Playhouse Out of School Club

Playhouse Out of School Club Tameside Primary School, Price Road, WEDNESBURY, West Midlands, WS10 0EZ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 November 2016 9 May 2013

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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

 Children who have special educational needs or disabilities are supported well at the club. Staff work with parents to identify how to support children. Managers utilise staff who are trained on supporting children with special educational needs. Therefore, staff meet these children's needs fully and promote good experiences at the club.  Staff practice is very strong. Staff provide a good range of activities and place a strong emphasis on promoting the play principles.  Children and parents rate the club highly. Parents feel staff care for the children well and there is a fantastic range of activities for children. Children say the club is fun and the toys are great.  Partnership with parents is effective. Staff give them detailed feedback at the end of each session. Staff use information from parents to provide activities that build on children's interests and skills from home.  Children are very well behaved. Staff manage their behaviour effectively and positively.

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This provision is good

Children and staff work together to set rules for the club.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although partnership working with schools is well established, staff do not seek enough information about what children are learning in school. Staff are not equipped as well as possible to complement or build further on this learning.

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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

 develop partnership working further so there is a good flow of information about what children are learning in school, and complement the learning that takes place elsewhere to help children build further on what they already know and can do.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of activities available indoors and outdoors. He spoke to staff and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector observed activities outside with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager, assistant manager and play development worker. He looked at relevant documentation, such as the club's self- evaluation systems and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the club. He also looked at how the provider checks the suitability of the premises.  The inspector spoke to a small selection 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. Staff attend child protection training. They are aware of the Local Safeguarding Children Board procedures for reporting abuse and neglect. Staff assess the potential hazards in the club and take the necessary steps to minimise them to help keep children safe. There are effective systems in place to evaluate the club. The managers regularly seek the views of parents, staff and children. They use this information to identify their strengths and areas for improvement. They have recently improved information available for parents about what children have achieved whilst at the club. Managers carry out regular supervision and appraisal of staff. This enables them to challenge practice and identify training needs of staff. Managers support staff to improve their qualifications to help raise the quality of their practice even further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff carefully match activities to children's interests, needs and skills. This enables children to develop their ideas, try new things and build on their existing play ideas. Staff promote children's creativity and imagination well. They teach them how to knit and make wool pom-poms that look like fireworks, as they celebrate Bonfire Night. Children can play inside and out for much of the session. Staff facilitate group games outside, that promote children's teamwork and to help them follow instructions. For example, when playing the game 'stuck in the mud', they listen for their team colour and work together to avoid being out of the game. Children are included in the planning of activities and are independent in leading their own play. They ask to use the computer to develop their computer skills and request the dolls are available to play with. Staff talk to children about their day at school. For example, children share their pictures of Diwali lamps that they

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

have coloured at school. This enables children to share their knowledge of what they have learnt from school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff have good relationships with children. They get to know them well when they first start through the All about me form. Staff use this information to provide activities that children like. This helps children new to the club to settle quickly. Children's self-esteem and confidence are promoted through the effective key-person system. Staff regularly spend time with their key children as they complete activities together. Key persons regularly praise children for their efforts and take photographs of their achievements. Staff promote good values with all children. They encourage them to share toys, respect each other's differences and understand that all children are different. Staff promote a healthy lifestyle well. They create nutritious menus using the views of children. Staff promote outside play to help children develop their physical skills and be active. Good hygiene routines are well developed, for example, children routinely wash their hands before

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY442805 Local authority Sandwell Inspection number 1065858 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 45 Number of children on roll 60 Name of registered person Playhouse Afterschool

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Date of previous inspection 9 May 2013 Telephone number 01215560340

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Playhouse Out of School Club was registered in 2012 and operates from the site of Tameside Primary School. The club employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, 10 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2, or above. The club is open each weekday during school term time, from 3.30pm to 5.45pm. A playscheme operates each weekday during some school holidays, from 8am to 6pm. The club cares for children who have special educational needs or disabilities.

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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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