The Kingfisher Club

The Kingfisher Club Pool C of E Primary School, Arthington Lane, Pool in Wharfedale, OTLEY, West Yorkshire, LS21 1LG

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 April 2016 22 May 2012

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 Children's behaviour is excellent. Staff continually reinforce safety boundaries, helping children to take suitable risks and understand how to keep themselves and others safe. Staff promote the use of good manners through everyday routines and children show politeness and respect to others.  Staff have developed good links with the primary school and share relevant information with teachers, which helps to ensure children's individual needs are met. This creates a consistent and complementary approach to children's learning.  Partnerships with parents are very effective. Information is successfully shared on a daily basis. Parents are complimentary about the service. They report they receive a good range of information about the club and consider staff to be very welcoming.  Staff provide challenging experiences that meet children's interests and learning needs well. Children are happy as they eagerly move around the club, choosing the activities

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This provision is good

they would like to take part in. This promotes their emotional well-being.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The monitoring procedures for staff are not yet focused fully on raising the quality of their practice to an even higher level.  Methods for parents to contribute to the club's evaluation of practice so they can give their ideas for future developments are not highly effective.  Background noise is sometimes too loud for children to fully develop their listening and attention skills.

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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

 strengthen the process for monitoring staff performance and focus more precisely on their training and continued professional development  improve the system for evaluating practice and include more opportunities to gather and act upon the suggestions and ideas of parents  improve opportunities for children to further develop their listening and attention skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed all areas of the premises used by children.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector engaged in discussions with staff and children throughout the inspection at appropriate times.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector checked evidence of suitability and qualifications of staff working with children and discussed the club's self-evaluation and the impact this has on the club.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have a clear understanding of the steps to take should they suspect a child is at risk of harm. Children's welfare is effectively promoted as staff assess risks to identify and minimise potential risks. Managers have a high regard for safeguarding and ensure that robust procedures underpin everything that staff do. The manager has addressed all recommendations from the club's previous inspection and shows a strong desire to continue to improve. She and the staff team work closely together to identify areas to develop. The well-qualified manager is involved in the daily practice of the club and is successful in supporting and motivating staff. She holds regular supervision sessions with all staff and frequent meetings in which they discuss future learning opportunities for children. Staff are deployed well in the club and children are supervised effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide children with activities to successfully complement their learning in school. For example, children enjoy using their creative skills as they take part in a literacy activity. This links in well with children's next steps in learning that teachers have shared with staff. Staff interactions with children are good. Children help with the arranging of activities, which contributes towards them being engaged and motivated for long periods of time. Staff communicate well with children, ask effective questions and provide them with a wide range of interesting and motivating experiences. For example, children have fun as they excitedly pretend to be in an ice-cream parlour. Staff introduce mathematical language to children through everyday play. They regularly count and discuss size and colour. Staff keep records of children's progress and learning in individual files.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children benefit from a high level of care and an environment that is welcoming and well organised. They are greeted warmly and staff use their knowledge of each child to engage them in meaningful conversations. Children demonstrate very clearly that they feel relaxed, happy and safe when at the club. Children confidently choose the activities they would like to take part in. A well established, key-person system helps children form warm and secure attachments. Staff provide appropriate support, as necessary, while encouraging children to make their own plans and decisions. Older children are encouraged to help younger children, which they do willingly. For example, at snack time older children support younger children to independently make their sandwiches. They enjoy a healthy choice of snacks, and independence and self-care skills are fostered effectively. For example, children wash their hands before eating and after visiting the

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

toilet. Staff successfully promote children's physical development. Children engage in various sports activities, such as a game of rounders. They use outdoor equipment for climbing under close supervision of staff. This helps younger children learn how to take appropriate risks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY441512 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 874682 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 - 11 Total number of places 48 Number of children on roll 70 Name of provider Natalie Ellam Date of previous inspection 22 May 2012 Telephone number 07983970273

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Setting details

The Kingfisher Club was registered 2011. The club employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The club opens Monday to Friday, from 3.30pm until 6pm, during school term time.

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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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