Aspire Childcare Project at Ilderton School

Aspire Childcare Project at Ilderton School Ilderton Primary School, Ilderton Road, London, SE16 3LA

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 April 2016 23 March 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

 Children are extremely polite and respectful. They behave exceptional well. Staff are exceptional role models. This helps children to understand what is expected of them.  The managers are exceptionally committed and determined to continue to make positive changes. For example, the staff team has daily meetings to discuss practice. This enables children to enjoy extremely high quality activities.  Children have an excellent understanding of people's differences and similarities. For example, they try food dishes from around the world and participate in events to celebrate different cultures, such as black history.  There are extremely good systems in place to recruit suitable staff and monitor the consistency of the exceptionally high quality staff practices. This helps staff to ensure that children remain engaged in highly motivational and inspirational experiences.  Staff expertly support children's exceptional communication and speaking skills, such as

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This provision is outstanding

during high quality discussions and conversations. For example, they ask thought- provoking questions to challenge children's language and thinking skills.  Children are exceptionally confident and staff value their contributions to the club. They have excellent relationships with staff and each other. Children gain a positively high level of emotional well-being and self-worth.

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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 with plans to review how the environment is arranged to provide children with quiet activities or rest when they want.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the indoor and outdoor environments.  The inspector observed the staff's interaction with children.  The inspector looked at the written documentation, including a sample of the policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to children, parents and staff, and took their views into consideration.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The managers are highly successful as they support and motivate the well-qualified staff. For example, they keep up to date with new research and share new ideas. Staff attend courses to improve their excellent knowledge even more, such as training on speech and language to support children's individual needs. The staff team works exceptionally well together. Parents are significantly involved and staff build extremely good partnerships with them. For example, staff share excellent information about their children's time at the club and encourage their views on the activities. Staff maintain extremely effective links with other professionals. For example, they communicate closely with teachers to share project ideas and run a homework club. This helps to provide a very strong consistent approach and complements children's learning at school. All staff have exceptional knowledge of the procedures to follow and who to contact if they have concerns about a

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

child's welfare. Staff skilfully engage children in keeping themselves safe. For example, children actively risk assess their activities, such as when the children's council decided to limit the number of children on the climbing frame. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff manage the excellent key-person system extremely well and this provides exceptional support for children. Children are consistently involved in the planning of activities and are highly engaged with the extensive range of resources and enjoyable experiences. The manager plans to review the organisation of the environment to be sure that children have the right space for rest and quiet times. For example, she intends to involve children in the decision-making process. Staff enthusiastically build on children's requests for activities and devise inspirational plans. For example, children visited a material shop, then designed and created an outfit to present in a fashion show. Children have excellent opportunities to develop their creativity and imagination.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have exceptional opportunities to develop their confidence and social skills. They express themselves, and manage their feelings and emotions in a mature way. For example, they write poems, perform plays and take part in drama classes. Children develop extremely secure friendships, and show exceptional support and kindness to each other. They have extensive opportunities to develop their physical skills. For example, they participate in team games and have access to a wide variety of sports. Children meet their own care needs exceptionally well and understand healthy eating. For example, they visit the local supermarket to choose and buy fruit for their snacks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY441061 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 824560 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 - 8 Total number of places 80 Number of children on roll 60 Name of provider Aspire Childcare Project Limited Date of previous inspection 23 March 2012 Telephone number 07535341123

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Setting details

Aspire Childcare Project at Ilderton School registered in 2012. The out of school club operates from Ilderton Primary School in the London Borough of Southwark. It is open each weekday from 3.15pm to 6.45pm after school and from 8am to 6.15pm during the Easter and summer school holidays. The club employs six staff, all of whom hold early years qualifications at level 2 or above. This includes three staff who hold level 3 early years qualifications and one member of staff who has an early years degree.

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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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