Honicknowle After School Club/playscheme

Honicknowle After School Club/playscheme Honicknowle Youth & Community Centre, Honicknowle Green, Plymouth, PL5 3PX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 March 2018 13 October 2017

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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 manager has made significant improvements since the last inspection to meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage. They protect children from exposure to inappropriate content on the internet, ensure all staff are suitable and that those who accompany children on outings hold valid paediatric first-aid training. They have improved partnerships with parents and other settings.  Staff are friendly and welcoming, and establish strong bonds with the children. Children enter the setting happily and soon settle at an activity with their friends. They play well together and confidently explore the range of toys that staff set out.  Staff provide good support for children's independence. For instance, they encourage children to have a go at slicing fruit and pouring drinks at snack time.  Staff plan interesting and enjoyable activities that motivate children and build on their existing skills. For example, children happily make cards for their loved ones, build

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This provision is good

sandcastles and collectively paint a large picture.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff miss some opportunities during adult-led activities and snack times to support the youngest children's communication skills. For example, they do not consistently allow enough time for them to answer questions or share their experiences and ideas.  Staff do not routinely provide a broad range of opportunities for children to be physically active and exercise.

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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

 encourage the youngest children to share their ideas and experiences more fully during planned activities and snack times  provide more opportunities for children to participate in physical play and exercise, to support them to be more active.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's interactions with staff and each other, and watched as they explored the resources.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager, to evaluate the quality of staff's practice during an activity.  The inspector spoke with staff, children and their parents throughout the inspection.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager at an appropriate time during the inspection.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including staff's training certificates and suitability checks, risk assessments and 'communication books'.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have a clear understanding of child protection issues and the procedures to follow if they have any concerns about a child's welfare. They successfully assess risks at the premises and on outings, to check for any hazards and promote children's safety. For example, staff ensure the building is secure and deploy themselves well so they can supervise children closely. The manager uses individual and team meetings effectively, to identify any training needs and ensure staff understand their responsibilities. For instance, all staff have completed training to raise their awareness of extremist views and behaviours relating to the wider aspects of safeguarding, to help them protect children from harm. The manager involves the staff team in identifying any areas for development, and proactively puts plans in place to address them. She has started to implement peer observations, to help reflect on staff's

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

practice, to recognise their individual strengths and development points.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff play with children enthusiastically when invited and get involved in their activities, to provide any help that children need. For example, when children imaginatively take the role of a hairdresser, staff willingly model for children and play along, such as making suggestions about what they would like done to their hair. Children are keen to join in with the planned activities and receive good support from staff. For instance, they make cards for their families and, after discussing various ideas with staff about how to personalise them, very excitedly incorporate a joke. Children enjoy practising their writing skills, such as adding their names inside the cards, and proudly show their efforts to staff. Partnerships with others involved in children's care are effective. Staff keep parents informed of their child's day and the activities they have enjoyed, and obtain information from schools to enable consistency in children's experiences.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff work sensitively and closely with parents, to promote complementary care routines and experiences for children. For example, staff suggest behaviour management strategies that parents can try at home so that children receive consistent messages. Staff show children good respect, such as asking if they have finished with an activity before putting it away and getting another out. Children behave well and play cooperatively together. Staff talk very positively to children and boost their self-esteem effectively. For instance, they 'high five' children and celebrate children's efforts with each other. Staff provide good support to build children's awareness of staying healthy, such as by offering children choices from a nutritious range of snacks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 117122 Local authority Plymouth Inspection number 1116339 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 22 Number of children on roll 37 Name of registered person Honicknowle Commnet Limited

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Date of previous inspection 13 October 2017 Telephone number 01752 216516

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Honicknowle After School Club/playscheme registered in 2000. It operates from a youth centre in the city of Plymouth. The club is open each weekday from 3pm to 6pm during term time. There are five members of staff, four of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications to level 2 or 3.

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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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