Emley Out of School Club

Inspection of Emley Out of School Club Emley First School, School Lane, Emley, HUDDERSFIELD HD8 9RT

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This provision meets requirements

Children are very happy at this calm and welcoming out-of-school club. They show how they feel safe as they greet their friends, visitors, and staff warmly on arrival. Staff are passionate, dedicated and caring. They get to know all children well. As a result, children form strong attachments with staff. Staff provide a safe and exciting environment based around children's individual interests and needs. Children are extremely keen to come into the club.

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This provision meets requirements

Children quickly engage in play of their choice. They develop their imagination through role play. Children use a selection of materials to build a den. They negotiate with their friends over what to use. Staff encourage children to problem solve and work as a team when the roof does not stay up. Children take pride in their achievements and seek out staff to show them when complete. Children are consistently challenged.

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This provision meets requirements

Children's behaviour is extremely good. Older children support younger children when they cannot find items for play. They share resources when they play together with play dough. Staff encourage counting as children make play dough balls. Children introduce new ideas to their friends. They work together to create models. Children ask their friends to join in play. All children are kind and caring towards each other. They are respectful of their friends and staff. Children build meaningful relationships.

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need to do better?

n Long-standing practitioners teach with passion, energy, and purpose. Their interactions with children are of a high quality. They maximise all opportunities to extend children's learning. For instance, when children dig in soil, staff teach them about the role of an archaeologist. Children learn about different animal bones and structures. Conversations are consistently engaging, exciting and challenging. Staff follow a child's lead and are extremely responsive to this. This high-quality interaction helps all children, including those who speak English as an additional language and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to make good progress. n Children are provided with plentiful, engaging opportunities to develop their knowledge and understanding of the world. For example, children express their excitement as they use magnifying glasses to search for insects in tall grass with

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their friends. Staff encourage children to write a list of the type and number of insects they find. Children take part in exciting nature trails, where, for example, they learn about different trees, flowers, and leaves. n Staff ensure children are given lots of opportunities to play and learn outdoors.

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4 October 2024 Children have the space needed to run around and kick balls. They learn how they can manage and take appropriate risks, such as when using a climbing frame. Children thoroughly enjoy water play. For example, they use funnels to fill and empty squeezy bottles. They make marks as they squirt the path. Activities, such as these, help to strengthen children's small and large muscles. n Children are encouraged to develop their ability to concentrate and develop their resilience and determination. Children show these skills, for example, as they build with wooden building planks. Their perseverance reflects in their ability to build forts, bridges, and towers. Their hand-eye coordination is challenged as they carefully balance the planks. n Staff encourage children to develop their independence and to meet their own personal care needs. Children know to wash their hands before snack time and

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after activities. They collect their own belongings at the end of the session. Routines, such as these, help children to become increasingly independent. n The manager and staff make sure that children develop their understanding of different cultures and festivals, such as, Lunar New year, Diwali, and Halloween. They encourage children to taste foods from around the world. This helps children to learn about similarities and differences around the world. n Parents report that their children 'love coming to the club'. They say that their children are 'not happy when they turn up early to collect them as they have such a good time'. Parents value the communication book and newsletter staff provide. They say that information sharing is good. n The manager ensures that practitioners receive focused effective professional development. There is a robust training package in place. Staff complete both mandatory and additional training to help further develop their knowledge and

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to further enhance their practice. They say that they find their role 'rewarding' and enjoy working at the club.

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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 EY396165 Local authority Kirklees Inspection number 10364258 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 20 Number of children on roll 42 Name of registered person Emley Out of School Club Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07444 291985 Date of previous inspection 9 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Emley Out of School Club registered in 2009 and operates from a house in the grounds of Emley First School in Emley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The club employs six members of staff, five of whom hold appropriate qualifications; at level 3 and above. This includes one at level 6. The club is open Monday to Friday during term time, from 7.30am to 9am and from 3.30pm to 6pm.

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Inspection activities

n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n Parents shared their views of the staff with the inspector. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the manager about the leadership and management of the setting. n The manager completed a learning walk with the inspector and discussed the early years curriculum. n The manager spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development.

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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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