Abacus After School Club

Abacus After School Club Engayne Primary School, Severn Drive, Upminster, Essex, RM14 1SW

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 March 2018 25 January 2016

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The leadership of the after school club is inspirational. The providers and manager lead a team of highly dedicated and experienced staff who are passionate about their role. They have successfully addressed the action from the previous inspection and continually strive to provide exceptionally high-quality provision for children.  All children benefit from innovative and exciting activities which are wholly suitable to the type of provision. Children are highly motivated and enthusiastic and their levels of concentration are exceptional.  Children's behaviour is exemplary. Children write and illustrate their own rules which are displayed and regularly discussed. They include; be kind to everyone and treat people how you would like to be treated yourself.  The providers implement an ethos of continual reflection to enhance all aspects of practice. They include the views of staff, parents and children to help them ensure that

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This provision is outstanding

the club is precisely tailored to meet the individual needs of those who attend.  Children build close relationships with their key person. Staff are warm and caring, and create an inclusive and welcoming club for all children. This helps children to develop strong emotional attachments and forge close friendships with one another.

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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

 consider ways to gain even more information from teachers about what children are doing at school to continue complementing their learning at the highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children engaged in outdoor and indoor activities.  The inspector completed a joint observation of an activity with the manager of the club.  The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working at the club.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have an excellent understanding of the possible signs, symptoms and indicators of abuse and neglect. They have a superb knowledge of wider safeguarding concerns and know how to refer any concerns about a child's welfare. The premises are safe and secure, and children's safety is given utmost priority. Staff are vigilant to risks and continually change the layout of the premises to ensure children's safety even further. For example, they have recently moved the signing-out table to create a barrier between the main playroom and the entrance door that parents use. There are robust systems in place for the recruitment, induction and vetting of staff. This ensures staff are suitable and well qualified for their role. Staff are extremely well supported by the providers and benefit from training opportunities to enhance their already excellent knowledge and skills. The manager observes staff as they interact with the children and

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

provides succinct feedback which helps them to continually improve their practice. This has a positive impact on the service provided for the children. Partnerships with parents are exceptional. Parents are provided with copious amounts of information about what their child does at the club and also on wider issues, such as safeguarding. Information is shared with staff in the host school on a daily basis. The providers recognise that more in- depth information sharing would help to complement and consolidate what children are learning in school even further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children excitedly join in the rich and varied activities with enthusiasm and concentrate exceptionally well. For example, children spend a long time carefully thinking about how they can build their spinner to make it spin for the longest time. Children are fully involved in the planning of activities. Staff ask them to evaluate activities and their comments are considered for future planning. Children relish taking part in craft activities. They create a wide array of pictures using sequins, pompoms and coloured paper. Staff talk to children about what they have made and show them how to handle scissors correctly. Children use their imagination as they pretend to be travel agents, selling holidays to America, Tenerife and Australia for one pound.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children thoroughly enjoy playing outdoors where they access fresh air, play games and use their scooters. They learn about taking risks and keeping themselves safe. For example, they know that they cannot ride their scooter unless they are wearing a safety helmet. Children enjoy a wide array of healthy and nutritious snacks. They competently serve themselves to pasta, sauce and cheese. Children communicate exceptionally well with their friends and staff about their home lives and recent experiences.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY341426 Local authority Havering Inspection number 1083555 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 - 11 Total number of places 45 Number of children on roll 99 Name of registered person Sharon Williams and Kayley Harrington Partnership

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Date of previous inspection 25 January 2016 Telephone number 07903 708764

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Abacus After School Club registered in 2006. The club employs 12 members of childcare staff, including two bank staff, the providers and an area manager. Of these, five hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The club opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 3.10pm 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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