Brooke Hill Childcare Club

Brooke Hill Childcare Club Brooke Hill Primary School, Brooke Road, Oakham LE15 6HQ

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Inspection date 26 September 2018 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Not Applicable

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The provision is good

n Partnerships with parents and the host school are good. Staff and teachers have formed positive relationships and share ideas to help support and consolidate children's ongoing care and development. n Children enjoy healthy foods each day that take account of their individual dietary needs. They take an active role in the preparation of snacks and make choices from the range of foods offered. This helps to support children's awareness of the foods that are good for their health. n Staff are friendly and caring. They follow children's interests and support their ideas, keeping children enthused and engaged. Children have fun and really enjoy their time at the club. n Children have access to a well-resourced outdoor play area. They display good physical skills as they run, climb, dig, build with a range of construction and play football. n Staff work together effectively as a coordinated team and have high expectations for

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The provision is good

children. They demonstrate a positive approach in supporting children's welfare and enjoyment at the club through regular discussion and reflection.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Children are not always able to make choices from the resources on offer indoors due to not having direct access to these. n Although staff attend training within the host school, the proprietor does not yet identify further training needs for staff to achieve 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

n ensure children have better opportunities to make choices from the resources on offer indoors, to further enhance their play and ideas n review staff's training needs to further enhance their skills to raise practice to the very highest level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spoke with the children and staff throughout the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this had on children's experiences. n The inspector held a meeting with the registered person and manager of the club. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the club's policies and procedures and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the club. n The inspector took account of the views of a small number of parents spoken to on the day of the inspection. n The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used by children who attend the club.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff are deployed effectively indoors and outdoors, and ratios are well-maintained. Risk assessments are clear and thorough to ensure that children are well supervised at all times. Robust recruitment procedures ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. All staff complete regular training in safeguarding and understand the steps to take should they have concerns for a child's welfare. Supervision arrangements are in place. They regularly meet with the manager and begin to set targets to support their practice. Staff build strong relationships with children and their families. They liaise with parents to find out about children's needs when they first start at the club. Parents speak positively about the club and comment that their children 'never want to leave when I pick them up'.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enter the club full of excitement and chatter. They greet each other and staff by name and talk about their day in school. Children enjoy using felt pens and pencils to colour in pictures or make their own designs. They are confident communicators and talk easily with staff about what they want to be when they grow up; 'a rock star' or 'a princess'. Staff are adept at asking questions to encourage children to think and expand on their ideas. When asking children how they would grow carrots, they state they would dig the ground, sprinkle on the seeds, water them and then when the 'green bits starts to show', pick them. Children enjoy being outdoors. They squelch in the mud when wearing wellington boots, use a range of fixed apparatus and play running games.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff know the children very well as all of them work on site in the host school. This helps children to settle quickly and easily and they display high levels of positive well- being. The manager and staff are all good role models and work well together. They help children to understand the rules of the club and create an environment where all children are respected and valued. As a result, children behave well, help each other and include all age groups in their play. Children demonstrate good social skills and develop strong relationships. They show a good awareness of safety. Children handle and use a range of equipment, such as watering cans, small rakes and trowels, and large plastic bricks. Staff support children in becoming independent and doing things for themselves. For example, children take turns to prepare foods for tea, pour their own drinks and choose where they want to play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY499097 Local authority Rutland Council Inspection number 10076726 Type of provision Out-of-school day care

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 4 - 11 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 64 Name of registered person Kaleidoscope In Action Committee

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 07803148068

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Brooke Hill Childcare Club registered in 2016. The club employs five members of childcare staff. Of these, four hold appropriate childcare qualifications. One member of staff holds a qualification at level 2, two hold a qualification at level 3 and the manager holds a qualification at level 5. The club opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 3.30pm until 6pm.

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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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