Fusion Short Breaks

Fusion Short Breaks Millstead School, Iliad Street, Liverpool, L5 3LU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 August 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

 The management team is committed and ambitious to providing a high-quality, inclusive service for children and families. They regularly review their practice and seek the views of parents through questionnaires.  Staff have a very good understanding of children's individual needs and respond to these effectively. They plan a wide range of interesting experiences and adapt activities to meet the needs of different children.  Children are very happy and enjoy their time at the club. They settle quickly and engage in self-chosen activities. Staff encourage children to follow their interests and make choices in their learning.  Staff engage effectively with children. They use a range of different strategies to promote and support children's communication skills, including technology and visual cues.  Partnerships with parents are good. Parents receive regular feedback from staff and are kept well informed about activities and events in the club. They are very complimentary

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The monitoring of staff's practice is not always precisely focused on improving the quality of their interactions with children to the highest level.  Partnerships, although strong with other agencies, are only recently established with some settings that children also attend and are not as highly effective as others in sharing information to support children's progress.

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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

 enhance the systems in place for professional development to focus even more on the quality of staff interactions  develop highly effective partnerships with other settings that children attend, so that information about children's individual needs and development is shared in greater detail.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector was given a tour of the areas used by the club.  The inspector observed the children involved in a range of activities, both indoors and outdoors.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider. She looked at relevant documentation, such as policies and procedures and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the club.  The inspector spoke to children and a small group of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The provider ensures all staff are kept up to date with safeguarding issues and changes to guidance. She provides regular training to support the staff's knowledge of child protection policies and procedures. Staff have a good understanding of how to promote children's safety and welfare. Seven staff have paediatric first-aid qualifications with other staff having emergency first-aid qualifications. They complete daily health and safety checks on the environment and review risk assessments to help minimise any potential risks. Children are closely supervised during activities and reminded about personal safety. The management team supports staff well, through individual and group supervision sessions. They encourage staff to reflect on practice and make suggestions about the club. Senior staff attend training with health professionals to support their knowledge of children's medical needs

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

and care plans. Robust procedures are in place to administer medicines and monitor children's well-being.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff are well qualified and knowledgeable. They support children effectively during activities and encourage discussions. Children benefit from a wide range of quality resources and specialist equipment. They have plenty of opportunities to play outdoors and access resources that develop their physical skills and coordination. Staff successfully plan group activities and games in the sports hall to help further support children's mobility and physical skills. Children enjoy taking part in creative activities, such as arts and crafts. They use various collage materials to construct and make pictures of dinosaurs. Children are encouraged to take part in a wide range of sensory activities and tactile experiences. They freely explore the stimulating resources in the sensory room and engage in messy play activities. Staff involve children in regular music and rhyme sessions to help support their listening and language skills. They record children's key

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

achievements in individual files and reflect on the progress they have made during their time at the club.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children establish close relationships with the kind and caring staff. This supports children to feel safe and secure in the club. Staff act as positive role models and set clear boundaries for behaviour. They encourage children to take part in group activities and promote relationships with other children. Staff have an excellent understanding of children's medical and dietary needs. They are flexible to children's care needs, feelings and preferences. Children are encouraged to be independent and staff support them to develop an awareness of healthy lifestyles. Staff ensure children have access to a wide range of provision areas, including a quiet space where children can relax. They collect good quality information from parents when children first to start to find out about children's interests and abilities. The manager has introduced induction periods for children to help establish how their individual needs can be best supported. She works

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

with other professionals to support children's needs and has established effective relationships within the local community.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY493354 Local authority Liverpool Inspection number 1033057 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 3 - 17 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 115 Name of registered person Liverpool City Council

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 0151 207 4656

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Fusion Short Breaks was registered in 2015, and is managed by Liverpool City Council. The setting employs 23 members of staff. Of these, 12 hold appropriate qualifications ranging from level 3 to level 6. The setting is open every Monday and Wednesday, term time only. Sessions are from 3.15pm until 5.50pm and every Saturday from 9.30am to 6pm. The setting also operates a holiday provision, from 10am to 2pm, Monday to Thursday and from 10am to 3pm, on a Friday. The setting specifically supports children who have special educational needs or disability.

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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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