Buddies Club

Inspection of Buddies Club Scotts Park Primary School, Orchard Road, BROMLEY BR1 2PR

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This provision meets requirements

Staff keenly welcome all children to Buddies out-of-school club. Younger children are collected from their classrooms from staff, while older children arrive independently from the school they also attend. Staff support children to listen, and follow routines as soon as they arrive. For example, children know to sanitise their hands on arrival to help to support good hygiene practices. Children enthusiastically seek out their friends from school, find activities they enjoy, and settle quickly.

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This provision meets requirements

Staff are good role models. They are polite, warm and friendly. Staff skilfully adapt their levels of support and expectations to meet children's individual needs. They consistently support children's positive behaviour. This helps children to settle quickly, behave well, and feel safe and emotionally secure. Staff are attentive to the needs of all children and, overall, interactions are very positive. They quickly recognise when some children are distracted or not engaged. Staff sit and read stories from books children independently choose for themselves, to help to develop their interest in books.

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This provision meets requirements

Staff plan activities based on current festivals and celebrations, to help to promote children's home experiences, such as Diwali. They ensure that children always contribute to the planning of these activities, to overall promote their enjoyment. Children choose activities for themselves, and they are encouraged to make suggestions through a suggestions box. This helps to develop children's self-esteem well.

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need to do better?

n Children enjoy their time at the club. They eagerly participate in some activities provided and have fun. For example, they thoroughly enjoy scooping out pumpkin seeds. Staff encourage children to feel the 'slimy' texture. Children show high levels of concentration as they carve a pumpkin face. Staff praise children as they show delight in their achievements. This helps to boost their confidence well. However, staff do not always reflect on daily opportunities available, to ensure that the play environment is consistently enjoyable and well planned. n Staff successfully boost children's confidence, such as during group and mealtimes. For example, older children use a visual board to tell children what is for tea, and every day they have the opportunity to tell each other jokes. For example, children and staff giggle and laugh at Halloween jokes. n Children benefit from a healthy light tea. They make cheese and ham bagels,

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and enjoy fresh fruit that children help to prepare with staff. Staff consistently promote good hygiene practices, such as when they prepare and serve meals,

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14 October 2024 and encourage children to regularly sanitise their hands. n Staff join children in their play and, overall, interactions and engagement are positive. Although, there are times when some staff do not engage in activities to help to enthuse children to an even higher level. n Key staff are assigned children in the early years age range, to help promote their emotional well-being and to meet requirements. They find out key information from parents, and encourage young children to share what they know, can do and their interests. This helps to meet young children's individual needs. Young children settle very quickly and they are self-assured, confident and independent. n Parents say that they are extremely happy with the care provided. They say that their children do not want to leave, particularly during the summer months when children spend lots of time playing outdoors. Parents welcome regular

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opportunities to share their views and confirm that they feel valued. Engagement with parents is very effective. n The strong leadership team work very closely together, and with the staff team. Leaders regularly meet with teaching staff and leaders at the school where the club is based for a consistent approach. This also helps to review practice and ensure that the club consistently provides good-quality care, and is inclusive to all children.

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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 2689213 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 10360149 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 30 Number of children on roll 79 Name of registered person Flynn, Tracy Margaret

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reference number

Telephone number 07956587009 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Buddies Club registered in 2022. The club operates a breakfast club and after- school club in the London Borough of Bromley, on the premises of Scotts Park Primary School. The club is open Monday to Friday from 7.40am until 8.40am and 3pm until 6pm, term time only. There are four permanent members of staff. Of these, two members of staff hold a qualification at level 2.

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n The inspector spoke with the manager, who is also the nominated person, about the leadership and management of the club. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the club. n Documentation to demonstrate the suitability of all staff was viewed by the inspector. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n Parents shared their views of the club with the inspector.

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14 October 2024 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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