Oscars

Oscars West Rugby Club, Catcote Road, Hartlepool, TS25 5PF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 April 2016 10 August 2012

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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

 Leadership is inspirational. Leaders support their staff team to provide exceptionally high-quality childcare. They convey a culture of reflective practice and have an ambitious approach to providing an outstanding level of care to children and their families. The highly motivated staff work exceptionally well as a team.  Children's behaviour is exemplary. They offer support and encouragement to each other and invite others into their play. Children work collaboratively on tasks and demonstrate excellent social skills. They help to devise the rules of the club. Children demonstrate exceptional negotiating skills when creating their own rules for new games and play cooperatively with each other.  Staff are exceptionally skilled at following children's lead. Children have chosen representatives for a club council. The council invite children to put their ideas forward and suggest areas for improvement. Children display their own work and help to

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This provision is outstanding

organise the layout of the environment. This helps to promote children's emotional well-being and sense of belonging.  Parents speak extremely highly of the leaders and staff and of how well informed they keep them. They talk about the tremendous level of confidence their children have gained since joining and of the friendships they have formed.  Practice is very inclusive. Staff value the diversity of children's experiences. Through activities and discussions, children actively gain an understanding of people, families and communities. Children choose different countries they would like to learn about and staff support children's learning exceptionally well.

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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

 evaluate the impact of planned changes to the outdoor environment in supporting children's physical skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of interaction and assessed the impact this has on children's enjoyment.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the club's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the provision.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector spoke to staff and children throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Leaders and staff are extremely vigilant in their approach. They have excellent working relationships with professionals to support the individual needs of all children in their care. There are robust policies and procedures in place. All staff demonstrate an exceptional level of understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse and the steps to follow should they be concerned about the welfare of a child. Self-evaluation procedures are highly precise and targeted to swiftly address any gaps in provision. Leaders and staff communicate with parents and children and use innovative ways to collect their ideas. They have successfully addressed the recommendation raised at the previous inspection. Purposeful training opportunities are sought to support the continuation of the high quality of professional development staff receive. Staff implement their learning extremely well to enhance the experiences for

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff know children tremendously well. They provide a highly vibrant and stimulating environment based on their current interests. Children demonstrate extremely high levels of confidence and motivation. They are exceptionally well involved in contributing to the organisation of the environment. Staff consistently listen to children's ideas and suggestions. This supports children to feel valued and respected. Staff offer children unique opportunities to think about their suggestions and provide creative ideas to help encourage children to solve problems they encounter. Children are heavily involved in the planning process and offer regular ideas and suggestions to the layout of the areas. All staff demonstrate an excellent understanding of how children learn. The highly stimulating activities on offer complement children's learning at school. Children's imagination skills are extremely well supported. Children enjoy spending long periods of time in 'box city'

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

surrounded by cardboard boxes. They develop their own unique games and use their thinking skills to create their models.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff promote children's awareness of healthy lifestyles remarkably well. Children demonstrate a particular interest in finding out about the sugar content in certain foods and drinks. Staff provide children with an excellent range of activities and resources to help extend their physical skills. Children take part in obstacle courses and large-group activities. Staff have identified development opportunities to enhance the current outdoor play space to help extend children's climbing and balancing skills even further. An extremely effective key-person system is in place. This meets children's individual needs very well. Children listen attentively to staff and demonstrate close attachments to them. They are kind, considerate and extremely helpful. Children have a mature attitude and develop an excellent understanding of responsibility and how to influence change constructively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY442230 Local authority Hartlepool Inspection number 1041983 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 3 - 16 Total number of places 56 Number of children on roll 231 Name of provider Hartlepool Borough Council Date of previous inspection 10 August 2012 Telephone number 07771936968

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Setting details

Oscars was registered in 2012. The out-of-school club employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The out-of-school club opens from Monday to Friday 3pm until 6pm term time only and 8am to 5.45pm during school holidays.

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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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