Schools Out

Inspection of Schools Out Amberly Slope Primary School, Amberly Slope,Werrington, PETERBOROUGH, Cambridgeshire PE4 6QG

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This provision meets requirements

Children are happy and settled at the club. They enjoy the time they spend here interacting with their friends. Staff provide a welcoming and fun environment that helps to keep children engaged in their play. Children enjoy participating in a variety of activities both indoors and out and can independently access a wide choice of resources. Children's physical development is supported well. They enjoy learning new skills in the large outdoor area. For example, children learn how to climb and balance on the trim trail and throw balls into the netball nets. Staff interact with children throughout the day and act as positive role models. This supports children's behaviour as they play cooperatively with their friends. Children enjoy healthy snack times. Staff provide a wide choice of fruit and salad items, which children can grow and pick themselves.

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This provision meets requirements

Children build strong relationships with the staff who are caring and responsive to their needs. Key persons help younger children to feel confident and secure as they familiarise themselves with the club. For example, talking them through the daily routine so they understand the snack and lunchtime procedures. Children benefit from consistent routines that have a positive impact on their emotional well-being, such as younger children being collected from classrooms by the same staff member.

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n The manager and her deputy support the staff team successfully to offer a welcoming, fun and safe environment that supports children's individual needs and interests well. n The manager implements the club's safeguarding procedures effectively. Staff undertake regular training, play opportunities are risk assessed and staff are deployed to create a safe environment for children to explore. n The arrangements for settling children into the club are effective. The manager and staff have excellent working relationships with both parents and the teaching staff at the host school the children attend. This ensures that children receive good continuity in their care and ensures play opportunities take into account children's interests. Children are assigned a key person. This provides children with a familiar member of staff to build relationships with and support them as they settle in at the club. n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well.

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Staff hold meetings with parents and collect detailed information about their child's needs prior to them attending. This allows the staff to plan and prepare to ensure the children's individual needs are met while in their care. n Children confirm they enjoy their time at the club. They independently access a

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4 April 2022 wide variety of activities. Children develop very good social skills and demonstrate excellent behaviour and kindness to each other. Older children are happy to support younger children and invite them to join in their games. n Children are supported to be independent in their care practices. Staff promote healthy eating and create a friendly atmosphere as they join the children for snack and lunchtimes. Children are given clear and consistent messages that support healthy-food choices and are encouraged to try new foods. For example, children get to taste tomatoes before going on to plant the seeds that they will then go on to harvest. n Children particularly enjoy spending time in the large outdoor play area. This helps support children's physical and emotional development. Staff support children to take calculated risks as they play with a wide range of outdoor equipment provided for them. For example, younger children are keen to

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demonstrate new skills they have learned as they stride across the play area on balancing stilts. Older children tell visitors how they collect fruit from trees in the nature area and use them to create delicious puddings.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff team are knowledgeable about safeguarding procedures and their responsibility for keeping children safe from harm. For example, they know how to recognise possible signs and symptoms of abuse and the importance of raising concerns quickly. The manager ensures the training that staff receive covers broader areas of safeguarding, such as the 'Prevent' duty guidance and female genital mutilation. The manager and staff use risk assessments effectively to maintain the safety of children and reduce the risk of accidents and incidents.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 260886 Local authority Peterborough Inspection number 10137472 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 46 Number of children on roll 72 Name of registered person Woodham, Karen

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reference number

Telephone number 07821 897858 Date of previous inspection 24 March 2014

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Information about this early years setting

Schools Out after-school club registered in 2007. It operates from two mobiles within the grounds of Amberly Slope Primary School. The club is open term time, from 8am to 8.45am, and from 3pm to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The club remains open during school holidays from 8am to 6pm. There are currently seven childcare staff employed, three of which, hold an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector completed a learning walk of the areas used by the setting to find out how they are organised, and the range of activities provided both indoors and outdoors. n The inspector held regular meetings throughout the inspection, to keep the provider and the manager updated. n The children and parents had discussions with the inspector, who sought their views on the setting. n The inspector checked a sample of documentation, including evidence of staff suitability and training.

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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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