S4YC Out of School Club & Preschool - Whitby Heath

Inspection of S4YC Out of School Club & Preschool - Whitby Heath Whitby Heath Primary School, Wyedale, Whitby, ELLESMERE PORT CH65 6RJ

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children arrive happily at this nurturing and welcoming pre-school. They are greeted with warm smiles by their key person. Children have formed positive relationships with staff and their peers. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. Staff have thorough procedures in place for settling-in sessions for each child. They complete home visits to get to know each child and their families. This helps children form secure attachments with staff.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. They are kind and caring to their friends. For example, toddlers readily share books together. Staff are positive role models, and they have high expectations of all children. For example, they teach children to take turns from an early age. Children are praised for their kind behaviour and good listening skills. This helps to build up children's self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Staff plan a range of stimulating activities for children based on their interests. Toddlers scoop out the insides of pumpkins using spoons. Older children learn about the concepts of sinking and floating. Staff support children to make predictions about which objects may sink or float. Children test out their ideas in the water tray. They are excited to learn and make good progress in their development.

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need to do better?

n Staff create a broad and balanced curriculum. They know the skills that children enter the pre-school with and what they need to develop. For example, they recognise the children who may not have access to messy play opportunities out of pre-school. Staff have a secure knowledge of where children are in their development, and they build upon their prior knowledge. This helps staff to sequence children's learning effectively. n Children gain a love of books from a young age. Staff share a range of books with children. Toddlers learn to turn pages by themselves and handle books carefully. Older children listen intently to their story time sessions and join in with repeated phrases. However, staff do not always provide children with enough time to process information and to answer their questions, to further enhance their communication skills. n Staff promote children's physical development well. Children have plenty of

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opportunities to be physically active. They set up their own obstacle course in the outdoor area. Children balance confidently across planks of wood. They ride around on tricycles and balance bicycles outside. This helps to develop children's large-muscle skills. n Children's behaviour is good. They listen to staff's instructions and follow them well. Staff teach children to share the resources and to have 'kind hands'. When

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18 October 2023 any disputes do occur, staff deal with them promptly and effectively. Staff teach children about their feelings and what they can do if they feel happy, sad or angry. This helps to build upon children's emotional development. n Children have plenty of opportunities to enhance their growing independence. For example, they collect their coats from their pegs. Children pour their own drinks at snack time. They are learning to manage their own personal hygiene. This helps children gain confidence to have a go at completing activities by themselves before asking for help. n Parents are happy with the service provided. They praise staff for the good communication links with home. Parents are grateful for the home learning bags provided. They receive continuous updates about children's learning and development. This helps to provide continuity in children's learning. n Staff access a range of professional development courses to enhance their

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knowledge. Leaders complete regular staff supervisions. However, staff's targets are not always focused on developing their individual delivery of the curriculum. n Staff teach children about road safety, and they practise crossing roads in the outdoor area. Children are well supervised when using the internet at pre- school. However, the curriculum does not yet include teaching children how to keep themselves safe when using digital technology and the internet at home. n The special educational needs coordinator makes timely referrals to agencies. She works collaboratively with a range of agencies. This helps staff plan the individual support needed for each child.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Leaders and staff have a good knowledge and understanding of their roles and responsibilities to safeguard children. They know the procedures to follow if they have any concerns regarding a child's welfare. Leaders ensure that all staff understand the setting's safeguarding policy. Staff receive regular safeguarding training to keep their knowledge continuously updated. They are alert to any risks in the environment and ensure that children are supervised well. Staff are aware of the steps to follow in regards to an allegation about a member of staff. Leaders have effective recruitment and induction procedures in place to ensure that all staff are suitable to work with children.

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should:

n provide children with enough time to process information and to answer questions n strengthen supervisions to focus on developing staff's individual delivery of the curriculum

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should:

18 October 2023 n help children gain an understanding of how to safely use the internet.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY409751 Local authority Cheshire West and Chester Inspection number 10307888 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 Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 48 Number of children on roll 179 Name of registered person S4YC Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01513551781 Date of previous inspection 27 March 2018

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Information about this early years setting

S4YC Out of School Club & Preschool - Whitby Heath registered in 2010. The setting opens from 7.45am until 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year. The setting employs 13 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 members hold an appropriate childcare qualification at level 2 or above. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 manager and inspector completed a learning walk together. n Parents, staff and children shared their views with the inspector. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The manager and the inspector carried out joint observations of an activity and evaluated the effectiveness together. n A sample of documentation was reviewed by the inspector, including records of staff's suitability and paediatric first-aid certificates.

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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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