Larkhill Breakfast and After School Club

Inspection of Larkhill Breakfast and After School Club Larkhill Primary School, Wilson Road, Larkhill, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 8QB

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This provision meets requirements

Children confidently arrive from their classes to the after-school club, where staff warmly welcome them. Children enthusiastically greet staff and talk about their school day. They demonstrate they feel safe and secure as they follow the familiar routines. For example, they hang up their coats and bags and sit ready for the register. Staff quickly engage children in a diverse range of activities. For example, children enthusiastically create construction models, play spelling games, complete puzzles with their friends and engage in imaginative play with the dolls' house. Children of all ages play well together. Older children enjoy the responsibility of preparing the fruit and drinks for the younger children, ready for snack time.

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This provision meets requirements

Staff and children are kind and caring towards one another. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They sensitively remind children how to take care of the resources and how to move safely around the classroom. Children know the rules of the setting. They say, 'choose it, use it, put it away or lose it' when talking about putting away the toys after they have finished playing with them. This helps children understand what is expected of them and encourages them to comfortably follow the boundaries.

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n Staff create a warm and supportive environment. They actively engage with children by joining their games and talking about their day. Staff attentively listen to each child, helping them to feel valued. n Staff manage collections and drop offs to and from the club carefully to ensure children are safe and well cared for. Effective communication with the school ensures important information is shared. For example, staff talk to teachers regularly about what children are learning in school and any additional support they may need. This supports seamless care and continuity for the children. n Partnerships with parents and carers are positive. Parents comment that staff are friendly and welcoming and that their children enjoy coming. Staff ensure that they share daily information when children are collected, so parents have a clear understanding of the activities children have been engaged in. Parents talk

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about the club having a 'family feel' and the lovely relationships staff make with the children. n Healthy living is promoted through nutritious snacks and meals, which offer a broad selection for children to enjoy. Daily routines teach responsibility and independence, with older children setting the table with cups and plates and helping younger children to pour their drinks if they need help. n Children independently learn how to turn take while playing a 'spelling' game. They ask if anyone else wants to join in and agree on whose turn it is next. Staff

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10 January 2025 support these social skills by consistently modelling positive interactions with each other and the children. n Staff development and support is carefully considered. Staff hold regular meetings and supervisions. These opportunities are used to identify and discuss ongoing training needs, what is working well and what improvements they can make to the club. For instance, staff recently bought new equipment children requested, following a survey children completed. Children's views are listened to by staff. Staff attend training sessions with the school. They implement strategies and approaches discussed at these training sessions to support children's continuity of learning. n Children enjoy reading to staff. They happily take their story books to staff who attentively listen to each child read. Staff use encouraging language, such as 'Wow! You read that beautifully' and 'You are so good at reading now.' Children

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beam at these positive comments, supporting their self-esteem. n Staff carefully plan activities for younger children based on themes the on site school are using within their class that week. For example, younger children create pictures based on a recent book they have read. This helps embed children's knowledge and skills.

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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 2701934 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 10367967 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 33 Name of registered person Whatton, Michelle Louise

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reference number

Telephone number 07568313700 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Larkhill Breakfast and After School Club registered in 2022. The club operates from Larkhill Primary School in Salisbury, Wiltshire. The club opens weekdays during term time only from 7am to 8.30am and from 3.15pm to 5.30pm. The club employs two members of staff, one of whom holds a qualification at level 5.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises with the manager. n Children talked to the inspector about what they like to do at the breakfast and after-school club. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at feedback from 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 after-school club. n The manager talked to the inspector about the activities she plans for 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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