Funny Feet Holiday Club

Inspection of Funny Feet Holiday Club Galliard Primary School, Galliard Road, London N9 7PE

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This provision meets requirements

Leaders work closely with the local community, parents and staff to create an inclusive and safe space for children. This is at the heart of the club and its core strength. Staff are particularly skilled at supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. All children thrive in the warm and caring atmosphere leaders and staff work hard to create.

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This provision meets requirements

Children enjoy being at the club. They settle quickly and form strong bonds with staff. Children describe their time at the club as 'joyful'. They laugh, play and make friends. Children are happy. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. Children respond positively to this and behave very well. They enjoy team games and working together. Older children praise younger ones for the effort they put in during activities. Girls and boys take part in a wide variety of experiences. For example, boys enjoy a yoga class and girls celebrate as they score a goal during football. Children's emotional well-being is a priority for staff.

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This provision meets requirements

Leaders carefully monitor any potential hazards, particularly in the outside space. Staff constantly assess risks and quickly put strategies in place, if needed. Children are carefully supervised and kept safe.

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need to do better?

n Leaders understand that not all children have the same advantages. They provide resources, activities and experiences which children may not have access to outside of the club. For instance, children enjoy a visit from a petting zoo and talk excitedly about eating together outdoors. All children develop social skills which will support them in their future lives. n Staff say their professional skills and knowledge are supported well. They benefit from the focus leaders place on helping them gain new qualifications. Staff highlight how leaders provide them with constant encouragement in what they do, both inside and outside the club. Staff use their training, for example, to help them keep children safe. They have regular meetings and share ideas for activities they can provide. Staff demonstrate strong team working within the club. n Parents speak highly of the care and support leaders provide for them, as well as

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their children. They feel leaders create a setting where their family as a whole is a priority, and say they appreciate this. Parents say there is an excellent two-way flow of information between themselves and staff. Leaders, for example, work with parents to provide consistency between home and the club. n Children learn about how to keep themselves safe and well. They pick fruit in a local orchard and learn how to cook with it. They create 'healthy plates' during

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15 August 2024 craft activities and talk about which foods are good for them. Children understand when they need to wash their hands. They talk about the club rules together and remember them. n Leaders constantly reflect on the service they provide for parents and children. They use this effectively to enhance the club. For instance, they are currently developing the resources they provide for imaginative play, in particular those used for dressing up. n Staff are skilled at providing opportunities which challenge children. Children problem solve as they complete jigsaw puzzles. They build different mathematical shapes with construction resources. The youngest children use their imaginations as they build train tracks and talk about train journeys. Children giggle with delight as they explore large blocks of ice on a warm day. They explain they are 'grating it'. They work out that it melts if they put it in the

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sun. Staff help children build on the skills they learn at school. n Staff are excellent role models for children. They carefully nurture children's self- esteem. Staff support children in being persistent and gaining satisfaction from their achievements. Children confidently turn to them for help, if needed. n Children enjoy learning about each other and how they are all different. For example, they bake vegan cake together. Leaders provide food for children that reflects their different cultures and traditions.

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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 EY536805 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 10351486 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 75 Number of children on roll 72 Name of registered person Mitchell, Akeel Shane Laurel

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reference number

Telephone number 07930148902 Date of previous inspection 13 September 2018

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Information about this early years setting

Funny Feet Holiday Club re registered in 2016. The independently owned club operates out of Galliard Primary School, in the London Borough of Enfield. The after-school club operates Monday to Friday from 3.20pm to 6pm, during term time. The club is also open Monday to Friday, during the school holidays, from 8am to 4pm. The club employs five members of staff, all of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the club has received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed this with leaders and has taken this into account in the evaluation of the club. n Leaders gave the inspector a tour of the premises and explained what activities are on offer for children. n Leaders talked to the inspector about how they support the professional development of staff and ensure they are suitable to work with children. n The inspector spoke to staff, children and parents at different points during the inspection and took their views into account. n The inspector viewed a sample of the documentation leaders use. This included background checks carried out on staff. n The inspector observed children as they participated in activities, indoors and outside. She observed the interactions between staff and children.

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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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