Kidspace Burbage Juniors

Inspection of Kidspace Burbage Juniors Burbage Junior School, Grove Road, Burbage, Hinckley LE10 2AD

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This provision meets requirements

Staff treat children with kindness and respect. They involve children in making decisions about the activities they would like to take part in while at the club. Younger children are assigned a key person to ensure that their emotional well- being needs are met and to help them feel secure in the club environment. Children know that they can talk to staff should they feel upset, worried or anxious about something. Younger and older children have established friendships. They play well together, cooperate and take turns with resources. Children work as a team to build structures out of wooden bricks. They offer their friends praise as they design and make junk model bird boxes together.

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This provision meets requirements

Children of all ages enthusiastically tell the inspector that they really enjoy attending the club. The staff are good fun, and they like being able to spend time with their friends and take part in sport and creative activities. Many children choose to spend time outdoors. Staff supervise children well as they use gardening tools, ensuring that they remain safe. Children weed, dig and prepare planting boxes for herbs and vegetables. Staff support children's communication well. They encourage the children to recall previous experiences of gardening and growing vegetables. Staff ask the children what they want to grow in the planting boxes and remind them to listen to each other's ideas. Children take turns in conversations.

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need to do better?

n Staff comment that they are happy working at the club and feel well supported within their role. The provider ensures that new staff have a thorough induction and understand their role and responsibilities. Additionally, all staff have regular supervision and ongoing access to training opportunities. However, the provider does not focus professional development precisely enough to help staff develop their individual knowledge and skills. n Partnerships with the infant and junior schools that children attend are effective. Staff use drop-off and collection times to communicate with teachers and exchange important information about the children. This helps staff to meet the individual needs of children. n Staff ensure that dietary and medical needs of children are met. When children start at the club, staff obtain information regarding children's special dietary requirements, preferences and food allergies from parents. Staff provide children

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with a range of vegetables and fruit to eat as part of a nutritious, healthy after- school snack. Staff remind children that they need clean hands before they serve their own snack, and they encourage children to use good table manners as they eat.

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29 February 2024 n Staff offer children plenty of opportunities to develop their physical skills and encourage children to develop active lifestyles. Children have the opportunity to play outside in the fresh air. Children asks staff to set them physical challenges, such as to set them a course to walk while balancing a ball on a bat. Staff praise children when they are successful in their challenge and complete the course without the ball falling off their bat. n Children understand and follow the rules of the club. For example, they know that they cannot leave the school hall where the club is held. When a child wants to take a picture that they have drawn to their classroom to put it into a friend's tray, they ask a member of staff for permission. Staff remind them that they need an adult to go with them and ask them to wait until a member of staff is free. Staff use walkie-talkies to communicate with each other, and they help

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ensure that they are deployed effectively to supervise children at all times, both inside and outside. n Staff recognise that some children will be tired after a busy day at school. They provide quiet, cosy spaces for children who want to relax and unwind. Some children choose to sit together and read books, while others quietly draw and colour in pictures. n Staff build positive relationships with parents and carers. Parents speak highly of the staff; they say that they are friendly, helpful and know their children well. Parents comment that they are happy with the service provided and that their children look forward to attending the club.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2741529 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10327607 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 60 Number of children on roll 118 Name of registered person Kidspace LTD

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reference number

Telephone number 07890688852 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Kidspace Burbage Juniors registered in 2023 and is located Burbage, Hinckley, Leicestershire. The club employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, four members of staff hold appropriate qualifications at level 3 and one member of staff holds a level 2 qualification. The club opens Monday to Friday, all year round. During school term times, sessions are from 7.15am until 8.45am and 3.15pm until 5.30pm. The club opens from 8am until 5.30pm for three weeks during the summer holidays and one week during the Easter holidays.

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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 setting. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children as they took part in activities. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while at the club. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n Parents shared their views about the services provided with the inspector. n The provider showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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29 February 2024 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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