Dynamic Ducks

Dynamic Ducks Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed Infant School, Park Road, RICKMANSWORTH, Hertfordshire WD3 1HU

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Inspection date 21 June 2019 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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This provision is good

n Children confidently explore the outdoor environment and take risks safely. They climb up hills to reach the woodland area. They work collaboratively to complete tasks, such as finding items together during a scavenger hunt. n Children's well-being and emotional development are a high priority to the staff at the club. Children are very well supported to feel comfortable and relaxed. They demonstrate high levels of confidence, for example sharing news from the day with the other children and staff during group registration time. n Parents are very content with the service that is offered at the club. Staff communicate effectively with them. For example, they pass on messages from school teachers so that parents are kept informed of vital information. n Children play an active role in making choices at the club. The manager meets with them to discuss their ideas for activities. They confidently choose what they want to

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This provision is good

play with from the resource cupboard. n Staff act as positive role models for the children who attend the club. They are happy and enjoy their roles. They keenly join in with children's games and promote younger children's turn-taking and sharing skills effectively. n The manager does not always use her observations of staff effectively enough to identify any areas of weakness in their 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 strengthen the staff observation process to accurately identify areas of weakness in staff practice and support staff to raise the quality of their interactions with children to an exceptional level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector had a tour of the areas of the premises used by the club indoors and outdoors. n The inspector observed the quality of activities and staff interactions with children indoors and outdoors. n The inspector held discussions with parents. She took their views into consideration. n The inspector spoke to the manager, staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including policies, staff suitability documents and children's records.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The manager checks staff's safeguarding knowledge regularly. For instance, staff are given regular questionnaires relating to the club's policies to complete. The manager ensures that staff complete a range of safeguarding training. Staff are confident in the process to follow if they have any concerns regarding children's welfare. Staff hold regular discussions about the daily running of the club. For instance, they meet at the start of each session to discuss the activities on offer and their roles for the day. Staff meet with the experienced manager regularly. She recognises their strengths and areas of interest and utilises staff members effectively. The manager actively seeks the views of parents who use the club. This helps her to enhance the service she offers them. The manager also holds a number of roles within the school where the club is based. She uses her strong relationships with school teachers to

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

support children. For instance, they work closely together to monitor children's progress and discuss children's individual targets. They work collaboratively to support children to achieve these targets.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Younger children share their ideas and thoughts with others. The older children listen with interest to what they have to say. Staff build on children's existing communication skills well. For instance, they ask the children questions about the information they are sharing. Children use technology during their time at the club. They create informative posters relating to the topics they are learning about. Children excitedly explore the outdoor learning environment. For instance, they play hide and seek with the staff and their friends. The staff offer children a range of enjoyable experiences. Children gain new skills. For example, they gather sticks from the woods to use to make a campfire. Staff explain to the children how to light the campfire safely. Children watch keenly and listen to the staff with interest. They follow staff's instructions well. Children demonstrate a strong understanding of the rules in place to keep them safe. For example, they tell the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

other children that they need to stay behind the cones so that they will not get hurt.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Younger children demonstrate that they are happy and settled at the club. For example, they join in activities with older children, such as singing songs around the campfire. They behave well and the older children act as positive role models to them. The oldest children are given important roles, which helps them to develop a sense of responsibility. Headteachers from the school the children attend speak positively about the club. They feel that staff at the club have a positive impact on children's behaviour and well-being. Children remain focused as they complete the activities on offer. Staff use positive praise effectively, which helps children to remain motivated in the tasks they complete. Staff know the children well. They talk to children about topics that interest them. Staff sympathetically support children's individual needs. They recognise the importance of children being able to rest and relax after a busy day at school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY544435 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 10102286 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Out-of-school day care Age range of children 4 - 11 Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 100 Name of registered person Dynamic Ducks Ltd

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Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01923 770265

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Dynamic Ducks registered in 2017. It operates from Rickmansworth Park Junior School, in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. The club operates Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 8.50am and 3.20pm to 6.30pm, during term time. There is a holiday club which operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm during school holidays. The manager of the club holds a relevant qualification 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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