Anstey Holiday Playscheme

Anstey Holiday Playscheme Anstey First School, Anstey, BUNTINGFORD, Hertfordshire, SG9 0BY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 July 2016 1 November 2011

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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 thoroughly enjoy the opportunities for outdoor play. Staff have given consideration to children's interests when planning the experiences they offer. The plans are flexible and staff actively invite children's contributions to these plans.  Children are confident and self-assured. They make friends with other children and enjoy finding out which school they go to and what they like to do. Older children attending the playscheme are helpful and willingly support the younger early years children with some of the activities.  Parents speak highly of the playscheme. They praise the staff for their caring approach to children and the very good range of experiences they offer. They say their children are eager to come along to sessions.  Children demonstrate very good levels of concentration. They become absorbed in their own make-believe play and the planned experiences offered by staff.  Children are well supported by staff to continue their learning through play. There are

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This provision is good

good opportunities for children to build on what they already know and can do.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children do not have sufficient opportunities to explore their knowledge and understanding of families and communities beyond their own.  The monitoring of staff practice is not being used as effectively as possible to drive forward the quality of the provision for children.

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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 for children to develop a deeper understanding of families and communities beyond their own  strengthen the monitoring of staff practice, in order to drive forward the quality of the provision for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of the interaction between staff and children during activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector discussed and reflected on the quality of the experiences offered to children with the deputy manager and the manager of the provision.  The inspector held meetings with the managers and the nominated person at appropriate times. She looked at relevant documentation, including the playscheme's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of staff working at the playscheme.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The qualified team works well together. They offer children an ordered environment where they can play freely and safely. Staff complete regular risk assessments to identify hazards and take steps to minimise any risks to children. For example, at the daily welcome meeting they remind children of the building work going on other parts of the site and the possibility of them hearing and seeing unfamiliar adults. Staff tell children that the authorised visitors can be identified by the yellow, visitor stickers. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have attended training on child protection issues and taking a lead role as designated person protection. They have experience of putting this training into practice. Staff have the necessary documentation in place and use it to record details, such as children's attendance and any accidents that happen. Robust recruitment arrangements are used to ensure the suitability of staff working with children. Staff attend

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

a good range of training to keep their knowledge up to date. They review and evaluate the success of the activities for children. However, the arrangements for monitoring staff practice are not so well established.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children have a good time at the playscheme. They quickly get involved in the activities and experiences. Children make the most of the freedom to choose what they do. They are always busy and active. Children playing with the water show their good mathematical understanding as they sort the objects from the water into groups. They explain why things float or sink. Children show their good hand control as they use tongs to grab small items. They experiment with using their left and right hands discovering that it is easier to use the hand that they write with. Children are very creative, they paint pictures and use glitter to add sparkle. Children use their skills to play competitive games. They build towers from long wooden blocks taking turns to remove lower blocks without making the tower fall. There is plenty of suspense as they watch, with baited breathe, as the blocks are removed. Children using plastic blocks build towers, trying to make them as high as

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

possible. They measure themselves against the towers to see how many blocks are equal to their height. One tower curves over, and the children describe it as a leaning tower.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well and staff support them by being clear about the few simple rules. Children listen attentively during group discussions and follow instructions. They are helpful and responsible, assisting with collecting resources and tidying up at the end of the day. They take turns on the rota for helping with special jobs, such as preparing the fruit for the snack time and helping with the tuck shop. After lunch, children collect the food scraps for the chickens. Children understand the good hygiene routines and are good at remembering to wash their hands after using the toilet and before eating. They spend a considerable amount of time outdoors. They learn about how to keep themselves safe with special bicycle training sessions. Staff help children to develop their knowledge of road safety. Children practise riding through a course, negotiating small obstacles. They have been making their own road signs using the highway code as a guide to making

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

them realistic and to help them understand the meaning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 127944 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 863942 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 10 Total number of places 28 Number of children on roll 33 Name of registered person Association of Parents and Friends of Anstey First School Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 1 November 2011 Telephone number 01763 848346

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Anstey Holiday Playscheme registered in 1988 when it operated as a pre-school. Since September 2015 the group has operated solely as a holiday playscheme. The playscheme employs four members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The playscheme opens from Monday to Thursday during school holidays. Sessions are from 8am until 4pm.

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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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