WASPS (Waterbeach After School Play Scheme)

Inspection of WASPS (Waterbeach After School Play Scheme) The Waterbeach Playhouse, High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB25 9JU

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Met

Previous inspection Not Met (with actions)

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This provision meets requirements

Children arrive back at the club after school with enthusiasm. They are keen to select activities of their choosing and begin their games, activities or snack. Children behave well and are considerate of others. For example, they spontaneously share their paper when they hear that a friend cannot find a piece.

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This provision meets requirements

Children enjoy outdoor activities. They play football, challenge themselves on the monkey bars and climb confidently. Children enjoy weekly science, technology, engineering and mathematic activities. These are delivered by the chairperson, who carefully promotes problem-solving and allows children time to test ideas, for example, to create a motorised vehicle. Children are really engaged in these activities and the younger children enjoy learning from older children as they adapt their designs together.

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This provision meets requirements

Children play an active role in the club. A children's council gives children good opportunities to raise their views and ideas, as well as voting on what resources they wish to purchase with fundraising money. Children say that they love the food, playing football and playing outside. One child says that 'everything's very enjoyable' at the club.

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n The manager knows the children and their current interests well. This enables her and her staff to set up a warm and welcoming environment that reflects these or activities they started before school and want to finish. The manager knows that when children have had a busy day at school, they want to come into a friendly environment where they can follow their interests, expel their energy, sit quietly and get something to eat. n Children enjoy the company of the manager and her staff. Some read books to staff, who listen attentively. Others set up games of football or create and display posters about a 'mystery' they need solved. n Since beginning her role as manager, she has improved staff deployment and their interaction with children. This means that more challenging play equipment, such as the monkey bars, are well supervised at all times. Children show that they are aware of how to keep themselves safe too. They explain that

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before they fall from the monkey bars, they shout 'timber' in case there is anyone underneath them. n Children behave well. They understand their own limitations and any minor behavioural issues are dealt with well, using distraction and challenge to redirect children's play. n The committee is very supportive of the manager and staff. They make decisions

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8 October 2021 in the best interests of the children and staff. They regularly monitor the quality of the provision through meetings with the manager and visits to the club. Recruitment procedures are robust, which ensures that children are cared for by suitable staff. The well-being of staff is given high consideration. n Parents are happy with the provision. They like the activities on offer to their children and appreciate that these are led by the children's own interests. Some parents report that their children do no want to go home when they arrive to collect them and that this means their children are happy and settled. n The manager has clear arrangements in place for staff supervision. Children benefit from being cared for by knowledgeable and reflective staff. Induction procedures are secure and ensure that staff are clear about their roles and responsibilities. n Each early years child has a key person. Staff work closely with the adjoining

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school so that they have a detailed overview of children's development and so can address any gaps in children's learning using a shared approach.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff understand their responsibility to protect children from harm and neglect. This enables them to take appropriate action should they have a concern about a child in their care. Staff have a secure understanding of wider safeguarding issues and how they would protect children in these incidences. This includes what they would do if they thought a child was being radicalised or if they had a concern about a colleague's behaviour towards a child.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 221946 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10193055 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 40 Number of children on roll 108

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Name of registered person

Waterbeach After School Play Scheme Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 01223861140 Date of previous inspection 3 October 2019

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Information about this early years setting

WASPS (Waterbeach After School Play Scheme) registered in 1997 and operates as a registered charity managed by a voluntary committee. The club opens each weekday. During school term times, sessions are from 7.45am to 8.45am, and 3pm to 6pm. In school holidays, sessions run from 8am to 6pm. The club employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, the manager and deputy both hold an appropriate qualification at level 3. One member of staff holds a level 3 diploma in sport.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the manager and chairperson and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The manager and inspector completed a learning walk together. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the manager, chairperson and staff. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of staff working with children. n The inspector spoke to children during the inspection about the activities they were doing and those they enjoyed. She observed interactions between the staff and children. n A number of parents spoke to the inspector during the inspection and the inspector 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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