Sea Cadets - St. Claire's

Sea Cadets - St. Claire's The Phoebe Centre, 65 Gloucester Road, Bournemouth, BH7 6JB

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 October 2016 7 April 2016

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Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Not applicable

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The management team and staff do not ensure that all aspects of the mobile phone policy are implemented and all parents understand them fully. The manager has already taken steps to remind parents to keep their phones in their bags or pockets. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register.  The management team does not monitor all aspects of staff performance to ensure staff support children's enjoyment and provide them with consistent messages to help them learn how to behave safely, particularly at mealtimes.  Staff do not provide a good range of activities to encourage children's physical skills, particularly for those choosing to play outside.

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It has the following strengths

 Children arrive happy and settle in quickly. They form warm relationships with staff and have positive attitudes overall. For example, they learn to take turns and help others kindly.  Staff help children to develop good personal hygiene routines. For example, children learn hygienic routines for hand washing and blowing their own noses.  Staff undertake some professional development. For example, management provides in-house training and quiz activities to help staff learn how to identify any concerns for a child and the procedures to follow to protect their welfare.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure staff make all parents aware of the safeguarding policy relating to the use of mobile phones and cameras in the setting 18/10/2016

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 improve the procedures to monitor all aspects of staff performance, particularly in relation to helping children learn to behave safely and benefit from all aspects of the club activities. 18/11/2016

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 increase the range of activities to support children's physical skills, particularly for those who choose to play outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the care of children in the hall and outdoor play area.  The inspector sampled children's records and documentation.  The inspector checked the suitability checks of staff and discussed the management team's knowledge and understanding of the early years foundation stage.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. Overall, the management team ensures that staff have a sufficient understanding of their role and responsibility to support children's welfare. They provide parents with copies of the policies and procedures. However, on the day of inspection, staff did not notice that a parent was using an application on a mobile phone. When alerted by the inspector, the manager took immediate steps to inform the parent and remind staff of the policy, minimising the risk to children. The management team has made some progress to improve the weaknesses from the previous inspection. For example, they provide mentoring sessions every three months to monitor staff performance with agreed targets for development. In addition, staff monitor one another's performance and have ongoing guidance from the manager. However, this does not ensure that staff support all aspects of children's care and play consistently well to

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Staff include children in planning activities each week linked to changing topics, such as superheroes. For example, children use their imaginations and creativity as they paint and design their own superheroes and make masks to wear. Staff provide a range of materials for children to combine and explore using their senses. For example, children add flour, colouring and water to make 'slime'. Staff make suggestions to interest children in joining activities, such as board games and making jewellery. However, staff do not consistently support some children in completing these and they lose interest. Staff provide time for children to talk about their day and news, and ask questions about their play to support their communication.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff provide some activities to support children's physical development. For example, they push buggies around the hall in their pretend play and build models with construction toys. They go for trips to the local parks. However, staff do not provide a good range of physical activities for children who choose to play outside. Staff have introduced new systems to support children in behaving well. For example, they provide stickers and golden tickets in recognition of children's behaviour and achievements. They also provide calm discussion to help children understand why aspects of their behaviour are not acceptable. However, staff do not consistently support children to develop good table manners and behave safely at mealtimes. The management team has introduced a more successful key person system. Staff know the interests of their key children and plan activities to complement these.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY465440 Local authority Bournemouth Inspection number 1057947 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 57 Name of registered person Safe and Sound Childcare CIC

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Date of previous inspection 7 April 2016 Telephone number 07825877456

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Sea Cadets - St Claire's registered in 2013. It is located in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset. The group is open during term time from 3pm to 6pm and during the school holidays from 8am to 6pm. The group employs four members of staff. The manager holds early years teacher status, one member of staff has an early years qualification at level 3 and one has 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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