Cherry Tree Kids Club @ Upland Primary School

Inspection of Cherry Tree Kids Club @ Upland Primary School Upland Primary School, Church Road, Bexleyheath DA7 4DG

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This provision meets requirements

Staff work well as a team. They provide children with a warm and welcoming environment. They work hard to ensure the club is a fun and inclusive environment for the children who attend. Children arrive at the club with big smiles, eager to be with their friends. Staff ask children about the best part of their day. This helps children feel a sense of belonging and it initiates conversations about children's emotional well-being.

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This provision meets requirements

Children are independent and staff help them to know the routines of the club and what is happening next. For example, on arrival they sign their names in the register and hang their coats and bags up before sitting down for their snack.

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This provision meets requirements

Staff provide children with a broad range of activities. Activities are planned to complement what children have been learning at school, particularly those in Reception. Children have many opportunities to develop their physical skills. They join in team games, such as football. Children have great fun as they learn to manage risks as they climb the spider web climbing apparatus. Children enjoy the autumn walk to collect natural resources for a future activity. Those who prefer more sedate activities enjoy arts and crafts, construction resources and relaxing in the book area.

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need to do better?

n Leaders provide regular supervision sessions for staff. They support staff when they identify areas for improvement, to enable them to provide high-quality care. Staff are deployed well throughout the club so that children are kept safe. n The key-person system is effective. Some staff also work in the school and know the children well, what they enjoy and how to support them during their time in the club. Children are confident and happy and clearly enjoy their time there. n The staff know the children well. Throughout the club, staff initiate individual conversations which engage children. These interactions make children feel valued and welcome. This also helps to build their confidence and make them feel safe and secure. n Staff are good role models. They speak to children and each other with respect. Staff manage behaviour effectively. Children are polite and use good manners. They chat to each other about their day as they enjoy their snack. Children

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eagerly join in team games and practise football skills together and encourage each other as they climb and balance. n Staff provide children with healthy snacks that include a selection of fresh fruit. Children are encouraged to drink water regularly during their time at the club. They confidently choose the snacks they enjoy. However, children have to wait

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2 October 2024 too long at snack time and, therefore, become distracted. As staff are busy serving, they do not always realise when children would benefit from adult interaction. n Staff work well as a team and form positive relationships with children. Children are keen to show staff their dance performance they have been practising. Children engage staff in their play and are eager to practise the skills they learn at school. For example, children laugh in delight when they guess if the playing card is higher or lower than the card shown by staff. n Staff maintain good relationships with the host school. They find out what children are learning in school and make every effort to complement this in the club. For example, children developing their early writing skills in school eagerly mark make and sign themselves into club to complement this. n Parents are complimentary about the club. They say their children look forward

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to attending. They are pleased their children are happy and safe. Parents comment on the 'friendly' staff. They appreciate that staff pass messages about how their child is feeling.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture towards safeguarding that puts children's welfare first.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2691659 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 10360178 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 109 Name of registered person Cherry Tree Nursery GB Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07507084751 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Cherry Tree Kids Club @ Upland Primary School registered in 2022. It is situated within the London Borough of Bexley. It operates a breakfast and after-school club. The club employs 11 members of staff, all of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications from level 2 up to level 6.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children, both indoors and outdoors. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke to several parents 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 club.

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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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