Jousters at Wood End

Inspection of Jousters at Wood End Wood End School, Yeomans Avenue, HARPENDEN, Hertfordshire AL5 3EF

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This provision meets requirements

Children arrive happily at the popular club and they are greeted warmly by friendly staff. Children are excited to find out what activities are on offer to them. They are eager to play outside and staff give children sustained amounts of time to engage in active play. For example, children play football, use balancing equipment and ride scooters. Staff supervise children very well and make sure they are kept safe. For example, they remind them to wear their helmets as they speedily ride scooters around a track.

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This provision meets requirements

Children enjoy creative activities, such as box modelling, drawing and colouring pictures. They demonstrate good thinking skills as they plan what they are going to make. Children work out solutions to problems they encounter. For example, they find alternative ways of cutting strong cardboard boxes when scissors do not work. They are pleased when they succeed and are keen to show others how they completed their tasks. Children also enjoy quieter activities, such as having space to sit and read books they bring from home. Children's behaviour is very good; they listen to, and follow, instructions well and are kind to their friends.

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n Many children attend the club throughout all of their primary school years. Staff get to know children very well and foster close relationships with them. Children with medical needs are supported extremely well. Staff support them to manage their own needs, as well as undertaking training to increase their own knowledge and skills. n The staff team is well established and turnover is low. The provider has strong recruitment procedures in place. This helps to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. Induction procedures are good and result in new staff having a clear understanding of safeguarding and health and safety procedures. n Staff provide a relaxed environment, with a wide range of stimulating activities that are of interest to children. Staff deploy themselves well across the rooms and outside areas. They are able to constantly communicate with staff in other areas through the use of walkie-talkies. This adds to the safe and effective

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organisation of the club. n Children are actively encouraged to develop healthy lifestyles. For example, staff provide healthy snacks and encourage parents to provide nutritious packed lunches. Children thoroughly enjoy playing on bouncy castles and talk about the effect exercise has on their bodies. For example, they say they are out of breath and hot and they know a drink of water will be of benefit to them. n Staff receive regular coaching and supervision from the manager and provider, who actively look at ways they can support staff's well-being. This results in a

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19 February 2020 dedicated and motivated team. Staff have opportunities to access many different training courses to help them to further develop their knowledge and skills. n Parents speak positively about the club and staff. They say their children are excited to attend and look forward to what activities will be available to them. Parents say knowing children are having fun and feel safe at the club gives them peace of mind. n Partnerships with the host school are strong and effective. The manager knows that she can talk confidentially to the headteacher or the school's safeguarding lead, for example if there were ever any concerns about children's well-being or safety. n Managers and staff evaluate the service they provide effectively and look for ways to improve. They are currently reflecting on environmental issues, such as reducing the use of plastic and the carbon footprint of the food they provide.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Managers and staff have a thorough understanding of the possible signs of abuse. They know how to swiftly make referrals both within the setting and to relevant agencies. Staff receive regular training to keep their knowledge of the procedures to follow up to date. Written policies and procedures are easily available and a staff member who is trained to lead safeguarding is always present. Staff make daily checks of the areas used by the children to make sure they can play safely. Most staff hold a paediatric first-aid qualification. Accidents are dealt with effectively, and systems for storing and giving medication to children are secure.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY413464 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 10074539 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 11 Total number of places 32 Number of children on roll 111 Name of registered person Jousters Childcare Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07944371997 Date of previous inspection 6 January 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Jousters at Wood End operates from Wood End Primary School in Harpenden. It registered in 2010. The setting employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above, including the manager who holds a level 3 qualification. The setting opens Monday to Friday during term time from 3pm until 6.10pm, and Monday to Thursday through most school holidays from 8am until 6pm.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector took a tour of the club with the manager. They talked about how the club is organised and discussed the play opportunities it provides for children. n The inspector observed the quality of interactions during activities, indoors and outside, between the staff and children. n The inspector spoke with staff and children during the inspection. She held a meeting with the provider and manager. n A sample of records, including safeguarding policies and procedures and staff suitability records, was seen by the inspector. n The inspector spoke to a sample of children, staff and parents and took account of their views.

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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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