Tarner

Tarner Community Project Tarner Park, Sussex Street, BRIGHTON BN2 9QW

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Inspection date 30 May 2019 Previous inspection date 20 August 2014

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 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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This provision is good

n Children learn skills that help them prepare for the future. For example, they learn to be independent and begin to manage tasks on their own. n Children develop warm and caring attachments with staff and each other. The manager and staff support children's emotional well-being effectively. They praise children and build on their developing self-esteem. n The manager and staff support children's communication and language skills effectively. For example, staff sound out letters and words. n The management regularly considers the views of staff, parents and children when evaluating the setting to help identify areas to improve or develop. n The manager and staff are friendly and welcoming and have a good rapport with both parents and children that attend. Children are happy in the stimulating environment. n On occasion, staff do not provide consistent messages to help children build on their understanding of expectations for good behaviour.

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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 staff knowledge and help them to consistently provide clear guidance for children about what is expected of them at different times and in different situations.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector viewed the premises. n The inspector observed the manager and staff interacting with children. n The inspector interviewed the manager, spoke to staff and conducted a joint observation with the manager. n The inspector spoke to children and viewed their activities. n The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The manager and staff have a good knowledge of safeguarding and know how to keep children safe from harm. They know what to do if they have a concern about a child's welfare and who to contact, and have clear procedures to follow. The management conduct regular risk assessments for all areas of the club to help them keep children safe. Safeguarding is effective. The manager keeps staff up to date with any legislative or practice changes effectively. The management and staff have good partnerships with parents, other professionals and other settings and share information well. Since the last inspection the management has further developed relationships with families and parents to involve them in the holiday club activities more effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

There is a wonderful array of resources that support children's learning well. For example, children use a variety of craft equipment to create artwork, using brushes, rollers and paintball sticks. Staff help children recognise and become familiar with the daily routine. For example, children know where to hang up their coats and bags. The manager and staff support children's understanding of the natural world effectively. Children have their own kitchen garden and grow a variety of fruits and vegetables. They learn how food grows and how to look after the plants. Staff extend children's vocabulary well. This is evident when children discuss the elevators and ailerons on a paper aeroplane's wings and how they help it to fly. They enjoy making volcanoes in sand and staff teach them about lava and how it can 'explode' from the top. Staff ask challenging questions and children are encouraged to think for themselves. Children

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

have lots of opportunities to learn about the world around us. Staff teach children early mathematical skills well. For example, older children learn to estimate while filling up a bucket with cups of water and younger children learn to count and begin to match number and quantity.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff talk to children about healthy eating and the effect it has on the body. For example, they explain how too much sugar can have a detrimental effect on their teeth. Children learn about allergies and how to respect others' eating habits. They learn about different beliefs and learn to respect them. For example, children learn that a vegetarian is someone who does not eat meat. The manager and staff explain well to children about personal safety and risk. This is evident when children assess the play space and safely negotiate the large outdoor climbing equipment. Staff work well with children from the start. Staff encourage children to choose activities to help them become confident and motivated. They join in with group games and begin to understand rules. Children have lots of opportunities to practise their physical skills as they climb and run and play football in the large play area.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY471335 Local authority Brighton and Hove Inspection number 10107877 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Out-of-school day care Age range of children 4 - 11 Total number of places 42 Number of children on roll 65 Name of registered person Tarner Community Project CIO

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Date of previous inspection 20 August 2014 Telephone number 01273679900

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Tarner Community Project opened in 1996 and re-registered in 2013. It operates from a purpose-built, single-storey premises in the centre of Brighton, East Sussex. The after- school club opens five days a week during school term times from 3pm to 6pm. The holiday club operates every weekday from 8.30am to 5.30pm during all school holidays apart from the Christmas holiday. The club employs 10 members of staff. Of these, three hold appropriate early years 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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