The Abbots Langley After School Club

The Abbots Langley After School Club Abbots School, Parsonage Close, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, WD5 0BQ

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 May 2018 11 September 2014

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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

 Staff are good role models and children form strong relationships with them. Children are warmly welcomed to the club. They settle well and confidently choose resources.  Children behave well and they are helped to understand how to respect each other's feelings. Good discussions from staff help children to recall appropriate rules of the setting and how to keep themselves safe during the day.  Children enjoy plenty of fresh air and exercise. They enjoy taking part in various purposeful activities, such as discovering how to use badminton rackets and shuttlecocks and playing popular ball games. This helps them to make friends and builds on their social skills.  There is a strong partnership with parents and teachers from children's school. Parents spoken to say that their children enjoy attending the club. They are complimentary about the staff and the care that they provide for their children.

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This provision is good

 The registered person and the manager evaluate the effectiveness of the club in detail. They value the views of children and parents and include these in the process.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, staff do not make the most of opportunities to explain to children why healthy food is important as part of their healthy lifestyles.  The provider has not fully established a highly focused programme of professional development to raise staff's practice to a higher level.

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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

 provide more further opportunities to deepen children's understanding of healthy eating and why it is good for them  focus more precisely on developing a targeted programme of professional development for the staff that ensures the high-quality practice is sustained and consistently improved on.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the interactions between the staff and children.  The inspector spoke to the provider, manager, staff and children at appropriate times.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with a member of the management team and discussed the activities provided.  The inspector held a meeting with the provider and the manager. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the club.  The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a good understanding of the procedures to follow if they are concerned about children's welfare. They attend regular safeguarding training to help ensure that their knowledge is kept up to date. Staff are vigilant at all times. They complete detailed risk assessments to identify and minimise potential hazards to children. Staff ensure that arrival and collection times are well managed to help keep children safe. The management team follows robust recruitment procedures to ensure staff are suitable for their roles. Staff complete induction training and have regular supervisory meetings. They have addressed the recommendation raised at the last inspection. Staff now support children to be even more independent in their everyday play and to set up as many activities as they can by themselves. This has had a positive impact on children's self- esteem and understanding about valuing the resources they play with and use.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy a variety of experiences that complements their learning at school. Staff are attentive to children and show them how to acquire new skills, such as learning what pieces they will need to build to make a car from construction blocks. Children work together well, taking turns and solving problems. They confidently talk about their achievements with visitors. Staff play alongside children during their games. They join in with their discussions and skilfully correct mispronounced words. This helps to support children's understanding of English. Staff provide information about what is on offer during the session. They promote children's confidence well, providing consistent praise and rewards for their achievements. For example, children are praised for watering and weeding the garden area where they grow flowers and strawberries. This further promotes children's self-esteem and understanding of the natural world around them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children play happily with their friends and they follow rules during team games. Older children are very supportive of younger children. For example, they help them to manage tasks and show them how to use equipment, such as badminton rackets and shuttlecocks. Staff encourage children to develop good hygiene routines. For instance, children wash their hands before snack times and know not to share their food with others and the reasons why. Staff promote children's safety at all times. They provide children with a wide range of opportunities to practise their physical skills. For example, they have use of the school playground, adventure area and fields and use a variety of equipment to play popular games. Children work together as they dig in the mud, trying to build bird nests with leaves, stones and sticks that they find. Children show high levels of care and have a firm understanding about looking after others around them as they talk about the

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

importance of making a home for the birds to live.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY472334 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1105658 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 - 5 Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 10 Name of registered person Holly Janina Elsworth

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Date of previous inspection 11 September 2014 Telephone number 07912602833

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The Abbots Langley After School Club registered in 2014. The after-school club employs four members of childcare staff, three of whom hold relevant qualifications. One holds a qualification at level 5 and two hold qualifications at level 3. The club opens Monday to Friday from 3.15pm until 6pm, term time only.

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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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