Time Out After School and Breakfast Club

Time Out After School and Breakfast Club Manland School, Sauncey Avenue, HARPENDEN, AL5 4QW

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 October 2016 10 May 2016

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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 manager has worked well with her committee to make improvements to the setting and has met all the requirements from the last inspection. Staff have regular supervision meetings to identify their training and professional development needs.  Managers have created a child-centred environment that is welcoming, calm and extremely inclusive. Children flourish and enjoy their time at the club.  Children are happy and secure. Their confidence and independence are particularly strongly fostered. Staff interact enthusiastically and sensitively with children and consistently role model good practice.  Staff successfully encourage children's good behaviour and support them to manage their own feelings and emotions.  Children enjoy choosing their own activities. They keenly explore the many interesting areas within the club. Staff are deployed well and help children to settle into and engage in activities they enjoy.

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This provision is good

 Staff make good use of the large outdoor environment for children's play. This offers children plenty of physical exercise in the fresh air.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not always effectively reflect on their daily practice and share their ideas and suggestions.

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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

 provide staff with more opportunities to be reflective and to share best practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play and experiences, both indoors and outdoors.  The inspector viewed a range of documentation, including policies and procedures, risk assessments and evidence of the suitability of staff working at the club.  The inspector held discussions with the manager and staff at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector spoke to children and parents during the inspection, taking account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The managers ensure all staff have undergone suitability checks and that they understand their role in keeping children safe. All staff have a good understanding of the procedures to follow if they have a concern regarding a child's welfare. The management team monitors children's attendance and maintains all the required documentation to protect children's well-being. Secure risk assessment procedures are in place, which helps to minimise potential risks and keep children safe from harm. The security of the premises is good. Staff have formed good relationships with the host school. Information is exchanged between staff and teachers regarding children's care and learning needs to complement their time at school.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children arrive happy and quickly settle into an activity with their friends. This demonstrates that they feel emotionally secure in the care of the staff. Staff use their skills and knowledge well to thoughtfully plan and prepare activities that help to engage and motivate children. This helps children to develop new skills and builds on what they already know and can do. Staff interactions with children are good. Staff involve children in meaningful conversations, ask effective questions and encourage them to think and respond for themselves. This helps to support children's communication and language. Children's mathematical development is successfully promoted. For example, staff talk about colour, size and shape as children build models and structures with construction materials. Partnerships with parents are successful. Staff ensure parents are kept informed about the setting and their children's activities and daily routines. Staff plan a wide range

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

of interesting activities that engages and interests children. A good choice of toys and equipment is available to suit all ages of children. This helps to complement children's learning at school in fun and exciting ways. Children have opportunities to take part in a range of activities, both indoors and outdoors. They confidently move in different ways, running and negotiating space as they play team games outdoors and in the sports hall. Staff join in with children's games and this helps to encourage them all to take an active part.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff create a fun, friendly and welcoming environment. Children have good relationships with their key people and other staff. Children's behaviour is very good. They listen attentively to instructions and guidance from staff. Children of all ages play cooperatively together. They are polite, well mannered and confident. Staff involve children in group activities to support their personal, social and emotional development. They support children to be independent and encourage them to see to their own needs, for example, managing their personal hygiene. Children's health and well-being are encouraged. They enjoy a wide variety of foods, playing an active role in selecting and preparing what they would like to eat. Staff provide a good selection of games to help support children's physical skills well. For example, children play outside daily and enjoy team games, such as football and tennis.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 123638 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1058006 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 - 11 Total number of places 46 Number of children on roll 111 Name of registered person Time Out After School Club Committee

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Date of previous inspection 10 May 2016 Telephone number 07807 921246

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Time Out After School and Breakfast Club was registered in 1996. The club employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The club opens Monday to Friday from 7.50am to 8.50am and from 3.15pm to 6.15pm, term time only. The setting also operates a holiday club during some school holidays.

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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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