Lancaster Lane Stoppers

Lancaster Lane Stoppers Lancaster Lane Cp School, Hunters Road, LEYLAND, PR25 5TT

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 October 2016 12 June 2015

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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 and provider have worked closely together to improve quality and address issues raised at the last inspection. Visitors to the club enter via the school, have their identity checked and are asked to sign a visitor's record.  Children are active and confident. They are offered a wide range of activities that supports their all-round development. They demonstrate good imagination and motivation and make full use of the space and resources available.  Staff performance management procedures are effective. Staff are regularly given feedback on their practice and have good opportunities to attend training events.  Staff are warm and caring. They talk to children about their day in school and encourage good relationships between children of different ages.  The provider has very close relationships with the school and builds strong relationships with parents. Staff make good use of these links to help to get to know children and

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This provision is good

develop a consistent approach to their care and development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff have not fully considered how children can be involved in the planning and organisation of the club.  Although the provider has improved self-evaluation procedures, these do not consider a variety of ways to seek the view of parents and children, or how to evaluate how effective their procedures are.

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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 more opportunities for children to be involved in the planning and organisation of the club  find more ways to involve parents and children further in sharing their views, to help plan even more challenging targets for further improvement and monitor their effectiveness.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of interactions during activities indoors and the impact this has on children's enjoyment.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider and manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the club's evidence of the suitability of staff and the club's self- evaluation.  The inspector spoke to a small group of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection at appropriate times and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff regularly attend safeguarding training and conduct daily risk assessments to help keep children safe. The well- established staff team has a range of relevant qualifications and the majority holds current first-aid certificates. A secure system of staff meetings and regular supervision helps staff to understand their role and supports their professional development. Overall, partnerships with parents are good. Staff work closely with the school and parents to offer children complementary care and play experiences. The provider has liaised closely with the school to increase the space available for children. This enables children to have more choice about what and where they want to play. Staff are deployed well to support children's choices.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children have good opportunities to practise their communication and literacy skills. Staff talk to children, encouraging them to share their ideas. They praise children who have named their artwork and gently encourage others to write their names. For instance, they ask, 'How will you know which one is yours?', encouraging children to think. Children demonstrate great concentration and persistence as they draw, write and cut out shapes with scissors. Staff help children by showing them the best way to fold or hold the paper. They give children time to work at their own pace and practise and refine their skills. Children demonstrate pride as they show others their finished work. Children enjoy using technology. For instance, they play fun interactive computer games. They enjoy learning from each other. Older children help younger ones to understand the games. They explain what they should do and help them to operate the game's controllers and when to stop or

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

go. Staff supervise sensitively, watching nearby and offering encouragement.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well. They demonstrate imagination and cooperation as they develop their own games. For instance, they take turns to throw beanbags through hoops. Staff enhance the fun as they raise the hoop higher and increase the challenge. Children demonstrate understanding and patience as they wait for their turn and enjoy watching other's efforts. Children demonstrate secure attachments to staff. They understand how to keep safe and are confident to ask for help. For instance, they ask staff for help when a mask they have made has sharp edges. Staff encourage their independence by suggesting they make, 'One more snip', to help them make it safer and more comfortable. Children have a good attitude to being active. They happily walk on stilts and ride scooters in the hall. Children help each other to stay safe. For instance, older children remind others to walk and not run indoors. Children demonstrate understanding as they wash their hands

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY439482 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1058501 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 - 11 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 45 Name of registered person Lancaster Lane Stoppers

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Date of previous inspection 12 June 2015 Telephone number 01772 433 641

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Lancaster Lane Stoppers was registered in 2012. The club employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold relevant qualifications at level 2 or 3. The manager holds an appropriate qualification at level 6. The club opens Monday to Friday from 7.45am to 8.55am and 3.25pm to 5.45pm, term time only.

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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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