Coksie Kids Club

Coksie Kids Club Poverest Primary School, Tillingbourne Green, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent, BR5 2JD

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 September 2017 23 January 2014

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Not applicable

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 Not all staff have appropriate training to prepare or handle food. This means, on occasions, some staff who prepare food are not trained to do so, as required.  The provider and staff do not always support individual children’s needs, particularly children who may need extra support to join in with other children. This means, on occasions, some children’s emotional needs are not considered.  The provider does not always support staff, or encourage their ongoing professional development to help them develop their knowledge and skills to a consistently good level.  Self-evaluation is not effective enough to successfully identify all areas for improvement, in order to maintain and improve the quality of the club.  The provider and staff do not make effective use of all opportunities for children to develop independence and the ability to do things for themselves.

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It has the following strengths

 Children enjoy their time at the club. They engage in a range of activities. For example, children play with small-world toys, board games and play dough activities.  Children enjoy a range of nutritional snacks every day. This helps to support children to develop an understanding of eating healthily.  Parents say they are extremely happy with the care of their children at the club. Staff engage well with parents to support their children’s care and well-being.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 ensure all staff who prepare and handle food are appropriately trained to do so. 30/10/2017

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 improve opportunities for all children to feel included, especially those who may find it difficult to join in with others during their play  consider ways to make greater use of ongoing self-evaluation, to help identify and precisely analyse strengths and weaknesses in practice  strengthen systems to identify and support staff's on-going professional development  make more effective use of opportunities to develop children's self-help skills and independence during their everyday routines.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector set aside time with the provider to discuss the activities and resources provided.  The inspector observed children during their play and during snack time.  The inspector spoke to parents to seek their views.  The inspector viewed documentation. For example, staff suitability, policies and procedures, risk assessments and staffing records and qualifications.  The inspector spoke with the provider at a convenient time.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Although staff have received previous training in some childcare matters; the provider does not fully support staff's continuous professional development to update their knowledge and skills. Safeguarding is effective. Staff understand and implement policies and procedures to help keep children safe. For example, staff fully risk assess the areas that children use, and supervise children well. All staff know what to do if they are concerned about a child's welfare or if they have any concerns about an adult working with children. The provider has procedures for self-evaluation but this has not identified aspects of practice that needs improving. This is with particular regard to staff training needs, including for preparing and handling food. However, manager is confident that the person normally responsible for preparing and handling food is competent to do so. The provider has met the recommendations from the last inspection.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

At times, the provider and staff do not always interact or engage well with some children and their support is variable. They do not consistently guide them to play or interact with them, especially where they play alone for long periods. In contrast, some interaction and support is good. For example, staff play with children while they dress up, or sit and engage with them during snack time. Staff observe younger children's progress, they monitor what the younger children can do and, at times, share this information with teaching staff at the school. The provider gains information from parents when children first start. For example, they gain information about children's dietary requirements, interests, likes and dislikes. Staff engage well with parents to help support children's emotional well-being and welfare.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff do not always give sufficient attention to encourage younger children to join in and fully support their emotional well-being. Children's behaviour is good. The provider and staff are consistent in their approach in supporting positive behaviour. For example, children are regularly reminded to walk in the hall. Children develop warm relationships with staff. The staff are positive role models for children. They offer lots of praise and encouragement for children to support their confidence. However, staff do not consistently support children's independence and give them the choice to do things for themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY363003 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 1068848 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 32 Number of children on roll 5 Name of registered person Helen Coker

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Date of previous inspection 23 January 2014 Telephone number 07739464336

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Coksie Kids Club registered in 2007. The club is situated in Poverest Primary School, Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley. There are five members of staff, including the owner. Of these, four members of staff have childcare qualifications. The club is open Monday to Friday, during term time. Sessions are from 3.15pm until 6pm. The provider also runs a holiday club Monday to Friday, during school holidays. These sessions are from 8am until 6pm.

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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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