Avondale Playcentre

Avondale Playcentre Avondale Primary School, Sirdar Road, London, W11 4EE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 May 2016 5 March 2010

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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

 Leaders are working hard to raise the quality and to implement new initiatives. Self- evaluation is accurate and takes account of the views of children, staff and parents.  Partnerships with parents are strong. Staff share information with parents about the activities and routines that their children take part in. The parents' committee helps to maintain an effective two-way flow for parents, children and staff to share ideas and support continuity in children's care.  Children demonstrate good levels of confidence and actively contribute to the planning of activities. This helps them to feel valued and develop a strong sense of belonging.  Staff are good role models who value and acknowledge each child. Positive relationships are evident at the club, and young and older children play harmoniously together. Children's behaviour is good.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always encourage children to be as independent as possible in some aspects of daily routines, such as during snack time.  Staff do not always talk to the children about the importance or the benefits of a healthy diet, to help further increase their awareness of healthy lifestyles.

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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

 encourage children's independence skills even further during everyday routines, in particular at snack time  develop opportunities to give children clear messages about why it is important to have a healthy diet.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the manager and other staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector engaged with the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed children's indoor and outdoor play.  The inspector sampled various documents, including risk assessments and a range of policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The manager and staff have attended safeguarding awareness training. All staff have a good understanding of their responsibility to protect children from harm. They conduct daily risk assessments of the environment and teach children about the importance of minimising hazards themselves. This helps to keep children safe. Recruitment processes are thorough. The manager offers ongoing support and guidance to staff, for example, through effective appraisals and individual meetings. This contributes towards a positive impact on the quality of care and experiences offered to children. Self-evaluation is accurate and includes identified targets for improvement. Support for children who have special educational needs is good. Staff develop secure partnerships with others to help to ensure that these groups of children receive the support they need to participate fully.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide a wide range of enjoyable and exciting activities that effectively complement children's learning in school. There is a strong focus on sports and creative activities, and staff adapt these well for children of differing ages and stages of development. Children enjoy team games and delight in competing. For example, they cheer each other on enthusiastically during an obstacle race. Staff listen to children and strike up meaningful conversations with them, for example, as they eat their tea. Staff offer guidance and praise, which children find motivating.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff form close and strong bonds to help support their secure relationships with children. Children play cooperatively and harmoniously together. They learn to take turns, for example, while playing a range of computer games. Children are happy and enjoy attending the club. They settle well and follow a familiar routine. Staff support children's emotional well-being effectively. Children are consulted and their views are thoroughly valued and acted on. One of the ways in which staff achieve this is through the implementation of a children's committee. Children follow good hygiene practices during daily routines, including snack times. Children benefit from plenty of physical challenges which require coordination, balance and control, and they learn to manage risks well. Staff are good role models. They encourage children to be respectful of others and to recognise their own unique qualities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 159463 Local authority Kensington & Chelsea Inspection number 842018 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 40 Number of children on roll 6 Name of registered person Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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Date of previous inspection 5 March 2010 Telephone number 0207 938 8000

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Avondale Playcentre registered in 2001. It is managed by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Family Services Early Help Play Service. The play centre operates from Avondale School in North Kensington. The play centre is open Monday to Friday from 3.15pm to 5.45pm during term time. During school holidays it is open from 8am to 6pm. There are six members of staff; of these, four hold a qualification in playwork at level 3 and two hold a qualification at level 2.

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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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