Stars Out of School Club

Stars Out of School Club Hilton Village Hall, Peacroft Lane, Derby, DE65 5GH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 June 2017 9 January 2014

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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

 Partnership working with parents is well established and effective. Staff encourage a regular flow of information and share daily information with parents about their children's experiences to help support continuity in care.  Staff provides a broad range of fun activities and resources that promotes children's enjoyment while at the club. Children say that they enjoy their time at the club and like making new friends.  Staff help children to develop positive attitudes and good behaviour. Children develop good social skills as they play alongside their peers. They enjoy taking part in collaborative activities and games and responsibly tidy away toys together.  Staff support children's healthy lifestyles effectively. Outdoor play is strongly encouraged and children fully benefit from physically active play after their school day.  The management team evaluates the quality of the provision successfully. The views of

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This provision is good

children, parents and all staff are highly valued. These are included in the process to help implement ongoing improvements to the club.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not make the most of opportunities for children to explore their own ideas during art and craft activities. Sometimes, staff step in and make suggestions before the children have time to think about what to do or how they are going to do things.

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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

 extend opportunities for children to explore and express their own ideas, to help them think even more about how they are doing things.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play during indoor and outdoor activities.  The inspector spoke to staff and children and held discussions with the deputy manager, manager and directors at convenient times throughout the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the manager.  The inspector took into account the views of the parents she spoke to during the inspection.  The inspector read some of the club's documentation, including the safeguarding policy and procedures and discussed these with the manager and directors. She also checked staffs' qualifications and suitability.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff are vigilant and deployed effectively, supervising children well. The manager ensures that staff have a thorough understanding and knowledge of how to keep children safe from harm. Staff know their responsibilities and who to contact if they have concerns about a child's welfare. Most staff hold a current paediatric first-aid certificate and know how to deal with an accident. Recruitment procedures are robust and help ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Monitoring of staff performance is very good. The manager carries out supervision sessions and appraisals to help identify staff's training needs and to enhance their practice. The manager and her team have addressed the recommendations from the previous inspection. They have successfully changed the organisation of the environment to meet the needs of all the children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children show enjoyment at the club and take part in the wide variety of activities on offer. Staff readily respond to children's needs, moving around to deploy themselves effectively that helps to support and guide children when necessary. The manager and staff know children in their care well and have a very good understanding of their interests and individual requirements. Following suggestions from children, staff adapt their planned activities to meet the interests of the children, such as making a fairy garden. Staff talk to children at mealtime and throughout the session. They encourage speaking skills and provide opportunities for children to talk about their own experiences. For example, children talk about their holidays as they play imaginatively and go on a journey in an aeroplane. Strong links with the local schools help staff to plan activities that complement what children do at school and help continuity of learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are enthusiastic about attending the club. Staff are calm, friendly and approachable. They are consistent in their approach and when needed, remind children of the rules of the club to stay safe. Staff build secure relationships with children and respond well to them. They support children closely to help them settle well, such as providing a key person for each child. Staff help children to feel valued and to learn about one another's diverse lives. Children play happily and with confidence as they move at ease around the room and outdoors. They learn to respect and care for each other, for example, by sharing and taking turns in their play and daily routines. Staff provides children with a wide range of nutritious, well-balanced mealtime food. Children's are very able and make healthy choices as they help themselves to their food.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY466823 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 1088188 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 - 12 Total number of places 60 Number of children on roll 2 Name of registered person Little Stars Nursery Limited

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Date of previous inspection 9 January 2014 Telephone number 01283734488

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Stars Out of School Club registered in 2013 and is located in Hilton, Derby. The club employs 12 member of staff, of whom four hold early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The manager holds a degree in childcare and both directors have qualified teacher status. The club is open Monday to Friday during school term time only. It runs a breakfast club which operates from 7.30am until 9am and an after-school session which operates from 2.45pm until 6.15pm.

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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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