St Nicholas Chantry Out of School Club

St Nicholas Chantry Out of School Club St Nicholas Primary School, Highdale Avenue, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 7LT

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 July 2016 26 May 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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

 The leaders and staff implement well-established safeguarding practices and procedures. Safeguarding is strong and staff look after children very well.  Staff teach children to take responsibility for their personal safety.  The leaders and staff effectively review the strengths and tackle identified areas of improvement effectively and swiftly. Self-evaluation is effective in assessing the quality of provision and it reflects the views of children and staff well.  Staff get to know children well, understanding their individual needs and interests. This helps them plan a wide range of activities and experiences that stimulate children effectively. Children are motivated and engage well in play, helping them to develop essential skills for their future.  Staff communicate verbally with parents daily so they are informed about what their children have been doing.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Some group activities are not tailored closely enough to meet the needs of the youngest children.  Staff are not always fully successful in planning play activities and learning experiences to complement children's learning at school because they do not obtain enough information from school staff.

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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

 ensure all younger children are fully engaged during group activities by tailoring teaching more sharply, taking into account their age, interest and level of understanding  strengthen methods to share information with the school that children attend to further continuity of learning for children.

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Inspection activities

 Leadership and management discussions took place with the responsible person and manager at appropriate times during the inspection and in a scheduled meeting.  The inspector observed activities and staff's interactions with children when working indoors and outdoors.  The inspector looked at documentation including a sample of children's records; and planning, health and safety records; and checked the suitability of staff and committee members.  The inspector took account of the views of children, staff, and parents spoken to on the day of the inspection, and considered the provider's self-evaluation.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager of the club.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The leadership team and staff have a good knowledge of how to encourage children's care and development. The leadership team uses robust recruitment and vetting procedures to help ensure that all staff working with children are suitable for their role. Staff have a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities to protect children from harm and safeguard their welfare. They complete regular child protection training to keep their knowledge up to date. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders maintain comprehensive policies and procedures, which they share with all staff during their induction and in staff meetings. Staff liaise with the school and parents to meet children's individual needs and get to know them. This helps the children settle and build good relationships.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff understand how young children learn and develop, and use their observations and knowledge of the children to plan and tailor the environment to reflect children's interests. Staff arrive early to have team discussions and prepare the hall, ensuring activities are available to make children feel welcome when they arrive. Children are interested in what is on offer and engage immediately in play. Staff provide children with a range of activities and know that some children particularly enjoy crafts. Children show good concentration skills as they play with art materials. They engage in conversation with each other, discussing their creative ideas with staff as they design pictures. Children use a range of tools and select additional resources to create their own designs, developing their creativity and physical skills. Staff ask children useful questions about their ideas to encourage them to think, which also encourages their self-esteem.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and form good relationships with staff and their friends. They know the names of all staff and develop trusting relationships with them, which support their emotional well-being. Staff collect the youngest children from their classroom at the end of the school day and obtain information from school staff to feed back to parents. Staff encourage children's health well. Children have snacks that are nutritious and well balanced. Children enjoy sitting at meal-tables talking to their friends and staff. This develops their personal, social, communication and language skills. Children have opportunities to play indoors and outdoors and they benefit from fresh air in the playground with the space to run around after a busy day at school. Staff are good role models; they use consistently good strategies for teaching children their behaviour expectations. This helps children know the rules and understand what they can and

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

cannot do; children are polite and have good social skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 118513 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 1054469 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 100 Name of registered person St Nicholas Chantry Out of School Club Committee

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Date of previous inspection 26 May 2015 Telephone number 07539086412

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St Nicholas Chantry Out of School Club registered in 1997. The club uses the premises and grounds of Saint Nicholas Chantry School in Clevedon, North Somerset. It opens each day from 3.15pm to 6pm during term time. A holiday play-scheme operates during school holidays from 8am to 6pm. The club employs 10 members of staff; seven of whom have early years or play-work qualifications at level 3.

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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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