Scotforth After School Club

Scotforth After School Club Scotforth St. Pauls C of E Primary School, Scotforth Road, LANCASTER, LA1 4SE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 April 2016 7 June 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

 The inspirational leadership encourages staff to be the very best they can be. A relentless drive for continuous improvement and highly effective staff development contribute to the superb time children have in this exciting club.  Staff work exceptionally well with parents, and the school that children attend, to build excellent relationships. Parents are kept fully informed of what their children are doing, promoting a highly consistent and complementary approach to children's care and overall development.  Staff are exceptionally skilled at picking up on individual children's needs and wishes. This helps them to extend children's thinking and sustain their engagement in the exciting and innovative activities provided.  Children's speaking and listening skills, behaviour and welfare are exceptionally well promoted by the highly skilled staff. Children are very confident to talk in group time,

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This provision is outstanding

for example, when discussing the weekend activities they did at home.  Staff use their extensive knowledge of the children to plan inspiring, fun and motivating experiences. This helps the children to feel relaxed, happy and very settled in the club after their day at school.  Staff are excellent role models and include children in setting clear and consistent expectations for behaviour. As a result, children's behaviour is exemplary.

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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 reflect on and monitor the high standards of practice, while ongoing changes to the provision are being made, to ensure practice is kept at the highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector undertook a tour of the premises.  The inspector observed activities and staff interactions provided for children in all of the playrooms and outdoors.  The inspector sampled children's records and care information.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with children, the provider's self-evaluation and improvement plans.  The inspector took account of the views of children, staff and parents spoken to on the day of inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Leaders and managers are exceptionally committed and have a strong drive to provide a high-quality provision for children. Self-evaluation is very precise and clearly reflects the club's strengths. Precise targets for improvement are identified and extremely comprehensive plans for continuous development are in place. Managers are fully aware of the need to reflect on and monitor any changes in the provision, to ensure practice remains at the highest level. Supervision of staff is undertaken and, combined with the training programme, means staff are exceptionally motivated to improve both their skills and practice. Parents and children are very involved in providing feedback about the club and their responses are fully taken into account. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a very secure, comprehensive and robust knowledge of what to do to protect children's welfare. All required policies are implemented rigorously to support the

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

superb practice and ensure children's safety.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children are very enthusiastic and engaged learners in this vibrant and challenging out of school club. Staff sit with and support individuals sensitively, as they extend children's thinking skills with high expertise. For example, staff promote interesting and engaging games superbly well to determine which foods are healthy and which are not. Staff ask children to make decisions and they are thrilled to be active in their own learning. They include children in the robust planning and, consequently, exactly the right balance of adult-led and child-initiated activities is provided. Children confidently and excitedly chat about what they are doing. They are extremely animated as they use the chopped up fruit to make pictures, laughing and explaining that a strawberry looks like a nose, as they continue with the theme of healthy foods and bodies. At circle time, staff remind children of what is happening and question them skilfully about their day at school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Staff expertly help children to feel safe, listening to their views and nurturing their understanding of the world around them. The close attachments and strong relationships with staff support the children's well-being extremely effectively. All care practices are agreed with parents and help foster the children's superb level of confidence and motivation. Staff help children to express their opinions and to engage in lively conversations with each other as they learn to respect and value each other's thoughts. Children are highly inquisitive as they confidently ask questions of the visitor. They delight in exploring the outdoors and have excellent opportunities to manage calculated risks, balance and climb on the equipment. These experiences help children to develop their coordination and physical skills exceedingly well. The staff's highly effective approach to developing children's confidence, combined with the opportunities for children to mix with

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

others of different age ranges, help support children with their next stage of learning and move within school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY410298 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 851075 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 - 12 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 53 Name of provider Scotforth After School Club Date of previous inspection 7 June 2011 Telephone number 0152 465 379 07796569719

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Setting details

Scotforth After School club was registered in 2010 and is privately owned and managed as a social enterprise. The club employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold appropriate qualifications from level 2 to level 6. The club operates from Monday to Friday during term time. The breakfast club opens from 7.45am until 8.45am and the after school club runs from 3.10pm until 6pm. The holiday club opens from 8am until 6pm, 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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