The Activity Club

The Activity Club The Old School, Castle Way, Willington, Derby, DE65 6BT

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 August 2017 29 October 2013

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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 provide a range of imaginative and challenging activities, engaging children of all ages. Resources are bright and colourful. Children and their parents are proud of the tasks they complete at the club.  The manager provides caring and purposeful leadership. She sets a clear direction for future development and is supported well by the thoughtful and committed staff team.  Children are well behaved. Staff are positive role models and relationships are good. Staff know children and their families well. Staff have a good understanding of how to keep children safe and protected. Children develop strong bonds with staff and form good friendships with other children.  Parents appreciate the care staff provide. They know their children's key person well. They receive useful information and guidance about their children's experiences during their time in the club.  The club builds good relationships with other settings children attend. Staff share

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This provision is good

information about children's interests and experiences to support continuity in their care and well-being.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The procedures to help staff develop the quality of their teaching to the highest level are not fully embedded.  Staff do not consistently help children to think for themselves and deepen their understanding.

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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 the support and training for staff to help them achieve the highest quality of teaching  sharpen staff's interaction skills, such as the use of questions, to help children to think more deeply and further develop their understanding.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children.  The inspector completed joint observations with the manager.  The inspector spoke to children and staff.  The inspector held meetings with the manager. He looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of staff.  The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager is a positive role model. She maintains a warm, caring ethos through periods of change. Priorities for future development reflect the views of children, parents and staff. The manager provides good support for staff overall to help develop their leadership roles, such as for the deputy manager and the special educational needs coordinator. Safeguarding is effective. All staff have received child protection training and the management ensures their knowledge and understanding is up to date. Staff are well deployed to supervise and care for children, including during collection from the different schools they attend. All staff have first-aid training and know how to respond to an incident.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff gather useful information from parents about children's interests and personal development when they first join the club. They use this knowledge well to plan activities which engage and motivate children. They further develop children's enthusiasm by linking activities to themes chosen by the children themselves. Consequently, children are very proud of their creative work, inspired by art from Australia and Greece, in the topic of 'Around the world'. Staff help children to solve problems and meet challenges in their games and activities. For example, children enjoy testing their physical prowess in physical activities based on Scotland's traditional highland games. Staff provide good opportunities for children to listen to stories, read books or dress up and create their own adventures.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff quickly establish good relationships with children. Staff are particularly skilled at helping children who lack confidence in their social skills to settle in well and grow in confidence and assurance. Children of all ages and from different school settings form strong friendships. Parents typically comment that their children really enjoy being at the club and do not want to hurry home. Children learn to be safe and they work with staff to develop the rules for the club. They tidy up together well when they complete an activity or prepare for their meals. Staff encourage children to be independent and confident in their own abilities. They help children to be tolerant towards those who hold different ideas and beliefs to their own. For example, children learn about different cultural festivals and hold special activity days. They make a good contribution to regular charitable fund- raising events, particularly through their baking sales. Staff promote children's knowledge

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

and understanding of hygiene and healthy lifestyles well. They help children to make healthy choices and prepare well-balanced meals and snacks for them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY248186 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 1064384 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 45 Number of children on roll 50 Name of registered person The Activity Club Partnership

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 29 October 2013 Telephone number 07788 728391

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The Activity Club registered in 2003. The club employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The club opens from Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 9am and from 2.45pm to 6pm in 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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