Bee Active @ Moor First School Club

Raindrops @ Moor First School Club Moor First School, School Lane, Biddulph Moor, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7HR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 January 2017 31 August 2016

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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

 Managers and practitioners have worked hard to improve the provision. They demonstrate commitment to achieving the highest standards. The manager makes sure that practitioners complete all mandatory training.  Children's safety is promoted well. Information that helps practitioners to safeguard children's welfare is carefully recorded before children begin to attend the club. Confidential information is stored securely and shared appropriately.  Well-established routines help to promote children's well-being. Children arrive at the after-school club from the Reception class accompanied by a member of school staff. Practitioners in school and the club routinely share important information. The club attendance register is accurately maintained.  The key-person system is effective. Children know who their key person is because practitioners plan activities that involve them working in key-group teams. Parents

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This provision is good

know who their child's key person is because this is clearly communicated.  Managers provide supportive supervision for practitioners. This helps everyone to understand their responsibilities and to improve their skills and knowledge.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasion, practitioners do not encourage children to try out their own ideas in their play.  The policy for administering medicines to children is not communicated clearly enough to parents.

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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

 strengthen techniques for encouraging children to try out their own ideas  give parents precise information about the policy for administering medicines to children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors. She assessed the impact that practitioners' interactions with children have on children's enjoyment and well-being.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She discussed the club's self-evaluation and plans for continuous improvement.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of practitioners working in the club.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. New practitioners are recruited safely. They are fully vetted and complete a programme of induction training. As a result, practitioners know and understand the club's routines and procedures and carry them out consistently. Managers evaluate the provision and then plan and implement improvements. They have reviewed and improved the arrangements for assessing risks to children attending the club. As a result, they now involve the children in carrying out daily checks of the equipment and premises. This helps to promote children's independence and they learn how to keep themselves and others safe. Parents comment that they feel welcome to share concerns and views with practitioners. They regularly complete questionnaires, and practitioners conscientiously respond to what parents tell them. Partnership working with the school is strong. Club and school practitioners meet regularly to share information

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

about children's interests and welfare. When practitioners plan activities, they take account of the topics being taught in the Reception class.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Managers and practitioners demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of the learning and development requirements. This helps club practitioners to complement and consolidate what children learn in school. For example, practitioners play a spelling game with children. This supports children to use and extend their knowledge of letter sounds in simple words. Children playing outside have good opportunities to be physically active and practise a range of skills. They concentrate hard as they find ways to use their feet to stop the football rolling down the slope. They become deeply involved in group games that require them to know when to move and when to stand completely still. In the hall, children eagerly make pictures using paper, glue and scissors. They demonstrate good cutting skills when they cut out animal shapes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and enthusiastic about attending the after-school club. They choose from a wide range of toys and games. Relationships between practitioners and children are good and children's positive behaviour is promoted well. Practitioners have adopted an approach to guiding children's behaviour that is consistent with the one used in school. This consistency helps to make boundaries clear and children learn to regulate their own behaviour. Rules and routines are well established and help to keep children safe. For example, a drinks monitor is appointed each day. The monitor is responsible for checking that the water container always has water in it. This daily routine helps children learn the importance of drinking water so that they do not become dehydrated. Children learn to make healthy choices. They know that in cold weather they must put their coat on and fasten it up to keep warm. They know that too much juice can damage their teeth but a

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

small amount can be part of a balanced diet. Children's allergies to certain foods are managed safely.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY484237 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 1072963 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 24 Number of children on roll 23 Name of registered person Raindrops Nursery Limited

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Date of previous inspection 31 August 2016 Telephone number 01782 512350

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Raindrops @ Moor First School Club was registered in 2014. The club employs four members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 5, and three hold level 3. The club opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 9am and 3.15pm until 6pm during term time and from 7.30am until 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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