Copmanthorpe Out of School Club

Copmanthorpe Out of School Club Copmanthorpe Recreation Centre & Sports Club, Barons Crescen, Copmanthorpe, YORK, YO23 3YR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 August 2017 29 August 2013

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The provider has failed to notify Ofsted of a change of manager.  Staff have insufficient knowledge of safeguarding matters. They do not know which authorities to raise their concerns with and do not know about more recent safeguarding legislation and guidance. Furthermore, the designated safeguard lead has not attended suitable training to enable her to effectively support and guide other staff.  Staff do not effectively interact with children to engage them in purposeful play and aid their perseverance and enjoyment in activities.  Managers do not effectively monitor staff's performance to identify their training needs and develop their skills, knowledge and understanding of practice.  Staff are not effectively deployed to ensure that children are adequately supervised and safe at all times.

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It has the following strengths

 Staff are suitably qualified. They use the key-person system effectively to develop positive relationships with children and their families. Children are relaxed and happy in the club.  The premises are safe and secure. All staff hold paediatric first-aid qualifications to support them to deal with accidents and injuries effectively.  Children of all ages play together well. They know how to take turns and share resources fairly.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure that all staff are trained in safeguarding matters, know how to identify and respond to abuse and understand their responsibilities under 'Prevent' duty 30/08/2017

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Due Date

 ensure that the designated safeguard lead attends relevant child protection training that enables them to identify, understand and respond to abuse 29/09/2017

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Due Date

 improve the deployment of staff to make sure that children are supervised and safe at all times 30/08/2017

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Due Date

 ensure that staff engage children in purposeful play and have the capacity to positively interact with them 05/09/2017

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Due Date

 improve systems to supervise, train and coach staff in order to improve their personal effectiveness. 05/09/2017

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the premises.  The inspector observed activities and spoke to children and staff.  The inspector looked at evidence of staff suitability checks, a sample of policies and procedures and other relevant documentation.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector considered the views of parents spoken to on the day.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The provider has failed to notify Ofsted of a change of manager. The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. Staff are insufficiently trained in child protection matters. For example, they do not know which authorities to contact in the event that the provider does not act upon their concerns. Additionally, staff have not retained information from training to ensure that they understand their responsibilities under 'Prevent' duty guidance. Furthermore, the designated safeguard lead has not attended a relevant child protection course. This means that she is not effectively equipped with the knowledge and understanding of safeguarding matters to advise, guide and support staff. The systems to supervise, train and mentor staff have failed to ensure that they fully understand their roles and responsibilities. Consequently, some staff supervise rather than engage children in meaningful interactions. Despite this, the manager inspires to improve and welcomes

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

support from the local authority. Staff have positive relationships with parents and exchange relevant information to promote continuity of care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Some staff lack the ability to engage children in purposeful play. They often adopt a supervisory role and their interactions are weak. Consequently, children lose interest in activities and spend long periods playing alone. Contrary to this, other staff play alongside children and support them to play imaginatively. For example, staff help children to create a restaurant and encourage them to pretend to serve and eat food. Children play cooperatively as part of a group, acting out a narrative and negotiating roles. They enjoy playing football and skilfully kick and dribble the ball. Staff complete observations to help them find out about children's interests. They gather relevant information from schools to build a picture of children's needs and promote consistency of care.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Staff are not deployed effectively to ensure that children are adequately supervised and safe at all times. They leave the room to attend to routine tasks and sometimes position themselves badly, so that they are unaware of what children are doing behind them. However, children behave well and are polite and respectful to others. Staff use reward schemes to help children celebrate their achievements and good behaviour. They provide healthy snacks and organise games and activities to encourage children to be physically active. Children are provided with a good selection of toys and resources, which they use to support their play. They are independent and are provided with opportunities to develop self-care skills. For example, children serve themselves snack and tidy away afterwards.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 502017 Local authority York Inspection number 1064176 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 5 - 11 Total number of places 48 Number of children on roll 8 Name of registered person Tony McGale

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Date of previous inspection 29 August 2013 Telephone number 01904 778696

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Copmanthorpe Out of School Club was first registered in 2001. The club employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold relevant early years qualifications at level 3 and above, including one with qualified teacher status. The club opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 9am and 3pm to 6pm during term time. The club operates 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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