ACE Kids@St. Mark's Primary School

Inspection of Scl At St. Mark's Primary School St. Marks Primary School, Danebury Road, Hatch Warren, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4US

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This provision meets requirements

Children arrive with enthusiasm. They follow the routines well and quickly settle to their choice of play and activities. For instance, children played imaginatively with small world toys, such as vehicles. The activities available support and complement children's learning and interests from school. Children used their concentration and small physical skills when they created patterns with beads and painted their own designs onto t-shirts. Some children enjoyed practising their early writing and mathematical skills. For instance, making cards for people special to them and writing in these. Other children made up sums to add and multiply.

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This provision meets requirements

Children have good relationships with staff and demonstrate they are happy in their care. For instance, children approach staff confidently, asking for help when needed. Children behave well. They are developing their understanding of the behaviour expectations. Staff support children's awareness of turn taking, such as when children want to play different outdoor games. This helps promote children's awareness of fairness and respect for different choices. Children spend time being physically active and they enjoy spending time outdoors. Younger children join older children at activities, such as outdoor active games. Children have fun as they play games of 'tag' and run races in teams. This helps support positive relationships between the different ages of children.

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n Leaders and staff form effective partnerships with parents and the host school. This helps to provide continuity and consistency to support children's needs. For instance, staff gain a daily update from the school staff about children's needs. They gain information from parents about their children, such as their interests and any specific needs. Parents speak positively about the club and state that they are happy with the service provided. They say their children enjoy their time at the club and have good quality activities. n Staff support children's behaviour consistently. They guide children with reminders when needed, such as to walk indoors. Staff give children praise and encouragement for their efforts and achievements. This helps to boost children's self-esteem and confidence. n Staff enjoy their work with the children. They get involved with children's activities and encourage their play and engagement. For instance, they sit and

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chat with children and talk to them about what they are making. Staff offer children a broad range of activities and resources to make choices from indoors and outside. However, towards the end of the session, children begin to lose interest in the activities and resources that have been out since the start. At times, this leads to some children becoming a little restless, resulting in the

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25 May 2022 noise level increasing. n Children have choices of healthy and well-balanced snacks. Children independently chose and helped themselves to food when they wanted something to eat. For instance, children enjoyed bagels and chose different toppings to spread or put on these. They also had salad and fruit options. Children helped themselves to drinks of diluted squash, which were available throughout the session. However, the provider has not considered offering a healthier choice. n Staff are led well by the site leader, who models effective practice to them. For instance, when she interacts and speaks to the younger children, she gets down to the same level as them. This helps her to listen carefully to what they have to say. In addition, this supports children to feel confident that they are listened to and valued as individuals. n Leaders provide effective induction procedures to staff, to help them understand

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their roles and responsibilities. Staff benefit from regular individual staff supervision meetings as well as ongoing training. This supports staff to continue developing their skills and practice. Leaders monitor the quality of the provision securely. For instance, they visit regularly to evaluate the provision and staff's practice to identify improvements.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff know their safeguarding responsibilities securely. The provider ensures new staff know about safeguarding children from the start. For example, new staff undertake safeguarding training and have direct access to the safeguarding policy and procedures. This ensures staff are all confident to manage any concerns should they arise. Staff follow effective procedures to keep children safe, including the use of walkie-talkies to communicate with each other. For example, when children move between the indoor and outdoor areas, this means staff supervise them closely. Staff remind children about safe behaviours. This helps children to understand how to keep themselves and their friends safe.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2531055 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10208464 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 36 Number of children on roll 133 Name of registered person Soccer Coaching Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 03456 445747 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Scl At St. Mark's Primary School registered in 2019. The club is located at St Mark's Primary School in the Hatch Warren area of Basingstoke, Hampshire. It offers after-school care from 3.15pm to 6pm, Monday to Friday during term time only. There are four staff employed to work with the children and they hold relevant qualifications at either level 1 or level 2.

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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 viewed the premises and facilities and discussed the activities on offer to children. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they like to do when they attend the setting and some parents provided their feedback about the service provided. n Discussions were held with the nominated individual about the quality of the setting and the leadership and management of it. n The inspector spoke to staff about their work and observed their interactions with children during the inspection.

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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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