Holiplay Kids Club - Haling Park

Holiplay Kids Club - Haling Park Harris Primary Academy, Haling Park 50 58, South Croydon, CR2 6HS

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 April 2018 Not applicable

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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

 Children are happy and settled at this welcoming, friendly club. Staff provide a good range of experiences and activities that the children enjoy. Children spend their time happily interacting in play with existing and new friends.  Parents are happy with the service provided and feel the staff are very accommodating to their needs. They state their children love coming to the club, and at times are reluctant to leave because they are having fun with their friends.  Staff promote children's health needs well. Children follow good hygiene practices and staff provide a wide selection of healthy snacks. Children enjoy activities, such as choosing ingredients to make salad wraps.  The manager has implemented good methods to help evaluate the service. For example, she asks parents and children to give feedback to share their ideas for future activities they would like.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not make the best use of opportunities to raise children's awareness of their environment, including opportunities to manage hazards.  Procedures to supervise and support all staff's skills and abilities have not been fully effective in developing outstanding practice.

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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

 enhance opportunities for children to develop more awareness of their environment to help them recognise hazards and manage risks  make more effective use of professional development systems and supervision to help staff develop their practice even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children taking part in activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact these have on the experiences children have at the club.  The inspector spoke with staff at convenient times during the inspection.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with a manager.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider and manager. She sampled a range of documentation, including staff's suitability checks, and discussed self-evaluation and staff's continuous professional development.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The manager is thorough in the vetting of staff to help ensure their suitability. All staff complete induction training and regularly update their knowledge of safeguarding. They understand the signs that would raise concerns about a child's welfare and know how to take appropriate action to help keep children safe. Staff have opportunities to access additional online training to complement children's play, such as how to engage boys more effectively. The manager and staff have developed good partnerships with the host school and other agencies to support a shared approach to meeting children's needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children have fun and enjoy the time they spend with their friends at the club. They know the daily routine well and quickly settle to activities that they enjoy. For example, children who wish to relax have opportunities to look at books, draw, colour or play with word games. Other children are keen to run off their energy with a variety of team games, such as chasing balloons to keep them in the air. All staff skilfully join in with the game and their interactions with the children are good. Staff plan effectively to link in with children's interests. They provide activities which complement what children are doing at school, such as drama week. Staff listen well and ask questions, which helps to extend the informal learning of children in an enjoyable way.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are safe and secure in a school environment. Staff check possible risks, including door security and persons collecting children, to ensure children are safe. Staff are kind and caring. They talk to children about their emotions, which helps them to settle and talk about how they feel. Children follow the rules and expectations of the club well. For example, children explain the club's motto of 'reliability, responsibility and respect'. This helps them focus on positive behaviour and relate to the differences and needs of others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494441 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 1026985 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 46 Number of children on roll 70 Name of registered person Holiplay Ltd

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07517507141

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Holiplay Kids Club-Haling Park registered in 2015. It is one of four playschemes registered by the same company. It operates from Harris Primary Academy in Croydon, in the London Borough of Croydon. It operates Monday to Friday, term time only, from 7.30am to 9am and from 3.30pm until 6pm. A team of three staff works directly with the children. The owner has a level 6 qualification and two other staff members hold relevant level 2 and 3 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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