build on the excellent partnerships with other local groups and organisations to enhance children's understanding of others and their local community.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with staff and children and observed the quality of play and learning opportunities available inside and outside.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the setting's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the club.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff are well trained and have an excellent knowledge of the procedures they should follow if they are concerned about a child. They are extremely vigilant to children's safety as they play and take great care in minimizing risks, especially outside where they manage hazards effectively. Children learn from these excellent procedures and carry out their own safety checks before their friends can access the playground. The recruitment procedures are robust and ensure only the most suitable staff are employed at the club. The manager works alongside staff and carries out regular supervisions which are firmly focused on helping staff to improve on their already excellent practice. Staff have opportunities to further their knowledge and skills in a variety of ways. Frequent staff meetings are used exceptionally well to explore and enhance staff's skills and find ways of supporting children to the very highest levels.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children greet staff with great enthusiasm as they are collected from school. They are eager to share news about their day but equally as excited to hear about the stimulating activities available for them at the club. Staff truly value children's ideas and firmly believe in consulting with them about the activities, toys and resources they would like. Older children add written requests to the planning, whilst younger ones share ideas freely with staff. Children are free to explore their own fascinations and continue their learning from school. They make spectacular models of a landscape fit for dinosaurs and show great concentration as they spend a considerable amount of time making volcanos from sand. Staff share children's enthusiasm and play alongside them. They enhance children's play effectively and support even further plans to carry out scientific experiments and make their volcano appear to erupt and spill lava. Children have opportunities to be creative,

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

imaginative and learn new skills, such as how to use a computer for the first time. They learn to share and take turns during games and communicate effectively with staff and friends of all ages.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are happy, confident and thoroughly enjoy their time spent at the club. Exceptionally strong emotional bonds are evident between staff and children who clearly enjoy spending time playing and chatting together. Children take great delight in voting for Playworker of the month, an activity they invented themselves to show their appreciation to staff. Staff encourage children to be independent and to take responsibility for their environment by tidying away toys, preparing snacks and clearing away dishes once finished. Children take great pride in these activities and excitedly tell parents of their tasks at the end of the day. Plenty of exercise and fresh air is enjoyed by everyone, both outside in the playground or when taking trips to the local area during holiday times. Partnerships with other local organisations are in place and help children to develop an understanding of different groups of people in their own community. Nevertheless, staff

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

have plans to extend these partnerships to widen children's knowledge and experiences even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY339840 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 849276 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 - 11 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 67 Name of provider Playzone Kids Club Ltd Date of previous inspection 3 February 2011 Telephone number 01778 348423

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Setting details

Playzone Kids Club Ltd was registered in 2006. The club employs five members of childcare staff. All hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or 3. The club opens from Monday to Friday, during term time, 7.45am until 8.55am and 3.10pm until 6pm. During some school holidays the club operates Monday to Friday, from 7.45am to 6pm.

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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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