Dipton Out of School Hours Club

Dipton Out of School Hours Club Collierley Primary School, Dipton, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 9DJ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 November 2016 17 October 2012

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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

 Staff create a friendly and relaxed atmosphere where all children and their families feel welcome. This helps to support children's emotional well-being.  The manager and staff team have developed good partnerships with parents. This helps to support children and contributes towards meeting their individual needs.  Children benefit from a wide range of enjoyable activities. They particularly enjoy being creative and imaginative. Staff plan activities according to children's interests.  Children have good social skills and enjoy strong relationships with staff and other children. They share and take turns, and play together well.  Children's behaviour is very good. Staff regularly praise them, which helps to enhance their confidence and self-esteem.  Children's communication and language development are supported well. Staff ask open-ended questions and engage children in lively discussions as they talk about their

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The professional development of staff is not focused well enough on raising the good quality of the provision to an even higher level.  Although staff liaise with some school teachers, they do not gather sufficient information to enable them to fully complement children's learning in school.

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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

 target further professional development in order to improve practice and review the impact of this on the quality of children's experiences  enhance information gathering from all of the relevant schools about individual children's interests and developmental needs, in order to effectively complement children's learning in school.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed all areas of the premises used by children.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector engaged in discussions with staff and children throughout the inspection at appropriate times.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with children.  The inspector discussed the manager's self-evaluation and the impact this has on the club.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff can recognise the signs and symptoms of possible abuse and are confident about how to record and report concerns regarding a child's welfare. There are systems in place for recruitment to ensure staff are fully suitable for their roles and responsibilities. Up-to-date safeguarding, food hygiene and first-aid training help staff to provide appropriate care for children. Supervision and ongoing monitoring by the manager ensure that policies and procedures are implemented effectively. Thorough risk assessments are carried out so that the premises and equipment are safe for children to use. The manager's self-evaluation includes the views of staff, parents and children to help identify areas for development. This helps to improve children's time at the club. Parents speak highly about the caring and friendly nature of staff, as well as how much their children enjoy attending the club. They make comments,

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

such as, 'My child has always been settled, well engaged and safe'.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children of all ages enjoy attending the club. Staff encourage children to make their own decisions and access a range of well-organised equipment and resources independently. Children are fully occupied and motivated to participate in all activities. They particularly enjoy arts and crafts, for example, as they make firework pictures using a range of colourful and interesting materials. Children demonstrate high levels of concentration as they experiment with collage and mark-making resources to create the effect they have planned. Staff use information gained from observations to plan interesting and challenging experiences. Children are supported to learn about letters and the sounds they make, for example, by playing games as they eat their snack. This helps children to develop the early literacy skills they need for future learning. Children comment that they thoroughly enjoy coming to the club, and are sometimes reluctant to go home when their

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

parents arrive due to the fun they are having.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff are very caring and give high priority to children's emotional and physical well-being. They work closely with parents and obtain detailed information regarding children's likes, dislikes, medical information and dietary requirements. This is continually updated through daily discussions. Staff are beginning to form stronger links with schools to fully establish children's needs and interests. Children are effectively supported to increase their social skills. They play board games in mixed-age groups. Older children support those who are younger to follow the rules, take turns and use the dice to move the correct number of spaces on the board. Staff make the most of opportunities, such as snack time, to extend children's communication and social skills. Staff and children eat snack together and engage in interesting conversations, for example, talking about whether the sun is a star. Staff support children to access further information about this through non-fiction books.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 314090 Local authority Durham Inspection number 1059550 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 25 Number of children on roll 78 Name of registered person Dipton Out of School Hours Club Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 17 October 2012 Telephone number 07941462390

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Dipton Out of School Hours Club was registered in 1999. The club employs six members of childcare staff, five of whom hold an appropriate early years qualification. The club opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 9am and 3.15pm to 6pm during term time, and from 7.30am to 6pm during 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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