Skool Kidz @ Wellsway School

Skool Kidz @ Wellsway School Wellsway School, Chandag Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1PH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 September 2016 20 April 2015

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The quality of the interactions between staff and children is of a very high standard. Children are incredibly motivated and enthusiastic in their play. They are focused and very involved in the play opportunities on offer. Children develop a real love of learning, which complements their time at school.  Children are extremely kind and considerate. They use impressive social skills and behave really well.  Staff fully understand children's interests and they plan a superb range of activities which help children to take part and stay fully involved.  The manager has developed an extremely strong relationship with the feeder school and shares information very effectively with parents. Children, including those who have special educational needs or disability, flourish with the excellent support they receive.  Staff engage in very well-considered training programmes that are identified in direct response to children's needs. This is a significant improvement since the last inspection

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This provision is outstanding

and has a very positive impact on the development of the setting. For example, staff have attended training to help them provide more exciting play experiences and this has improved children's engagement in activities.  The youngest children have built very strong and highly effective relationships with their special key person, and this helps them to settle quickly.

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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

 continue to improve and enhance the already excellent outdoor provision for those children who prefer to play outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed staff's interactions with children, inside and outside.  The inspector looked at documentation, including paediatric first aid certificates.  The inspector conducted a leadership and management meeting with the manager.  The inspector spoke with parents and children, and took their views into consideration.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The management team and staff fully understand safeguarding procedures and child protection issues. The manager uses excellent systems to monitor and develop staff practice to benefit children. Staff take inspiration from children's play and plan a range of really exciting activities. For example, children spent the whole afternoon building dens, solving problems and engaging in imaginary games before having a picnic tea outside. Staff provide an environment where every child is highly valued, included and very well cared for. The manager plans to continue to make improvements to the setting by incorporating more focused outdoor activities into each session, particularly for those children who prefer to play outdoors.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff play with children in a highly skilled and motivated way. For example, children played post offices and staff encouraged children to write letters, make stamps and talk about the places they would like their letters to travel to. Staff are excellent at supporting children's interests. For example, children developed a competition and staff challenged them to make a range of prizes with creative art materials. Children were very excited and keen to take part. Children get involved in a wide range of outdoor play experiences and get lots of fresh air and exercise. They play tennis and football, and ride on scooters in the playground. Children develop excellent physical skills that will help them as they move through school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children develop a great understanding of how to stay healthy. They prepare and make their own sandwiches and fruit kebabs at teatime, using fresh and healthy ingredients. Staff treat children with kindness and consideration. Children feel very secure and happy, and they build a lovely relationship with their key person. For example, when children became upset and frustrated because a den kept falling down, staff helped children find ways to solve the problem. Children choose where they would like to play and they work really well together. For example, staff encouraged children to select a range of materials, and the children decided to make a scrapbook and fill it with interesting pictures and stickers. The children were good at negotiating and solving practical problems as they got the pages to stay together. Children behave exceptionally well and are happy and busy in their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY359347 Local authority Bath & NE Somerset Inspection number 1057754 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 0 - 0 Total number of places 35 Number of children on roll 8 Name of registered person Skool Kidz Childcare Limited

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Date of previous inspection 20 April 2015 Telephone number 0117 9864 751

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School Kids @ Wellsway out-of-school club was registered in 2007 and is located in Keynsham. The club employs six members of childcare staff, who all hold appropriate early years qualifications. The club opens Monday to Friday in school term time, from 7.45am to 8.45am and from 3.15pm to 6.30pm. In school holidays it is open from 8.15am to 6.15pm.

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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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