Mytime Active - Unicorn Breakfast and After School Club

Inspection of Mytime Active - Unicorn Breakfast and After School Club Unicorn Primary School, Creswell Drive, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3AL

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This provision meets requirements

Children excitedly arrive and staff welcome them individually at this well-run and inclusive club. Children know they must wash their hands on arrival. They immediately settle into their 'wind-down time' activities. Staff prepare the play environment well with a good range of activities for children to enjoy.

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This provision meets requirements

Staff are good role models who speak to children with respect and kindness. They have high expectations of children's conduct and remind them of the rules appropriately. Children listen to staff and follow their instructions well. They display good behaviour and remain happily engrossed in their chosen activities. Children play cooperatively and work together as a team to build construction models. They engage in friendly imaginary role play, read books and create artwork. Staff support children very well as they concentrate hard to complete their homework.

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This provision meets requirements

Outdoors, staff provide plenty of opportunities for children to be active. Children energetically ride scooters, and they play football and other games with rules. When asked about their favourite activities, children confidently say that they like to come to the club because they can play football outside and build with construction resources inside.

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need to do better?

n Staff promote children's good health and hygiene habits consistently. For example, children know they must wash their hands before eating and after using the toilet. Staff ensure that all surfaces are cleaned and sanitised appropriately. n Staff provide a good range of healthy snacks for children at the club. Children sit at the snack table and enjoy eating pitta bread, chicken wraps and various fruits and vegetables, for example. n Staff have close and trusting bonds with children. They greet children warmly by their name as they arrive. Children are eager to share their news from school with staff, who listen and respond positively to all that children have to say. n Leaders ensure that staff have a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities. Staff deploy themselves effectively so children are always supervised. Additionally, they organise and embed routines exceptionally well. Children immediately stop playing and cooperate with staff when it is time to

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tidy up or open the doors for outdoor play times. n Parent partnerships are very strong. Parents are pleased with the quality of care their children receive. They feel that the club is an inclusive provision where staff are kind and considerate of the individual needs of children. Parents say they feel that staff are trustworthy and have their children's best interest at the heart

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13 September 2024 of their practice. n Leaders consider information and feedback gathered from parents, children and staff. They use this incisively when evaluating the provision to seek ways to improve. This helps them to identify and prioritise a good range of children's preferred activities. Therefore, children display high levels of engagement wherever they play. n Leaders ensure that there is a good two-way flow of communication between parents, the school and the club. This helps children to settle well and keeps staff updated about any changes in individual children's circumstances. n Leaders are committed to enhancing children's experiences. For example, they provide children with opportunities to enter competitions that recognise and celebrate their specific talents and abilities. Furthermore, leaders seek practical ways to promote children's good character and sense of empathy. For instance,

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need to do better?

children have opportunities to create and send greeting cards to vulnerable people in society through a community organisation that the club has forged close working links with.

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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 EY289527 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 10364609 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 42 Number of children on roll 50 Name of registered person Mytime Active

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reference number

Telephone number 0208 658 0282 Date of previous inspection 7 November 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Mytime Active - Unicorn Breakfast and After School Club registered in 2004. It is located in the London Borough of Bromley. The club is open during term time, Monday to Friday. The breakfast club operates from 7.30am to 9am, and the after- school club operates from 3.15pm to 6pm. There are presently four permanent members of staff, three of whom hold qualifications at level 2 and above. The manager holds a level 3 qualification.

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n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the club. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their oral and written feedback. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff, the manager and the 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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