Highworth After School Club

Highworth After School Club Highworth Combined School, Highworth Close, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 7PH

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 June 2018 23 March 2015

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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

 Hygiene practice is poor. Leaders do not ensure that staff follow good hygiene practices for the personal care needs of children at all times and do not provide adequate utensils for children at mealtimes. This poses a substantial risk to children's welfare and safety.  Leaders do not ensure that new committee members follow the necessary procedures, in order for Ofsted to complete all of the required suitability checks. This is a breach in legal requirements.  Leaders do not record all information on staff suitability checks as required. They fail to ensure that all the required records are available for inspection. They are unable to provide sufficient evidence that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check has been obtained for all new committee members.  Although children access a suitable range of physical play activities, there are few opportunities for children to make further choices in their play.

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This provision is inadequate

 Leaders do not effectively reflect on the setting's practice and identify all areas for improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Parents spoken to on the day of the inspection state that their children are happy, settled and enjoy coming to the setting.  Children build positive relationships with other children. They are confident to ask for support when needed and initiate conversations with staff.

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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 good hygiene practices and ensure that staff promote the good health and hygiene needs of all children attending the setting 18/07/2018

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 provide Ofsted with the information needed to check the suitability of all committee members 18/07/2018

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 ensure all information on staff suitability checks is recorded as required 18/07/2018

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 ensure all records and documentation are available at inspection, particularly suitable evidence that Disclosure and Barring Service checks have been obtained for committee members. 18/07/2018

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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

 improve the organisation of the indoor and outdoor environment, to provide children with a greater range of activities and opportunities to make choices in their play  improve self-evaluation to identify all areas of weaknesses, breaches of requirements and areas to improve more effectively.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the premises and invited the manager to take part in a joint observation.  The inspector held discussions with the manager, staff and children.  The inspector looked a range of documents, including some policies, procedures, and risk assessments.  The inspector checked evidence of suitability and staff qualifications.  The inspector observed a variety of activities.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. Leaders do not ensure that health and safety procedures are implemented rigorously. For example, staff fail to ensure that children have appropriate handwashing facilities at all times. They remove soap from the toilets for use in the kitchen and fail to replace this promptly. Furthermore, although alternative drying facilities are available, some children use an unclean hand towel to dry their hands, which belongs to another organisation. This means that children's health is compromised. Although all staff complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, leaders have not recorded information on who obtained the disclosures of staff as required. Leaders do not understand their responsibility to provide Ofsted with the necessary information to carry out the required suitability checks for committee members and they have failed to ensure that these are completed. At inspection, the manager was unable to provide sufficient

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

evidence that demonstrates identity checks have been completed for all committee members. Although committee members do not have unsupervised access to children, the insufficient knowledge of legal requirements and reflection of the club has resulted in weaknesses that affect children's safety and welfare. Staff have a suitable knowledge of child protection procedures. The manager monitors staff practice and offers them opportunities to develop their skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children have opportunities to build on their physical skills. For example, they ride on scooters and enjoy ball games. However, overall, resources are limited and lack challenge to help children make choices and develop their own ideas. On occasion, some children that do not want to join in with physical play activities are restless. That said, they have quiet time in shaded areas, drawing pictures and building constructions. Staff work closely in partnership with parents and teachers at the school, to help complement children's learning. For example, children build on their understanding of life cycles.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in leadership and management mean that children's welfare is not assured. Snack time is disorganised. For example, children line up chaotically, ready for staff to serve their food. Staff hand food to children directly and do not provide children with suitable equipment, such as plates. Most children make their way to a bench, however, some older children stand to eat, and staff do not promptly remind them to sit down. This does not give younger children clear messages to build on the understanding of good manners and personal health and safety. However, children enjoy their wraps and fruit. Children behave well. They comment they enjoy their time at the club.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY260495 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 1091700 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 40 Number of children on roll 17 Name of registered person Highworth After School Club Committee

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Date of previous inspection 23 March 2015 Telephone number 07951 528 503

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Highworth After School Club registered in 2003. The club operates from the Scout Hall within the grounds of Highworth County Combined School, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The club is open Monday to Friday during term time, from 7.45am to 8.45am and from 3.20pm to 5.30pm. There are currently four staff who work with the children, three of whom hold appropriate childcare 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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