Nico Afterschool Club

Nico Afterschool Club Ealing Abbey, Charlbury Grove, London, W5 2DZ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 February 2018 10 September 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

 Staff provide a very warm welcome to all children. They create a very secure and stimulating environment. Children thoroughly enjoy their time at the club. They make good friendships and socialise very well. They have plenty of opportunity to pursue activities of their choice. They relax and play happily after a busy school day.  Staff are very good role models for the children. They are kind, supportive, enthusiastic and encouraging. They involve children in creating club rules for positive behavior. Children take responsibility for ensuring they and others follow the rules. Children have a strong sense of belonging at their club. They behave very well.  Children enjoy a choice of healthy and nutritious food. They develop good self-care skills, happily washing their hands before meals, for example. They choose from a variety of physical play every day, which keeps them fit and healthy.  The manager and her well-qualified team are passionate about providing the very best

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This provision is good

for the children. They understand children's needs and generally have high aspirations for their well-being and care.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Sometimes, staff complete tasks that children could manage by themselves as part of their developing independence, such as pouring their own drinks.  The manager does not actively seek feedback from parents to ensure that their views form part of the club's self-evaluation.

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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

 make greater use of opportunities to help children to manage tasks by themselves, to support their developing independence  develop more strategies to find out parents' views on all aspects of the provision, to take into account when planning for future improvements.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and staff interacting together during activities.  The inspector discussed her observations with the manager.  The inspector talked with the manager and staff about their understanding of safeguarding and checked required documentation.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation and professional development with the manager and staff.  The inspector spoke with the parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The manager and staff work well as an effective team. They rigorously implement all safeguarding policies and procedures, such as risk assessments and fire drills. The manager ensures that staff supervise the children well at all times, for example, when they play outdoors. Safeguarding is effective. The manager supports staff to build on children's interests to further enrich the provision. For example, when children wanted more recycling, staff developed a project and everyone got involved. They made posters and now even the youngest children know how to sort plastics from cardboard. Children develop a good ability to care for their environment. Staff keep parents well informed about their children's time at the club when they collect their children at the end of the day. Staff keep excellent records of children's learning and development, which parents say they value very much. Parents appreciate the good relationships staff have with their

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

children's school and pre-school teachers. Staff pass on information about their children reliably, which helps with the consistency of care for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The experienced staff gather good information from parents and children. They soon get to know each individual child and their preferences. Staff plan the environment carefully to provide stimulating resources and activities to meet children's interests and needs. For example, play dough is a particular favourite for some of the youngest children. As soon as tea is over, they get absorbed in making 'ice creams' and 'cakes' from the dough. Staff promote lively conversations about different flavours and suggest they might make cakes for each other. This helps children to develop their skills in communication and language as well as strengthen their friendships very well. Children choose puzzles, drawing, and lay on cushions and read, or join in with more active sports or games. Whatever they choose, they receive good support from skilful staff.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children settle in quickly at the club and are very happy and confident. Their very positive relationships with the staff significantly support their emotional well-being. Children soon become familiar with the routines that keep them safe. For example, they know they need to listen to staff and to walk sensibly inside. Children all get on well together. Older children enjoy helping with the younger ones by holding their hands when on outings to the park, for example. This promotes their sense of responsibility and care for each other very well. Staff provide children with good opportunities to learn about a wide variety of cultural festivals and events. For example, on International Day, each child was encouraged to talk and share thoughts about their country of origin. Such activities promote respect for diversity and difference very well indeed. Children, including those who learn English as an additional language, thrive at the club.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY460086 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 1071548 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 - 8 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 8 Name of registered person Nicoletta Frosi

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Date of previous inspection 10 September 2014 Telephone number 07984 827693

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Nico Afterschool Club registered in February 2013. It operates from one room and a hall within a church building in the grounds of Ealing Abbey in the London Borough of Ealing. The club operates on weekdays during term times. A breakfast club runs from 7.45am to 8.45am and the after-school club runs from 3.30pm to 6pm. The setting employs five members of staff. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications.

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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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