Kidscape After School Club

Inspection of Kidscape After School Club Raynham Primary School, Raynham Avenue, London N18 2JQ

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This provision meets requirements

Children enjoy their time at this welcoming and well-run club. They arrive happily after school and quickly settle into their chosen activities. Staff have positive relationships with the children and place a great deal of focus on their emotional well-being. They are caring and attentive to children's individual needs, quickly identifying when some younger children need reassurance. Children take part in a wide range of well-organised indoor and outdoor activities. They are confident and engage in purposeful conversations with staff. They use their imaginations well as they role play with friends. Books and resources are available to support literacy skills. Children choose to sit quietly and read, write or draw. They also have plenty of opportunities to be physically active. For example, children enjoy games such as football and dodgeball in the indoor hall. Staff provide healthy and nutritious snacks for the children to enjoy with their friends. Children are given plenty of time

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and space to explore their own ideas and interests. They are very calm and purposefully engage in their play. Staff support the children well. For example, they helped younger children to write shopping lists after preparing pretend meals in the role-play kitchen, and joined with them to build on their imaginary skills. Children behave exceptionally well. They understand the clear boundaries and expectations that staff have of them.

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need to do better?

n Staff plan a stimulating play environment. They provide a wide range of resources and challenging activities which are highly motivating and beneficial to children's learning. Children confidently make independent choices about what they would like to play with. n Children have plenty of opportunity to be physically active. They have access to the school playing fields, climbing equipment and the indoor sports hall. Staff are full of fun and enthusiastically join in with children's play, contributing to children's enjoyment. n Children are aware of the need to use good hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before eating. They eat the healthy snacks provided, and staff take good account of their dietary needs, intolerances and preferences. n The experienced and well-qualified staff obtain the necessary information they need to plan and prepare for children's first attendance at the setting. A key

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person is assigned to younger children, and suitable resources are selected that are of particular interest to children to help them settle on arrival. n The manager and staff work well together to evaluate the effectiveness of the club and reflect on their practice. The staff team is well organised and prepared for children's arrival after school. Staff attend regular and relevant training to update their knowledge and skills continually.

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8 January 2020 n Partnerships with schools are good. There are effective methods to share information which help to support continuity of care and education for children. In addition, staff keep parents informed about what children do and enjoy at the club. Parents say staff are 'welcoming' and 'friendly', and that they provide children with a variety of enjoyable activities. n Children behave very well in the club. Staff ensure that children receive consistent messages about behaviour and help them to understand appropriate rules and expectations. n Children look forward to attending the club after their school day. They have a strong sense of belonging and show high levels of maturity. They are very thoughtful, friendly and kind. They socialise with each other and develop strong relationships with staff and their older peers. Staff know the children well. Children are respected and feel safe and secure.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a secure understanding of their roles and responsibilities to safeguard children's welfare. They make good use of information gained from training to understand how to keep children safe from harm, including from extreme views or behaviour. They know how to report any concerns that children may be at risk of harm. The premises are well maintained, safe and secure. Staff supervise children very well and take positive steps to minimise potential risks, such as not using outdoor equipment until it has been fully risk- assessed. The manager follows robust procedures to ensure that all those working in the club are suitable to do so.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY381877 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 10062874 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 to 8 Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 25 Name of registered person Kidscape After School Club Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07958954325 Date of previous inspection 19 July 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Kidscape After School Club registered in 2009. The club operates from Raynham Primary School, in Edmonton, in the London Borough of Enfield. The club is open each weekday from 3.15pm to 6.15pm, during term time. There are four members of staff and all hold early years qualifications to at least level 2.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and the manager completed a learning walk and discussed how the manager organises the setting. n The inspector spoke with a few parents and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to children and staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of children's play during activities indoors. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager and looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working in the club.

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8 January 2020 We carried out this inspection 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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8 January 2020 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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