Thurlby Kids Club

Inspection of Thurlby Kids Club Lawrance Park Community Centre, Crown Lane, Thurlby, Bourne PE10 0EZ

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This provision meets requirements

Children enter the club confidently. They are eager to hang their belongings up safely on the pegs provided. Children have fun; they frequently laugh and giggle with each other. Children respect and help each other when they need it. For example, older children support younger children to understand the instructions to play bingo. Other children ask for help to lift 'heavy parcels'. Children quickly lend a hand to lift the box onto the floor. Children are kind to each other. When children sit on their own, their friends come over to check on them. They encourage one another to play, so no one is left out of the game.

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This provision meets requirements

Children understand what is expected of them. They behave well and they listen to instructions given by staff. Staff support children with prompt reminders when necessary. For example, staff remind children to use 'walking feet' in the areas required.

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This provision meets requirements

Children engage in activities for prolonged periods of time. For example, they work together to make a maze using bricks on a board. They place a ball in the maze and tip it around the board from a starting point. Children are proud and call out, 'Yay! I did it,' when they successfully move the ball to the end of the maze. Children are also keen to share with staff what they have drawn and created.

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need to do better?

n Staff and managers use children's interests to plan the environment. They theme activities around the seasons and events through the year. Children help to plan their own activities. For example, they plan to make hangars for their gliders. They list the items they will need with staff and these are available to them the next time they attend. n Staff have formed positive relationships with all children. They interact positively within children's play and join in their games. Staff notice when children seem unusually quiet. They approach them and talk to them about how they are feeling. This supports children to re-engage in activities. n Staff support children's thinking skills. They skilfully ask questions to develop children's ideas. For example, while children colour, they talk about holidays that they have been on. Staff ask about how they cooled down when their skin got hot. Children suggested a fan or jumping in the pool.

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n Children are supported to develop their independence skills. Staff provide children with jugs and cups to pour their own drinks when they need one. Children are given knives to chop up a variety of fruits, including bananas, grapes, blueberries and strawberries. At teatime, children carry their own plates to the table, feed themselves and tidy up when they are finished.

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21 February 2023 n Children enjoy physical activities at the club. They pretend to have a 'base' and run around the hall, playfully chasing one another. Children move their bodies in a range of different ways. They run, jump and slither on their stomachs. They kick footballs to each other and slide across the floor, giggling as they go to catch the ball. Children enjoy a catching game to see if the one in the middle can catch the ball before their friends on the other side. n While playing, children share their views. Some children tell visitors their favourite game is to play football. Others enjoy craft making and playing bingo. Children add that they enjoy the food that is provided at the club. n Parents comment that the club is flexible to their needs as a family. They add that their children are always happy to attend and do not want to leave. Parents talk about the activities being individualised to their children's needs. Staff at the

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club have supported their children to progress in areas such as reading. Parents add that staff go above and beyond to support them and their children. n Managers have processes in place to support staff. Staff say they feel well supported and can discuss both work and personal issues if they arise. The supervisions managers undertake identify areas which staff would like to improve and related training, and targets are set.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff and managers understand their responsibilities in relation to the safeguarding of children and their families. They are aware of signs and symptoms of abuse. They have attended training which has supported their knowledge of wider issues within society, for example county lines and families or children being radicalised. Staff and managers are confident to make referrals to appropriate agencies, when they are required, to support children and their families. Managers and staff ensure all areas are safe for children and they support children to manage their own safety, including online. Managers have a recruitment process for new staff to ensure they are suitable to work with children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY422380 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 10233389 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 44 Number of children on roll 60 Name of registered person Anthony, Susan Elizabeth

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reference number

Telephone number 07593323894 Date of previous inspection 2 February 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Thurlby Kids Club registered in 2011. The club operates from Lawrance Park Community Centre in Thurlby near Bourne, Lincolnshire. The club is open Monday to Friday, term time only from 7.30am to 9am and from 3pm to 6pm. There are six members of staff, of whom two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the club 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 club. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at the club. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n Parents shared their views of the club with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the club.

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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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21 February 2023 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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