Come And Play Childcare Ltd

Come And Play Childcare Ltd Cheam Common Infant School, Balmoral Road, Worcester Park, KT4 8SS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 March 2018 Not applicable

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The provider has failed to implement robust recruitment and vetting procedures in a timely fashion. This is a breech in the safeguarding requirement and means that the necessary procedures to ascertain the suitability of staff are not completed.  Younger children are not assigned a key person to help them settle. This limits staff's ability to develop links with parents to understand and meet children's individual needs.  Staff do not develop partnerships with the school to receive valuable support and advice, to enhance consistency in children's care. Self-evaluation is not effective in improving the quality of the provision and does not consistently seek the views or opinions of parents to help involve them fully in the ongoing evaluation of the club.

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It has the following strengths

 Children enjoy regular fresh air and exercise, and play outdoors daily. Staff talk and interact with children as they play, to encourage their participation and enjoyment. Children develop independence in addressing their personal needs, such as handwashing before eating food, and take on small responsibilities. For example, they create their own wraps by selecting fillings of their choice.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 implement effective procedures to ensure that all staff are vetted for suitability prior to working with children 18/04/2018

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Due Date

 ensure each younger child is assigned a key person. 11/04/2018

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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

 develop partnerships with the school, to fully share relevant information about children  review and strengthen the evaluation of the setting to identify priorities for improvement and seek the views of parents to further enhance experiences for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to staff and children.  The inspector observed the quality of interaction between staff and children.  The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability of staff working in the club. She also looked at a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective. The provider does not fully understand her role and responsibility to ensure children's safety at the club. For example, she does not complete sufficient suitability checks on staff, which compromises children's welfare and safety. However, the manager and staff have a secure understanding of how to identify concerns about a child's welfare. They regularly attend training and know the current procedures to follow if there are concerns about a child's welfare. Staff carry out daily risk assessments to ensure the premises are suitably safe and secure. Staff's ongoing professional development is sufficiently promoted. For instance, the provider provides staff with regular supervisions and appraisals. They are also encouraged to undertake training relevant to their job role; for example, food hygiene to support staff to be vigilant of children's health requirements. Self-evaluation is weak, despite regular evaluations by the

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

provider. It is not fully embedded to support the provider in identifying a number of legal requirements that have not been met. In addition, the views of parents are not obtained to further enhance the evaluation of the setting.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children enjoy their time at the provision. Staff plan a balanced range of child-led and adult-lead activities throughout the session to offer children variety. For example, children enjoy building with construction and have fun outside playing team games, such as football, and having races while rolling hoops. Staff support children's imagination and creativity well. For instance, children enjoyed making bumble bees and butterflies with recycled materials and pipe cleaners for their spring display. Staff encourage children to build on what they have learned at school. For instance, children practise their writing skills as they access paper, pencils, rulers and scissors. Staff share photographs with parents of the activities in which their children take part. However, they have yet to develop partnerships with the school to exchange relevant information to promote consistency in the provision.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in leadership and management mean that children's welfare and safety are compromised. There is no key-person system for the younger children. This is a requirement of the early years foundation stage and helps children to settle with ease, particularly when they first start at the provision. Children of varying ages play well together, are polite and behave well towards their peers and the staff. For example, they take pleasure in taking part in group games and understand the importance of taking turns. Staff support children's understanding of healthy eating. For instance, they provide a wide range of healthy snack options that children enjoy after a busy day at school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495666 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 1034636 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 24 Number of children on roll 59 Name of registered person Come And Play Childcare Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07867 422211

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Come and Play Childcare Ltd registered in 2015 and operates within the grounds of Cheam Common Infant School. The club opens Monday to Friday, term time only. The breakfast club runs from 7.30am to 8.50am and the after-school club runs from 3.15pm to 6pm. The club cares for children who attend the infant school and are between four and eight years of age.

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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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