The Castle School

Manor Minors Out of School Club Manor Park C of E V A First School, Mellstock Avenue, DORCHESTER, Dorset DT1 2BH

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Inspection date 17 August 2018 Previous inspection date 18 February 2016

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Effectiveness of leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Not Applicable

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The provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

n Staff do not all have a secure understanding of the Prevent duty legislation to help them protect children's welfare more effectively. n The manager does not support staff's awareness of all areas of their roles as well as possible, particularly the wider aspects of their safeguarding responsibilities. n Staff do not always organise changes in some daily activities as well as possible, to fully support children's interests and prevent disruptions to their self-chosen play. n The management team does not use self-evaluation well enough to help identify all areas for development and support continual improvements more effectively.

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It has the following strengths

n Staff greet parents and children warmly on arrival and help them feel welcome and valued. Parents comment that their children enjoy going to the club, staff are friendly and keep them well informed about activities. n Children enjoy their play and are motivated to join in the wide variety of activities provided. For example, they have fun decorating sombrero hats and make vegetable burritos. n Staff promote children's good behaviour well and encourage them to help others. For instance, older children willingly help staff to put up a tent. Younger children play happily together making pretend meals, such as pizza or cheese on toast.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and Childcare Register the provider must: Due date improve staff knowledge and understanding of the Prevent duty guidance to help them be able to identify and act on any concerns about a child's welfare 17/10/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve systems of supervision for staff to help them develop their awareness of all areas of their responsibilities further, including understanding the wider aspects of safeguarding. 17/10/2018

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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 strengthen the organisation of changes in activities to reduce interruptions to children's interests, and enable them to complete their self-chosen play to their own satisfaction n develop self-evaluation systems to include reviewing all areas of practice to help improve the quality of the provision more effectively.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed children's interactions in play indoors and outdoors. n The inspector viewed documentation, such as operational policies, procedures and required records, including those for suitability. n The inspector took into account the views of parents and children spoken with at the visit. n The inspector undertook a joint observation with the manager and discussed the activities provided for children. n The inspector had discussions with the manager and staff, including about safeguarding and self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff complete safeguarding training and understand possible signs of abuse that may cause them concern about a child's welfare. They know who to contact should they have concerns. However, they are less knowledgeable about the signs that may suggest children are at risk of exposure to extreme views or ideas. The management team encourages staff to develop some aspects of their professional knowledge well. For instance, training has helped staff understand how to support the differing abilities of all children and promote inclusion well. Since the last inspection, staff have reviewed and organised children's use of floor space more effectively to enable them to have room to play comfortably in their games. However, evaluation systems overall do not support management and staff well enough to identify all areas where improvement is needed. For example, the manager supervises

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

staff, but does not regularly check their understanding of all aspects of their responsibilities to protect children's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff provide play activities and experiences that children enjoy and enable them to follow their own ideas. For example, children concentrate well in a cutting and sticking activity. They carefully use cardboard boxes, tubes and collage materials to design models, such as a television mast or marble run and eagerly show staff how these work. Staff promote children's curiosity in their natural world effectively. For instance, children show great interest in a moth they discover outdoors and learn that it is a black-eyed moth. Staff encourage children's imaginations well and skilfully extend their play. For example, children become engrossed building a house together using wooden bricks, paintbrushes and water. They listen to staff's suggestions and work out how to stack the bricks more securely and create windows too. Staff liaise well with teachers from the host school to support continuity for children's care and future learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children behave well. They are confident and settled, and staff support their emotional and physical well-being effectively. However, some weaknesses within staff's safeguarding awareness mean, at times, they do not support children's welfare as well as possible. Staff provide exciting activities to help children develop positive attitudes to exercise and encourage them well to learn to play fairly together. For example, children are keen to join in a game of football and understand why rules are important. Children work well together in teams, such as when following an obstacle course of jumping hurdles, weaving in and out of cones and crawling through tunnels to try and reach a hidden 'dragon's egg'.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 139348 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 10062647 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 - 8 Total number of places 30 Number of children on roll 240 Name of registered person Manor Minors Out of School Clubs Committee

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Date of previous inspection 18 February 2016 Telephone number 01305 250600 07775062127

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Manor Minors Out of School Club registered in 1999. It is located in Dorchester, Dorset. The club is open from Monday to Friday from 7.45am to 9am and 3pm to 6pm during term time, and from 7.45am to 5.45pm during school holidays. The club employs 10 members of staff, of whom nine hold early years qualifications at level 3.

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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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