Time Out at South Milford

Inspection of Time Out at South Milford South Milford Cp School, Sand Lane, South Milford, LEEDS LS25 5AU

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This provision meets requirements

Children thrive in the care of the dedicated staff and management team. They provide a welcoming, safe, and nurturing environment. Children are confident and develop strong bonds with staff, who know them well. For instance, children eagerly invite staff into their play. Children choose from a wide range of resources and make independent choices about what they would like to do. They take part in many craft activities that allow them to explore their creative skills. For example, children concentrate well to cut out the rabbit-shaped face to make a mask. Staff offer a good assortment of different resources, allowing children to choose how they would like to decorate them.

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This provision meets requirements

Staff are good role models. They offer plenty of praise and encouragement. As a result, children are consistently kind and caring. Children say please and thank you without any prompting. They are happy to involve others in their play, and demonstrate the ability to take turns when playing games. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the manager has adapted the arrangements for the departure of children. Parents now collect their children from the school gate. Staff have prioritised hygiene routines to further reduce the risk of transmission.

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n Children show high levels of imagination during their everyday play. For instance, they work together to make a bus and pretend to go to a safari park. Adults support and extend their play by introducing money and a money bag for the passengers to pay for their ride. n Partnerships with the host school are strong. Staff communicate with teachers when they collect children from their classrooms. Furthermore, the manager regularly spends time in younger children's classrooms. This helps her to get to know the children and their individual personalities better. n Overall, staff support children's understanding of being healthy. For instance, children are given healthy foods at lunchtime and water to drink. However, at snack time children are offered biscuits as an alternative to fruit. n Children demonstrate good levels of confidence and self-esteem. For instance, they excitedly tell the inspector how they made their bead bracelets in a

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previous session. Children know the routine of the club very well. They are independent and responsible individuals. n Recruitment procedures for staff are robust. Staff receive a thorough induction and regular supervision meetings, to support their ongoing professional development. There are clear systems in place to monitor staff's practice and to ensure that their skills continue to develop over time. n Children take part in cultural activities throughout the year. For instance,

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12 April 2022 children enjoy craft activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year and practise painting their hands with henna. This helps them to develop their understanding of the world around them. n Children have daily opportunities to be outside in the fresh air. During holiday club, children are invited to take in their own wheeled toys. Children enjoy playing football and running games together. They say it gives them 'lots of energy' and makes them 'feel happy'. n Adults interact well with children. They get down to children's level to play. Adults listen carefully to what children say and ask a good range of questions to encourage children to think more deeply. For instance, children are challenged to consider how they might make their bus bigger, so more children can get on. n Partnerships with parents are good. Parents make positive comments about the care their children receive. They describe staff as 'positive and caring' and that

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the club has a 'happy and welcoming' atmosphere. Staff gather information from parents about children's interests when they start to attend. This helps children to settle in quickly. n Children are happy, confident and sociable. They develop a strong sense of belonging through their active involvement in how the club is run. For example, children contribute their ideas in relation to behavioural rules in the club. n Staff help to reinforce certain skills that complement children's learning. For instance, they encourage children to write their names on their masks when they have finished.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff demonstrate a good knowledge of the signs and symptoms that may indicate that a child is at risk of harm. These include wider safeguarding issues, such as female genital mutilation and exploitation. They are confident about who to report concerns to, including concerns about their colleagues. The manager ensures that staff regularly update their knowledge on current safeguarding issues. Staff complete regular checks on the environment to help them to identify and eliminate any risks. They deploy themselves effectively to ensure that children are closely supervised and always supported.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY356697 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10229342 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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Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 67 Name of registered person Jackson, Julie

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reference number

Telephone number 07564341881 Date of previous inspection 21 October 2016

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Information about this early years setting

Time Out at South Milford registered in 2008. It operates from South Milford CP school in South Milford, Leeds. The club employs three members of childcare staff. Of these, two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The club opens Monday to Friday. During term time, the sessions are from 7.30am to 9am and from 3pm to 6pm. The club is open during some school holidays, from 8am to 6pm.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider since the COVID-19 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 asked staff questions throughout the inspection to establish their understanding of how to safeguard children. n The views and opinions of the children and parents were considered during the inspection. n The inspector completed observations throughout the inspection of the adult and child interactions, both indoors and outdoors. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including paediatric first-aid certificates and public liability insurance.

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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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