Junior Junction Club

Junior Junction Club Knockholt Village Centre, Main Road, Knockholt, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 7LD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 May 2016 Not applicable

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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

 Staff build strong links with other early years professionals. This helps to establish a consistency of care for the children. For example, staff have good relationships with the school teachers and communicate closely with other clubs that children also attend.  Positive relationships with parents help children to feel secure and to settle well. For example, they share ideas and details about children's interests when they first start.  Children have a good understanding of healthy lifestyles and develop their physical well-being. For example, they enjoy the nutritious freshly cooked meals.  Children's individual needs are met well. There are good relationships between children and staff. Children develop a high level of emotional well-being and self-esteem.  Managers continually make positive changes to improve staff practice. This helps to provide good quality care and play opportunities for children. For example, managers

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This provision is good

carry out regular observations to ensure that the environments are being used effectively to meet children's needs.  Children have a wide range of experiences to develop their creativity and imagination. For example, they explore home-made snow and write their own songs.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff miss opportunities to extend children's understanding and awareness of people's differences and similarities within the wider community.  Occasionally, such as at mealtimes, the deployment of staff does not fully support children's engagement.

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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

 extend the opportunities to strengthen children's understanding of differences and similarities within the wider community  improve the organisation of staff during some group activities to support all children's engagement further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children.  The inspector viewed the indoor and outdoor environments.  The inspector looked at the written documentation, including a sample of the policies and procedures, risk assessments and staff training records.  The inspector spoke to children, parents and staff, and took their views into consideration.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager supports and motivates staff to develop their childcare knowledge further. For example, she organises in-house training to help them meet children's individual needs. The manager ensures that staff are suitable for their role and she follows effective recruitment procedures and a detailed induction process. Overall, she effectively observes and monitors the consistency and quality of staff practices on a regular basis. The manager and staff encourage children to have some ownership of the club, and they take children's personalities and interests into account when they plan activities. Safeguarding is effective. For example, the manager has close links with all schools' safeguarding officers to share information effectively if a concern arises. All staff have a good understanding of the safeguarding policies and procedures to protect the welfare of children. For example, they actively involve children in risk assessments before they take

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

part in more challenging experiences, such as pond dipping. This helps children to gain an awareness of how to keep themselves and others safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff complement and support children's learning at school well. For example, they provide encouragement and space to help those children who have homework. Children use their good communication and speaking skills, and enjoy positive discussions with staff. For example, staff ask questions that extend children's thinking and problem-solving skills. Children have great fun as they use and build on their physical skills. For example, they willingly participate in team sports, such as basketball, football, tennis and dodgeball. They play cooperatively as they happily take turns and follow the rules of the game. Staff actively involve children in decisions about the planning of activities and play experiences. For example, children write their suggestion on a wish list board. This helps to keep children motivated and engaged in their play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

There is an effective key-person system that helps staff to settle children quickly when they start. Children are independent and happy during their time at the club. They have good social skills and build strong friendships. For example, they respect and value each other's achievements and show kindness towards others. Children have good opportunities to express themselves and develop their confidence. For example, they enjoy creating shows on stage, and staff support this activity well as they provide theatre books and scripts for children to explore and adapt. Staff are positive role models and children are polite and behave well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479196 Local authority Kent Inspection number 986131 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 39 Number of children on roll 9 Name of provider Junior Junction Limited Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07775773321

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Setting details

Junior Junction Club registered in 2014. The out-of-school club is based in a village hall in Knockholt, Kent. The club is open each weekday from 7.30am to 9am before school and from 3pm to 6.30pm after school, during term times. It is open from 7.30am to 6.30pm during the school holidays. The club employs 10 staff, seven of whom hold early years qualifications to at least level 2, including one member of staff who has qualified teacher status.

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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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