CJ's Playcare (Kirkhamgate)

CJ's Playcare (Kirkhamgate) Kirkhamgate Outwood Primary Academy, Brandy Carr Road, Kirkhamgate, WAKEFIELD, West Yorkshire, WF2 0RS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 January 2018 7 April 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

 The management team provides caring and purposeful leadership. They set clear priorities for future development. They are supported by a committed, well-qualified staff team.  Staff provide a range of imaginative and challenging activities, which engages children of all ages. Resources are often bright and colourful. Children and their parents are proud of the tasks they complete at the club, such as their collage pictures and junk models.  Children are well behaved. Staff are positive role models and relationships are good. 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 are well informed about how children spend their time at the club and welcome the support and advice staff provide.  The club builds good relationships with other settings that 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:

 Procedures for building further on the quality of staff's interactions are not rigorous enough to always help children to get the most out of all their experiences at the club.  Staff do not consistently help children to think for themselves and deepen their understanding and involvement.

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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 to achieve the highest quality in their interactions with children, to further enrich children's experiences  sharpen staff's skills, such as the use of questions, to help children to think for themselves and deepen 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 a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector spoke to children and staff.  The inspector held discussions 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

Safeguarding is effective. All staff receive regular child protection training. The management ensures their knowledge and understanding is up to date through staff meetings and discussions. Staff are well deployed to supervise and care for children. They are all trained in paediatric first aid and know how to respond to an incident. The manager ensures that priorities for future development reflect the opinions of parents and staff and self-evaluation is accurate, overall. For example, staff extended the range of creative and baking opportunities in response to parental views. Children are fully involved in developing the rules for the club and helping everyone to follow them.

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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 make regular observations of children's engagement and enjoyment in their activities. They use this knowledge well to help children to settle in quickly and develop their confidence. Staff help children to develop their creative interests and solve problems. For example, children enjoy making imaginative models and puppets with a wide range of different papers, fabrics and junk materials. Staff provide good opportunities for children to listen to stories, read books or create their own adventures. Children have many opportunities to be physically active and to invent their own games with bats, balls hoops and other sporting equipment. Staff work well with the host school and other support professionals to help all children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, enjoy all that the club offers.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff quickly establish good relationships with children. Parents comment that their children really enjoy being at the club and do not want to hurry home. Staff are skilled at helping children who lack confidence or have emotional concerns to settle in and grow in self-awareness. They help children to feel valued and appreciated. For example, they display the outcomes from their creative activities for other parents and children to enjoy. Children learn to play safely and take responsibility for their own behaviour. For example, they play out on dark evenings taking good care to look out for each other. Staff promote children's knowledge and understanding of good hygiene and healthy eating. They help children to make healthy choices at snack times and they contribute to preparing their own meal. Staff encourage children to be independent and confident in their own ability. They help children to be tolerant towards those who hold different ideas and beliefs to

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

their own. Staff promote an understanding of the diversity of modern Britain. For example, children regularly participate in festivals from around the world.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY289799 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 1087943 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 3 - 11 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 13 Name of registered person James Christopher Jones

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Date of previous inspection 7 April 2014 Telephone number 07921 196192

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CJ's Playcare (Kirkhamgate) registered in 2004. The club employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 2, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 6. The club opens Monday to Friday, 7.50am until 8.50am and 3.15pm until 6pm during term time.

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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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