Barracudas (Tonbridge)

Barracudas (Tonbridge) Tonbridge Grammar School For Girls, Deakin Leas, Tonbridge, TN9 2JR

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 April 2018 Not applicable

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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 quality and variety of activities available for the children are outstanding. Staff provide children with an abundance of interesting and challenging experiences inside and outdoors. These provide exceptional opportunities for children to make their own decisions about what they want to do.  The highly qualified and experienced management team has very high expectations of what children are able to achieve. Children's well-being is significantly enhanced. Staff follow extremely well-thought-out procedures and their practice is excellent.  Excellent leadership is highly focused on continually improving practices to provide the best quality care and experiences for the children.  Staff provide children with a highly effective approach to developing healthy lifestyles. A great deal of time is spent outside where children engage in an extensive range of physical activities.  Children are highly motivated and their behaviour is exemplary. They thoroughly enjoy

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This provision is outstanding

their time at the holiday club. Children like playing with others and individually, are extremely confident communicators and make new friends easily.  Staff are very friendly and children form excellent relationships with them. Children's individual needs are consistently met extremely well and children are exceptionally confident and settled. Children have an extremely strong sense of belonging.  Parents are extremely engaged and knowledgeable about their children's experiences. They provide highly positive feedback. They say that the staff are excellent and that their children are extremely happy.

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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

 continue to build on and monitor the impact of parents' and children's contributions to help improve the club even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of staff working with the children and the provider's procedures for self-evaluation.  The inspector observed activities and the areas used by the children.  The inspector spoke to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of parents' views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff have an excellent understanding of the procedures to follow that help protect children and what to do if they have any concerns for their welfare. Comprehensive risk assessments are completed. Managers and staff regularly check for hazards and take appropriate steps to minimise the risk of harm to children. Staff are organised extremely effectively to ensure the smooth running of the club. Their expertise is used well, for example, for teaching sport. Managers support staff exceptionally well. For instance, they frequently observe staff as they interact and play with children and provide comprehensive training where relevant. Staff have established highly effective communication links with parents and this helps ensure they provide children with consistency with their care and learning at school. Strong accountability across all levels of management and staff underpins a shared commitment towards

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

delivering exceptional standards. Insightful self-evaluation accurately identifies how the club can improve further. For example, the managers recently introduced new systems to gather better, informative feedback from parents and children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff work together to plan a range of creative, exciting and interesting learning experiences that engage and motivate children. Their excellent knowledge and understanding help them create extremely engaging activities. For example, a popular story is skilfully used to extend children's play with the use of different materials, mathematics and creative thinking. The excellent staff team helps children to transfer their interest in the story to other play experiences and activities. There is a strong focus on physical play and outdoor activities, which are skilfully used to help children develop their confidence and social skills with team skills and turn taking. Staff use the excellent range of resources exceedingly well to help children extend their experiences. For example, children use clay models to express their thoughts and individual ideas about spring.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are helped to flourish by the attentive staff, who sit by them and extend their thoughts and ideas as necessary. Children enjoy the social time that this provides, such as playing games during lunchtime. They reflect on their day and discuss the importance of healthy eating. They thoroughly enjoy being able to try a range of different fruits. Staff manage children's behaviour exceptionally well. They skilfully help them resolve issues and concerns through clearly defined rules, agreed by the group. Children enthusiastically explain the rules to visitors. They learn to manage risks independently and are taught activities, such as fencing and archery, by skilled and supportive staff who encourage children to have a can-do approach.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488019 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1014394 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 30 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Young World Leisure Group Limited

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 0845 123 5299

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Barracudas (Tonbridge) is one of 43 clubs run by a private provider. It registered in 2015 and operates from Tonbridge Grammar School For Girls, in Tonbridge, Kent. The club is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm for the Easter and summer school holidays. There are five members of staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. Two members of staff have qualified teacher status and three staff hold qualifications at level 2.

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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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