FAIR PLAY OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB WAVERLEY ROAD

Inspection of FAIR PLAY OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB WAVERLEY ROAD Shirley Boffey House (Formally Victorian House), 10 Waverley Road, LONDON N8 9QS

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This provision meets requirements

The provider and staff work hard to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere for children. Staff are gentle, kind and caring. Children's emotional and mental well- being are central to the ethos of the club. Children are happy and confident. They laugh and joke with staff as they enjoy a wide range of games and activities. Children form strong friendships with each other. They enjoy each other's company and are polite and respectful. Children develop social skills, which will support them in creating positive relationships in their future lives. For example, boys and girls enjoy imaginative play together, excitedly talking to each other about the game they are playing.

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This provision meets requirements

Staff understand how to keep children safe and well. They constantly risk assess as children play. Children are encouraged to manage their own risks, working with staff to learn how to keep themselves safe during activities. They understand the routines in place at the club. For instance, they listen carefully to instructions. Children respond well to the high expectations staff have for their behaviour. They learn how to make healthy choices. For example, eagerly choosing from a wide variety of fruit and vegetables at snack time.

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n Children gain a sense of achievement, for instance, as they take part in craft activities. Staff carefully plan activities which children can complete over a number of days. Children look forward to returning to complete their projects. For example, they make paper lanterns. Children spend time decorating paper with paint and glitter. They practise using their fingers as they carefully cut the paper. Children concentrate as they learn to tie knots. They build on skills they learn at school and develop new ones. Children become absorbed in what they are doing and concentrate for good amounts of time. n Staff support children in enjoying outside play. Children run, jump, roll and play with balls. Staff are invited to join in with their games. The provider considers different ways to encourage children's physical activity. For instance, children are excited by being outside at dusk when the days are shorter. Their physical health

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is supported well. n The provider understands not all children have the same advantages. They provide resources and activities which children may not be able to access outside of the club. Staff are skilled at supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Children are asked for their ideas about how to create an inclusive environment. Their suggestions and input into the club are important to the provider and staff. n Staff say the provider places a strong focus on developing their professional

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22 January 2025 skills and knowledge. They have regular meetings where they discuss, for example, keeping up to date on research around supporting positive behaviours in children. The provider and staff regularly update their safeguarding knowledge. The provider works with a range of professionals to provide training for staff. They reflect carefully on the service they provide for children and their parents. n Parents are highly supportive of the staff and provider. They say they appreciate the strong two-way flow of information between them and the club. Parents highlight the careful balance staff provide between children having free time to play and planned activities. They say this works well. Parents praise the care staff take to settle children into the club. They value the relationships they, and their children, build with staff. Parents say staff keep their children safe. n Children say they really like attending the club. They excitedly look forward to

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being read their favourite stories while they eat their snack. Children enjoy the comfortable spaces staff create within the club, where they can sit quietly if they wish. There is a range of fiction and non-fiction books for them to look at and read. Staff provide soft toys and cushions. Children can snuggle up if they are tired at the end of a long school day.

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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 EY478196 Local authority Haringey Inspection number 10367788 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 24 Number of children on roll 46 Name of registered person Fair Play Childcare Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07843694200 Date of previous inspection 25 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

FAIR PLAY OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB WAVERLEY ROAD registered in 2014. The independently owned club operates out of 10 Waverley Road in Crouch End in the London Borough of Haringey. The after-school club employs six members of staff and the provider is also the manager. Staff hold relevant qualifications at level 5 and level 3. The club opens Monday to Friday from 8am to 9am and from 3.25pm until 6pm, during term time only. The holiday club operates each weekday from 8.30am to 5.30pm.

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Inspection activities

n The provider showed the inspector around the club and discussed the resources and activities provided for children, both indoors and outdoors. n The inspector spoke to children, staff and parents at different points in the inspection and took their views into account. n The inspector and provider held a meeting. The provider discussed how they reflect on the service they provide for children and their parents. The inspector looked at relevant documents, including checks carried out by the provider to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children. n The inspector observed activities and the impact these had on children's experiences at 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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