Safe Hands Out of School Club

Inspection of Safe Hands Out of School Club Earl Street, Clayton le Moors, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 5NH

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This provision meets requirements

Staff are kind and caring. They warmly welcome children, addressing them by their names and asking them about their day at school. Children know the routine to follow and are settled, confident and happy. This gives them a sense of reassurance and security. Children sit together for a snack and share their news for the week. Children share pictures they have drawn and exciting events they are looking forward too. Children listen to each other intently and praise their friends' achievements. Staff support children's well-being. They listen to children and value their opinions and ideas.

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This provision meets requirements

Staff create a well-organised environment that children independently access. They incorporate the children's different interests and needs. There is a quiet area for reading and a large creative area. Some of the children have shown an interest in making and creating. The host school is holding a bonfire night and children are excited. They work together to make paint and glitter artwork of fireworks. They confidently discuss with friends what they are making and the story of Guy Fawkes. Children are keen to share their creations with staff and the other children. They praise each other and support younger children to keep on trying.

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n Staff sensitively help new children to settle into the group. They show new children around the setting, explain the activities available and introduce them to staff and other children. Children quickly develop a sense of belonging and enjoy their time in the club. Children comment that they enjoy coming to the club and playing with their friends. n Children have plenty of opportunities to see, hear and practise writing new words. Children learn to take turns as they play board games with staff. They enjoy role playing a café and play imaginatively with miniature toy cats and horses. The young children explore the resources confidently and lead their own learning as staff offer good support. n Children demonstrate good levels of independence. They choose their own activities, meet their personal care needs and collect their own belongings at the end of the session. Children thoroughly enjoy the healthy meals that staff

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provide. Staff ensure children's dietary needs are met and provide alternative meals. n Relationships with parents are good. Parents speak highly of the staff and club. Staff communicate with parents at the end of each day about what their children have enjoyed doing. Staff keep parents fully informed and involved. Children are supported well. This is because of strong partnerships with the school and daily information sharing with parents. This ensures children's needs are always being

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need to do better?

3 November 2022 met. n Staff work well together as a team and are supported well by management and leaders. The manager is committed to staff professional development. The manager liaises with the local authority for advice and online training to stay up to date with changes within the sector. n Staff promote good behaviour. They manage children's behaviour well and give clear and concise instructions. Children are polite and respectful to each other and the staff team. They enjoy spending time together. For example, they laugh, share and take turns while joining in building a large puzzle. n Management and staff are reflective. They review all aspects of practice regularly and create action plans that help to develop and enhance the provision. This contributes to the already very good standards within the club and the capacity for continuous improvement.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The manager and staff have a good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection policies. Staff have a suitable awareness of the signs and symptoms of potential abuse and neglect, including the risk arising from exposure to extreme behaviours or views. The manager has robust recruitment procedures in place. They monitor ongoing staff suitability through regular supervisions and appraisals. Staff complete thorough risk assessments to help keep everyone at the club safe. Staff supervise children and keep clear records of any accidental injuries that may have occurred, so that they can share this information promptly with parents.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY400795 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10233758 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 28 Number of children on roll 45

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Name of registered person

Sandra Butterworth and Jill Holbrook Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 07872482838 Date of previous inspection 24 January 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Safe Hands Out of School Club registered in 2013. The club employs three members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 6 and one has qualified teacher status. The club opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 7.30am until 8.45am and from 3.25pm until 5.45pm.

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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 tour of all areas of the club to find out how they organised the range of activities provided. n The children and parents shared their views about the setting with the inspector. n The inspector held regular discussions with the provider and staff throughout the inspection, to keep them updated. n A sample of documentation including evidence of staff suitability checks and evidence of paediatric first-aid training was reviewed by the inspector.

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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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3 November 2022 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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