Precious People Before/Afterschool club Birches Green

Inspection of Precious People Before/Afterschool club Birches Green Birches Green Infant School, Birches Green Road, Erdington, BIRMINGHAM B24 9SR

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This provision meets requirements

Staff provide children with a warm welcome when they enter the club. This helps them to feel emotionally secure and settled. Children quickly become immersed in the wide range of enjoyable experiences on offer at the club. They enjoy using their imaginations, playing in the role-play area that is set up as a doctor's surgery. Staff support the children to play cooperatively, encouraging them to take turns with the toy medical kit as they pretend to make each other 'better'. Staff support children to join in with arts and craft activities available to them. They sit with children and encourage them to join in, creating pictures about people who help us. Children concentrate and persevere as they choose from the stencils to create their own picture of a police officer or nurse.

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This provision meets requirements

Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. They provide children with clear and age-appropriate explanations. This helps children to learn the rules and boundaries. Staff fully consider the needs of the children. They plan activities that are based on children's interests and encourage them to make choices from the well-resourced storage areas when they have finished playing with the toys set out. This helps children to thoroughly enjoy their time at the club playing with their friends.

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n Leaders are passionate about what they do. They strive to offer the very best experiences for children after their busy day at school. For example, staff provide children with opportunities to relax, watching a favourite film with their friends or a choice of activities and games to join in with. Staff involve themselves in children's play and this helps children to get the best from what is on offer. n Staff collect younger children from their classrooms at the end of the school day. They gain information from class teachers to ensure they know what sort of day children have had. An effective key-person system is in place. Staff get to know children and their families well. This helps staff to provide individual care and learning experiences that complement children's time spent at school. n Staff organise the environment well to meet the needs of the children. Children confidently make choices from the range of toys and activities on offer. They

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demonstrate that they know the routine of the day. For example, upon arrival they know to place their coats and bags on the benches at the side of the room before choosing where they would like to play. n Parents speak exceptionally highly about the club. They express how happy they are with the staff in the club. They say that they feel that the staff really care for their children. Parents say that their children enjoy attending so much that they

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25 November 2024 ask to stay later or want to attend even when childcare is not needed. n Staff promote children's good health and safety. Children are encouraged to use hand sanitiser before they eat their snacks. They understand the reason they must do this, telling staff it is to stop any germs from their hands getting into their tummy and making them poorly. Staff remind children of the rules to keep themselves safe, such as using their walking feet indoors and not running to avoid bumping into furniture. n Staff support children of all ages to play happily together. Older children invite younger children to join in with their play. Children tell visitors that they like coming to the club because they like playing with their friends. n Leaders offer the staff team support, monitoring, and coaching. Ongoing training opportunities help staff to develop their already good interactions with children.

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Staff report that they feel extremely well supported in their roles. They say they enjoy working at the club. n Staff supervise children well. They are deployed well to ensure children's safety. For example, children needing to use the toilet are escorted the short distance down the corridor. Staff ensure they make others aware when they are leaving the room. This helps to keep children safe.

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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 EY264905 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10368229 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 40 Number of children on roll 29 Name of registered person Sheppard, Fiona Doloras

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reference number

Telephone number 07977 074726 Date of previous inspection 13 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Precious People Before/Afterschool club Birches Green registered in 2003. The club opens from Monday to Friday during school term time. Sessions are from 7.45am until 8.50am and from 3pm until 5.30pm. The club employs six members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an NNEB, two hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 and one holds an appropriate qualification at level 2.

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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. n Children told the inspector about their friends and what they like to do when they are at the club. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector viewed documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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25 November 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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25 November 2024 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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