Dovecote Playscheme

Dovecote Playscheme The Dovecote, Nightingale Avenue, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 7BU

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 August 2017 22 October 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

 Children are confident and happy at the club. They enter the club positively and settle well to activities that support children's development and offer good interest.  Children have good relationships with one another and show respect and consideration to others. Staff use group times well at the beginning of the day, to talk to the children about expected behaviour and how to be safe.  Partnerships with parents are good. Staff keep parents up to date on their children's day through regularly exchanging information, which supports good working relationships.  The management team has effective systems for safer recruitment, staff induction and supervision, including appraisals and training, which maintains children's welfare effectivity.  The management team self-evaluates well and has proactivity addressed the last inspection findings to make good improvements to advance the club.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasions, staff do not help older children learn more about how to manage their own feelings or support them to understand further about how their actions may affect others.  Staff do not always actively gather information about children's learning with other settings they attend, to help enhance continuity in their care and learning further.

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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 ways to help older children manage their own feelings and gain an understanding of how their actions may affect others  enhance information sharing more with other settings that children attend, to help achieve greater consistency and support for children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and children's involvement in the club's play area and outside.  The inspector looked at children's records and documentation, and discussed these with staff.  The inspector observed the interaction between staff and parents during hand-over times. The inspector spoke to the children to gauge their views of the club.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the registered provider and reflected on the activity with him afterwards.  The inspector observed documentation in relation to safeguarding, risk assessments and daily attendance registers.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff deploy themselves well to meet the needs of children effectively and offer good security. For example, they supervise children well, especially when outside, which contributes to keeping them safe. Staff have a good understanding of their role and responsibility to safeguard children, including what to do if they have concerns about a child's welfare. The management team works well with the staff and provides reliable training to ensure their knowledge is up to date with current requirements. For instance, staff have recently undertaken food hygiene training, to help them understand the safe storage of food and implement correct hygiene practices. Parents have a good range of information available to them.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff create a welcoming environment for the children and provide a varied range of activities to support their ongoing development and progress. For example, children laugh and have great fun as they play a game of limbo. Children enjoy a good amount of creative activities, where they enjoy exploring with media and materials. For example, children enjoy exploring 'gloop', making patterns and have fun experimenting with water and ice. Children have good opportunities to increase their listening and speaking skills. For example, during group times staff ask children a range of questions and include them well in conversations. Children are well entertained at the club and enjoy the structured activities on offer. For example, making fruit smoothies and kebabs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children demonstrate that they feel safe in the club and are emotionally secure. For example, they welcome visitors into the club and talk to them confidently in the proximity of the staff. Staff encourage children to support each other well. For example, they show children how to reset games and then encourage them to do this independently for their friends. Staff support children well to learn about the world around them. For example, they enjoy recycling games with the children to enhance their awareness of how to maintain the environment. Staff help children learn how to keep themselves healthy. For instance, they remind them to drink and select from the fruit bowl when hungry, maintaining good hygiene procedures. Staff support and effectively promote children's physical skills. For example, children have good amounts of time playing outside and enjoy tag games, table tennis and exploration on the large climbing frame.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 134645 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 1070273 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 27 Number of children on roll 3 Name of registered person Dovecote Voluntary Parent Committee

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 22 October 2014 Telephone number 01865 712299

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Dovecote Playscheme registered in 2001. It operates from the Dovecote Centre in the Greater Leys area of the City of Oxford. The setting operates an after-school club during school term times on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3.30pm to 5.15pm. In addition, a playscheme is available during the Easter and summer holidays, from Monday to Thursday inclusive, running from 10am to 3.30pm. There are five staff, four of whom hold appropriate early years childcare qualifications, including one member of staff with qualified teacher status.

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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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