Coram's Fields Out of School Club

Inspection of Coram's Fields Out of School Club Corams Fields & Harmsworth Memorial Playground, 93 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1DN

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This provision does not meet requirements

Children enjoy their time in this after-school and holiday club. They enjoy meeting and making new friends. Staff get to know children well, and children develop warm relationships with them. Staff thoughtfully set up activities to engage children of all ages and stages on arrival. Staff think about how the environment supports children to interact with one another. For example, children enjoy playing with their friends and socialising in team games, such as table tennis and basketball. For children who want to rest after school, they can choose from a range of books to sit and relax. This meets children's emotional well-being and physical needs. Children have choices throughout the session.

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This provision does not meet requirements

Leaders and staff know the children and community well. They offer flexibility for working families who are registered. Leaders understand the importance of providing structure for children who attend. However, sometimes leaders and staff do not ensure that expectations of behaviour are clearly set at the beginning of the session. As a result, there are times when unwanted behaviour is not addressed. For example, occasionally young children are not consistently taught how to handle resources with care. This does not support children to learn about how to care for things, or the impact of their actions.

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n Leaders provide children in the club with a range of activities to excite and engage them. Staff meet weekly to discuss how to support children with a range of play opportunities that are age and stage appropriate. Leaders involve children in how to run their club. Children have choices in what new resources can be introduced to the setting based on what interests them. This gives children a sense of belonging to the club. n Leaders ensure that staff have regular supervision. This helps to support staff practice and knowledge. Staff complete regular training to ensure their knowledge is up to date and relevant in areas, such as safeguarding. This helps to keep children safe. Staff have weekly updates with leaders to talk about what is going well, and how the environment can be adapted each week. n Staff are positive role models to children. They praise children for participating, exploring and having a go. This supports children in their confidence and

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autonomy. Children generally behave well in the club, however, there are times in the session that children display unwanted behaviour that is not addressed. Leaders have not ensured that staff implement their expectations of children's behaviour consistently. n Staff ensure children enjoy a wide range of physical activities. Outside, staff provide opportunities for children to climb the equipment and manoeuvre their

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17 March 2025 bodies to climb down on ropes. Children run, skip and hop in the large outdoor area, which is zoned to provide varied outdoor experiences with nature, water play and sports, to name a few. n Staff ensure that children learn how to stay healthy. Shortly after arrival to the club from school, children take turns to wash their hands before having a snack. Children wait before eating a healthy snack of crackers and fruit with their friends at the table. They talk to staff and each other about their day. After their snack, children know the routine to clear their plate from the table and tidy up after themselves. This supports children's developing independence. n Staff encourage children to participate in essential skills involving teamwork and turn taking. Children generally play well together. They play games using their imaginations with laughter and fun. n Parents explain that they appreciate leaders and staff who are kind and

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attentive. They receive daily updates and children leave the club happy, with stories of what they have done.

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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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Due date

ensure leaders and staff routinely tell all children how they expect them to behave, and implement these expectations consistently, to ensure a safe and positive attitude to play throughout the day. 20/04/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2799121 Local authority Camden Inspection number 10393960 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 81

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Name of registered person

Coram's Fields and the Harmsworth Memorial Playground

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reference number

Telephone number 020 3384 2212 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Coram's Fields Out of School Club registered in August 2024. It is based in the London Borough of Camden. The club has eight members of staff. Four staff hold appropriate childcare qualifications. The club is open from 3.15pm to 6pm, Monday to Friday, in school term time. The holiday play scheme is open during the school holidays from 8.30am to 5.30pm.

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Inspection activities

n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The manager and inspector discussed how activities are organised to ensure they are age-appropriate. n The inspector observed interactions between staff and children. n The inspector spoke to staff and took their views into account. n The inspector spoke to parents and considered their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the nursery. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection.

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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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