Maxi-Mums Kids Club

Inspection of Maxi-Mums Kids Club Millfield Primary School, Coleshill Street, Fazeley, Tamworth, Staffs B78 3RQ

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This provision meets requirements

Children are happy, confident and clearly enjoy their time in the club. They are greeted warmly on arrival by staff who know them well. Staff and children have good relationships, and children confidently talk about all the things they enjoy, such as drawing, playing with cars, and role play. Staff engage well with children and plan activities that they know are of interest to them. They play alongside children and engage in conversations with them. This helps develop children's social and communication skills effectively. Children play well together as they share the toys and take turns. Staff are attentive and children demonstrate they feel safe and secure in their care.

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This provision meets requirements

Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour, and children demonstrate a secure understanding of the daily routines. Children thoroughly enjoy playing outside and use the equipment confidently. Staff encourage children to develop their physical skills as they play. For example, staff design an obstacle course and children enthusiastically run, skip and throw beanbags into hoops across the playground. Staff deploy themselves well to support all children to have an enjoyable time. Throughout the club, children are busy and engaged, and show positive behaviour.

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n The leadership team work together well and they have a clear vision for the club. They are highly reflective and eager to implement targeted action planning for continuous improvement. A robust induction process, followed by a programme of professional development and support for staff, helps leaders to make continuous improvements to their practice. Accurate and thorough self- evaluation successfully incorporates the views of children and parents. n The environment is carefully planned, with activities and resources that build on children's interests. For example, children sustain high levels of concentration making different models, using building bricks or peg boards, and talking about the shapes and colours. Staff encourage children to try different activities. This helps develop children's personal and social skills. n Staff engage in conversations with the children. This helps to develop children's

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speaking skills. Children share their ideas and thoughts with confidence and happily talk about what they have done at school with their friends. They listen to each other. Staff use these conversations to get to know about children's experiences. n Staff support children in learning about healthy lifestyles and children enjoy healthy nutritious snacks. Children demonstrate good levels of independence, accessing the toys they want and getting their own bags and coats when it is

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22 April 2024 home time. Children are able to independently choose to play indoors or freely access outdoors. The opportunities for outdoor play are plentiful. Children play a variety of ball games and take part in collaborative play, with plenty of space to run around freely. This successfully promotes children's physical development. n Parents are warmly welcomed at the club by staff. Communication with parents is regular and effective. Parents praise the staff. They say that their children are settled and enjoy coming to the club. They talk of the friendliness of staff. Parents report that since attending the club their children have developed their confidence and made new friends. n Partnership working is strong. Staff have forged suitable links with teachers at school, which keeps them up to date with topics children are learning. As a result of this partnership, staff offer activities at the club that complement

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children's learning at school. Staff work together in sharing strategies to maintain a consistent approach to supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff know the importance of information sharing to support children's well-being. n The leaders are proactive and attend training to keep themselves up to date. This is shared with the staff team and leaders role model good practice to them. Leaders ensure staff receive supervision opportunities that help monitor their performance and support their well-being. Leaders prioritise staff training to continue to offer good-quality care for children and families.

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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 EY336119 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 10335277 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 48 Number of children on roll 120 Name of registered person Maxi-Mums Kids Club Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 07943 296 368 Date of previous inspection 11 June 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Maxi-Mums Kids Club registered in 2006. The club employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, and one holds qualified teacher status. The club opens from Monday to Friday, term time only. Sessions are from 7.30am to 8.50am and 3pm to 5.45pm.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 and the provider completed a learning walk across all areas of the club to understand how the early years provision and the curriculum is organised. n A joint observation of a teaching activity was carried out by the inspector and the provider. n The inspector spoke to children, staff and parents at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting. n A meeting was held between the inspector and the leadership team.

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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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