Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones Chertsey Road Hall, Chertsey Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 6EW

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 March 2018 31 October 2017

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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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:

 Leaders have not ensured that younger children are assigned a key person to ensure that their individual care needs are sufficiently met. As a result, some children are not as settled as they could be within the club and do not demonstrate high levels of emotional well-being.  Staff do not consistently teach children to follow the club rules to help keep themselves safe, such as not running indoors.  Leaders do not use self-evaluation well enough, to identify and address weaknesses in the provision swiftly.  Staff do not consistently encourage young children to take responsibility for small tasks.  Children do not have sufficient opportunities to be physically active to help them to understand the importance of regular exercise.

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It has the following strengths

 Partnerships with parents are good. Staff share information with parents about what their children have been doing. They keep them well-informed about the activities the children have enjoyed the most during the day.  Leaders use effective recruitment, induction and mentoring processes to check and maintain ongoing suitability of staff to work with children.  Children have access to a wide range of resources inside. They enjoy exploring and investigating and show good levels of imagination.

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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 that all children are assigned a key person to take responsibility for their individual care needs. 30/03/2018

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 continue to help children to understand the importance of following the expectations of the club boundaries and how to keep themselves safe  review the effectiveness of self-evaluation, to help to further identify weaknesses in the provision and swiftly resolve these  provide further opportunities to encourage children to complete tasks independently  explore a variety of ways to encourage children to be physically active.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed interactions between the staff and the children during activities and assessed the impact on the children.  The inspector questioned staff on their understanding of how to keep children safe.  The inspector completed a joint observation of an activity with the manager.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of the staff working in the setting.  The inspector viewed the areas of the club used by children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Leaders do not use self-evaluation systems effectively to review the overall effectiveness of the practice in the club, set targets and maintain a good level of provision overall. However, they do seek the views of children and parents to help make improvements. For example, they ask the children what resources they would like the club to purchase. Safeguarding is effective. Staff have completed relevant training and understand how to keep children safe. They are aware of the signs that a child may be a risk of harm and what to do if they have any concerns. Regular discussions between staff members enable them to communicate effectively about plans for the day and share ideas for activities. Regular appraisals help the manager to monitor staff performance and support their ongoing professional development. Staff work well with other settings children attend, such as school. They share daily information to help provide continuity in children's care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Most children enjoy their time at the club. Staff plan exciting activities to encourage children to become engrossed in their play. For example, children eagerly make rainmakers and carefully decorate these with coloured sequins. Staff interact well with children. During activities they ask children questions to support their learning further. For example, they talk to the children about their families and children make links between the pictures on puzzles and their family members. However, staff occasionally miss opportunities to encourage children to complete tasks for themselves. For instance, they do not allow children to try things for themselves before helping them. Children show high levels of imagination as they use a castle, horses and knights and act out pretending to guard the castle from dragons.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Staff do not consistently promote the individual needs of children effectively. For example, the setting does not have an effective system to ensure that all children have a designated person responsible for meeting their specific emotional and care needs. As a result, some children are quiet and withdrawn and staff do not always encourage or motivate them to become fully involved in activities. Children's overall behaviour is good. They are friendly and polite and play well alongside others. However, staff do not consistently encourage children to follow the rules of the club and keep themselves safe. For example, at inspection children were observed running around the club and staff did not discourage this or help them to understand why this was not appropriate behaviour. Staff place a good focus on helping children to lead healthy lifestyles. For example, children have a freshly cooked hot meal and are encouraged to follow robust hygiene practices. However,

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

there are few opportunities for children to be physically active; for example, through regular exercise and access to fresh air.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY433956 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1117754 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 - 7 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 10 Name of registered person Mr Philip Stone and Mrs Sharon Stone Partnership

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Date of previous inspection 31 October 2017 Telephone number 07748531278

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Stepping Stones re-registered in 2011. It operates from the Chertsey Road Hall, in the village of Windlesham, Surrey. The after-school provision operates Monday to Friday from 3pm to 6pm, during term time only. The holiday playscheme operates from 8am to 6pm during five weeks of the school holidays. There are six members of staff, three of whom hold relevant 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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