Cramlington Kids Club Ltd

Inspection of Cramlington Kids Club Ltd Cramlington Kids Club, Durham Road, Northburn Lea, Cramlington NE23 3ST

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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 Requires improvement

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The provision is good

Staff create a warm, welcoming environment for children. Children arrive happy and settle well. They form secure attachments with staff. There is thorough and sensitive support in place for all children and in particular for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff work closely with other professionals who are involved with the children. They put in place shared strategies to help children make the best possible progress.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy a wide variety of engaging experiences. Staff plan a broad curriculum that supports children's interests and helps them develop new ones. For instance, toddlers learn about the importance of cleaning their teeth. They practise cleaning teeth as they use a toothbrush and paste on the toy dinosaurs, which is a particular interest at the moment. Older children are prepared well for their move to school. Staff ensure that children can count to 10 and backwards. Children learn the names of shapes and how to recognise them. For example, they count how many sides and corners a shape has.

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The provision is good

Children's behaviour is good. Staff have high expectations for their behaviour and are good role models. They praise children for their efforts. Staff encourage children to share the resources. They give gentle reminders about whether children should use loud voices.

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need to do better?

n The management team and staff have worked hard since the last inspection to put in place any necessary changes. They have consulted the local authority early years team, who have provided input. For example, they have observed staff's interactions with children and provided feedback on how staff communicate with children. Staff have also attended training on language development. n Staff understand the curriculum well. They provide opportunities for children to enhance their skills. For example, in preparation for writing, staff use activities involving children picking up small items with pincers, which they sort into different colour groups. This helps to develop children's fine motor skills in preparation to hold a pencil correctly. n The provider and manager focus on improving staff knowledge of learning and development. There are effective systems of supervision and support for staff. They provide staff with regular opportunities to update their skills and

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need to do better?

knowledge. Staff are enthusiastic about working in the setting. They state that management support their well-being and staff retention is good. n Staff promote children's communication and language skills. They use open questions that encourage children to work things out for themselves. Staff model

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need to do better?

4 June 2024 language and the correct way to say words. For example, they use words during children's play, such as 'squeeze'. Children develop a love of books. They enjoy sitting with a member of staff and listening to a story or talking about the pictures. This helps to develop children's communication skills. n Management and staff are highly committed to making continual improvements. Each room has a budget each month to put towards any improvements they want to make. For instance, baby room staff plan to develop their sensory garden outside, where they have herbs planted. This is so that all children will be able to access the experience, no matter their abilities. n Staff make sure that children can sleep during the day in a calm environment. However, not all children are laid flat to promote the safest position for sleeping. n Staff develop good relationships with parents. Parents access the online

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need to do better?

application that shares what their children have been doing. They can add their own updates from home. When children start at the setting, staff ask parents to contribute to the baseline assessment of their child's development. Staff review this after six weeks, so they can check on the progress children make. However, the setting has not considered how they can inform parents and raise children's knowledge about safety when using the internet at home. n Children's progression through the nursery is managed well. For example, staff recognise when transition periods, such as moving rooms, may affect children's development. Children have visits to the next room and spend time there. This helps them to confidently move through the nursery.

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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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should:

n review how young children sleep so that all children have the opportunity to lie flat for their sleep n develop information sharing with parents and raise children's understanding of the risks associated with using the internet.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY398382 Local authority Northumberland Inspection number 10305738 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 Full day care

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inspection

Total number of places 121 Number of children on roll 399 Name of registered person Cramlington Kids Club Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 01670 730 428 Date of previous inspection 10 July 2023

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Information about this early years setting

Cramlington Kids Club Ltd registered in 1995. The setting employs 22 members of childcare staff. Of these, 20 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including two staff who hold early years professional status and one who holds an appropriate qualification at level 6. The setting opens Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 5.30pm. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The manager and the inspector completed a learning walk of all areas of the setting and discussed the early years foundation stage curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching throughout the inspection and considered the impact this has on children's learning. n A joint evaluation of the quality of teaching during an activity took place between the manager and the inspector. n The inspector spoke to children and staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n Parents shared their views on the setting with the inspector.

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Inspection activities

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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