PH ActiveEd – Bitham Brook Primary

Inspection of PH Sports - Bitham Brook Primary Bitham Brook Primary School, Arundell Close, Westbury BA13 3UA

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This provision does not meet requirements

Children are not kept safe because the provider has not sufficiently assessed risk. Staff use personal mobile phones while working with the children and when young children need to use the bathroom, they walk unsupervised into the school building. At these times, children are out of sight or hearing of the staff who are, therefore, unable to ensure that they are safe.

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This provision does not meet requirements

Children enter the club with smiles on their faces and happily talk with the staff member who runs the club about their day. They excitedly ask which of their friends will be attending the club today.

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This provision does not meet requirements

Staff provide children with good opportunities to be physically active. Children thoroughly enjoy the activities on offer outdoors. Children can choose from cricket tennis and throwing soft inflatables. They enjoy trying to see who can throw the inflatables the farthest. However, indoors the choice of activities and resources is limited and children do not have enough to do. As a result, children become disinterested, restless, and frustrated. Staff talk with children about acceptable behaviour. However, they do not adapt practice or activities to engage children's interests.

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This provision does not meet requirements

Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, staff now ask children to choose a healthy nutritious snack and make it for them. Staff are hoping to be able to let children make their own snacks again soon.

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need to do better?

n Staff deployment is not effective at the club and does not ensure children are kept safe. There is no procedure in place for staff to follow in the event of an emergency. Due to the size of the outdoor space, there are times when children are out of hearing or sight of staff as they have to walk a long way unsupervised to go to the toilet. n The provider has failed to recognise the risk of staff using their own mobile phones for work purposes. They have not considered that staff can share information with others and the impact this has on children's safety. n Indoors, children are not provided with a stimulating environment or sufficient resources. For example, children were only provided with paper and pens to draw and were unable to access any other activities. Children became bored, and restless and their behaviour deteriorated. Staff intervened and moved children to another table but did not provide anything else for them to play with

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need to do better?

or do. Staff are not aware of how to ensure children are properly stimulated to stop their behaviour from affecting themselves and others.

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need to do better?

19 July 2021 n Staff complete mandatory training, such as first aid and child protection. However, the provider does not have a clear understanding of the day-to-day running of the club and does not monitor staff practice to ensure that children's needs are met. n Staff provide positive messages about how children can keep themselves safe outside in hot weather. Staff remind children to wear sun cream and sun hats and to seek shade when they are feeling hot. n Parents spoken to during the inspection are happy with the club. They state that their children enjoy attending. n Children confirm they like being at the club and that they really enjoy being outside. They benefit from the club's outdoor space to be physically active. Younger children enjoy working together to build towers out of wooden blocks. Older children enjoy playing cricket and football together.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff deployment does not ensure children's safety because children are not supervised well enough. There are no procedures in place for staff to deal with emergencies when regularly working alone. The safeguarding policy does not effectively cover the use of staff personal mobile phones or follow local safeguarding children partnership guidance closely enough. However, staff do know the possible indicators of abuse and the correct procedure to follow if they have any concerns about a child.

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Due date

ensure that staffing arrangements meet the needs of children and keep them safe and that children are always within sight or hearing of staff 24/08/2021

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Due date

ensure policies and procedures for safeguarding, including the use of mobile phones, meet the guidance from the local safeguarding children partnership, further ensure that all staff comply with safeguarding policies 24/08/2021

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Due date

19 July 2021 put in place appropriate arrangements for the supervision of staff to ensure they are well supported and can meet the interests and needs of the children in their care 24/08/2021

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Due date

ensure the individual needs of children are met and provide a setting which is stimulating and enables children to play and explore safely. 24/08/2021

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2645473 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 10202162 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

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inspection

Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person PH Sports Coaching Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 01225701830 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

PH Sports - Bitham Brook Primary registered in 2021. It is located at Bitham Brook Primary School in Westbury. It operates Monday to Friday, 3pm to 5.45pm, term time only. There is one staff member who works at the club who holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the club received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector observed children's play and activities to see how they engage with staff and others. n Discussions were held with children and parents to find out and take account of their views of the club. n The inspector looked at relevant documents and evidence of the suitability of staff working at the club. n The inspector spoke with staff and the provider at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

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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19 July 2021 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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