Alphabets Childrens Club

Inspection of Alphabets Childrens Club Holy Family Rc Primary School, Old Hall Road, Sale M33 2JA

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This provision meets requirements

Children receive a warm welcome when they arrive at this lively and well-organised club. Staff carefully register children and encourage them to independently put away their coats, bags and water bottles. Staff and children chat about what has happened during the school day and the activities on offer at the club. Relationships between staff and children are relaxed and positive.

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This provision meets requirements

There are clear expectations of children's behaviour at the club, which all children understand. Children politely say please and thank you at snack time and staff are full of praise and appreciation for their good manners. Outside, children know the areas where they can play and explain that they always need to be within sight of an adult, so that they are safe.

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This provision meets requirements

The club has a keen focus on supporting children to make healthy choices. Children choose from a range of appetising and freshly prepared food. Staff encourage them to try to include a variety of vegetables and fruit on their plate. Children know to regularly drink water to keep themselves hydrated. They confidently explain they always wash their hands before eating to remove any germs. This demonstrates how staff support children to understand how to become independent in managing their own needs and how to develop healthy lifestyles.

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need to do better?

n Staff create a environment with a range of areas for children to relax, play and take part in planned activities, such as arts and crafts. Children have lots of fun playing in the dressing-up area. They choose costumes, such as superheroes or characters from books, and add accessories like sunglasses. Children chatter and laugh as staff help them to put on the costumes and fasten them up. They proudly show off their outfits as they walk around the room. This shows how children are confident to make choices and are emotionally secure. n Children concentrate hard as they create collages of Easter eggs. They select materials, such as foil and tissue paper, and stick them carefully to the paper. Children watch attentively as staff demonstrate how to curl ribbons to apply as a finishing touch. They hold their pictures up proudly for everyone to see. Staff are full of admiration and praise children for their efforts. This supports children to

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be confident and to take pride in their achievements. n Staff support children to get lots of fresh air and exercise at the club. Children enjoy playing with bats, balls and a range of other small equipment. They challenge each other to balance on tyres and to roll down a grassy hill. Children bend and stretch as they use big chalks to chalk on the ground. These activities support children to take appropriate risks and to extend their physical skills.

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2 April 2025 n Staff work in a close partnership with parents and carers and the schools children attend. They share useful information about children and their individual needs. This helps to provide continuity in care for children. n Staff provide a range of opportunities for children to learn about the wider world. For example, children recently explored Lunar New Year and Eid. Staff also support various charity events with children. This helps children to learn about different cultures and beliefs and helps to prepare them for life in modern Britain. n Staff speak with enthusiasm about their time they spend with children at the club. They talk about how they work together as a staff team to provide the very best experiences for children. Staff are positive about the support they receive from club leaders and the additional training opportunities that are available to them. This ensures that they continue to develop their professional skills.

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need to do better?

n The club is ambitious for all children. Staff support all children sensitively. They encourage children to access all activities and to make the most of the opportunities on offer. Staff speak with pride about how children develop their skills at the club, for example, when developing their physical skills on the walk to the setting from their school. This reflects the positive and 'can-do' culture 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 2719621 Local authority Trafford Inspection number 10380713 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 64 Number of children on roll 105 Name of registered person Brookes, Valerie Ann

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reference number

Telephone number 07919206461 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Alphabets Childrens Club registered in 2022. The club is independently run and operates from Holy Family Rc Primary School in Sale, Trafford. It opens during term time, from 7.30am until 9am and 3pm until 6pm, Monday to Friday. The club operates during most of the school holidays, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. There are currently nine staff working directly with children. Five staff, including the manager, hold an appropriate qualification at level 3 or above and four staff are unqualified.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while at the club. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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2 April 2025 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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