Greens Norton After School Club & Playscheme

Greens Norton After School Club & Playscheme Greens Norton Church of England Primary School, Calvert Road,Greens Norton, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8DD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 April 2016 4 February 2013

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Not applicable

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The committee members do not fully understand their legal responsibilities. This has resulted in a failure to notify Ofsted of changes to the committee, which has a negative impact on children's well-being and safety.  The manager does not make sure all of the required information about each child is acquired from their parents. Information about any person who has parental responsibility is not consistently collected.  At times, the staff's implementation of the daily routines at the club are overly directive. This limits the opportunities for children to develop their independence and make individual choices about what they would like to do.  The self-evaluation does not sufficiently identify all areas of weakness to inform a clear improvement plan and prioritise areas for development.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff observe young children to ensure that they know and can support their individual needs and plan activities based on their interests.  Staff are kind and caring. They have a calm approach to managing children's behaviour. Children are developing an awareness of others and learning to manage their feelings.  Staff have friendly relationships with parents and beneficial links with the school. They work to complement children's experiences elsewhere and offer a consistent approach.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 ensure all of the required information for each child is obtained from parents, including information about any person who has parental responsibility 11/05/2016

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Due Date

 improve the skills of staff so they have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities in promoting children's independence and involvement in the daily experiences at the club. 27/05/2016

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

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Due Date

 improve the systems for self-evaluation so that all aspects of the quality of practice are routinely analysed and subsequent targets for improvement clearly outlined.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the main playroom, the outside learning environment and evaluated an observation of practice with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager of the provision. She spoke to staff, a representative of the committee and children throughout the inspection when appropriate.  The inspector looked at children's assessment and planning documentation, the setting's risk assessment and safety records.  The inspector checked evidence of suitability and qualifications of staff working within the setting, discussed the manager's processes for self-evaluation and a range of other documentation.  The inspector took account the views of parents spoken to on the day and by reading a number of comments on letters given to the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The provider failed to notify Ofsted of changes to the committee. The negative impact on children is minimised as the manager's recruitment procedures ensure that all new persons have undergone background checks to establish their suitability to work with children. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Children are continually supervised because staff deployment is addressed well in playrooms and in the outdoor play area. Staff are aware of their responsibilities to protect children from harm. All staff attend first aid and child protection training, to keep their knowledge up to date and to help them to keep children safe. Staff have regular opportunities for one-to-one meetings with the manager to discuss training opportunities and their performance. The manager meets with the committee regularly to discuss arrangements and improvements for the club. However, self-evaluation processes do not sufficiently identify weaknesses and set

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

out a clear improvement plan to support development of practice to a good level. Parents are positive about the club and say their children enjoy attending.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children enjoy the social aspects of the club. They sit and talk with staff and their friends about their day at school. Staff link to previous discussions with children as they ask about events that children and their families had planned for the weekend. This stimulates more discussion, offering younger children suitable opportunities to expand their language, confidence and conversation skills. However, children spend far too much time waiting for staff or other children while they sit at the tables before and after snack. The limited choices on offer to children at this time and the lack of their involvement in this part of the club's routines leads to children becoming bored. Despite this children have periods of free play where they can develop their ideas and choose items from the adjacent games room. They are appropriately supported by staff to develop their ideas as they play. Younger children enjoy acting out imaginative scenarios. Staff help them create a den to play in.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

They encourage children to problem solve how they will set this up and help them as they move some chairs and a table to suspend the sheets.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The club is suitably maintained in order to support children's safety and physical well- being. Staff take time to get to know children when they first join the club. However, they do not ensure that they obtain and record all of the required information on each child. Staff promote healthy lifestyles as they support children to follow suitable hygiene practices and enjoy healthy foods. Children have periods of time outdoors, benefitting from being active and enjoying the fresh air. They have fun playing football and exploring the play equipment on the school field. Children discuss their awareness of the boundaries that are in place for safety. Staff take the opportunity to remind children of any changes and new risks relating to the weather. Children relate such discussions to their own experiences and share their knowledge of an ants' nest in their garden.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 219956 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 1040992 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 24 Number of children on roll 51 Name of provider Greens Norton After School Club & Playscheme Committee Date of previous inspection 4 February 2013 Telephone number 07712 460741

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Setting details

Greens Norton After School Club & Playscheme was registered in 1992. The club employs two members of childcare staff. Of these, both hold appropriate qualifications, one at level 2 and one at level 3. The club opens from 3.30pm until 5.45pm, Monday to Friday, during school term time. It also operates during most school holidays, from 8.30am until 5.45pm.

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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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