Kidz.Comm

Inspection of Kidz.Comm St. Marys RC School, Vivian Road, BIRMINGHAM B17 0DN

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Inspection date: 6 February 2025 - 18 March 2025

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This provision meets requirements

Children are collected safely from school by staff. They arrive happy and settle into activities quickly. Leaders and staff find out what children have been learning in school and incorporate this into the activities they plan. For example, children decorate printed letters that represent the first letter of their name. Staff support them to identify words that start with the same letter. This helps children to practise the skills they have learned in school and secure new knowledge.

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This provision meets requirements

Leaders ensure children have some ownership over what they provide at the after- school club. They regularly gain feedback from children about what they have enjoyed and what they would like to do at future sessions. This informs their future planning, so that all children's preferences and individual needs are considered.

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This provision meets requirements

Children show high levels of respect for staff and one another. They follow club rules and work together to keep the environment clean and tidy. They form friendships and older children often help younger children to participate in trickier activities. Children are keen to take part in the exciting activities on offer at the club. They enjoy learning how to crochet and make creations from play dough. Staff enter children into writing competitions, which has resulted in some of their work being published in poetry books. Consequently, children develop their critical thinking and writing skills further.

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need to do better?

n Leaders work alongside the staff team to ensure the smooth running of the club. They have a clear overview of the club and their roles and responsibilities. They are committed to providing a rich range of enjoyable experiences for children before and after school. They regularly evaluate the provision to ensure children benefit from experiences that are continually improving. n Leaders and staff support children to show care and concern for others and their environment. They work with the staff team and use a range of creative strategies to help children to develop their ability to regulate their emotions. They focus on strategies that help children consider and understand the consequences of their actions, and the importance of being kind to others. n There is an effective key-person system in place for early years children. Staff know children well and form strong relationships with them. They understand

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children's developmental stages and work closely with school, and parents to ensure they are meeting children's individual needs. n Leaders promote equality and diversity throughout the club. The programme of activities include opportunities to help children learn about communities beyond their own experiences, disability and their similarities and differences.

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6 February 2025 n Close partnerships with parents are formed from the very start. There are effective systems in place to obtain the required information about children's care and preferences to help meet the needs of children. Parents comment highly of the care children receive. They particularly like the seamless transitions between school and the after-school club. Parents say that staff communicate with them daily, and they are well informed about what children have been doing. n Working closely with the on-site school is a high priority. There are effective systems in place to share information about children's care and welfare. The team clearly value the importance of partnership working with the school to support any children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n Leaders ensure an open and positive culture of safeguarding throughout the club. Safeguarding and child protection information is clearly displayed for all

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parents on the noticeboard outside. The staff team benefit from regular safeguarding training and have good knowledge of safeguarding issues. They know about the possible signs of abuse and the procedure to follow if they have a concern about a child. n Leaders know the staff team well and place a clear focus on consulting with staff to continually improve the quality of what is provided for children. There are effective systems in place to monitor staff performance and provide ongoing training and coaching opportunities to build on their practice.

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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 EY457770 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10376200 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 104 Number of children on roll 188 Name of registered person Kidz.Comm Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0121 464 2141 Date of previous inspection 21 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

Kidz.Comm registered in 2007. It operates from St. Marys RC School in Birmingham. The club opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 9am and 3pm to 6pm during school term times. It also opens for some school holidays from 7.30am to 5.30pm, except for Christmas holidays and bank holidays. The club employs nine members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an early years qualification at level 6, one holds a qualification at level 5, and three hold a qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspection started on 6 February 2025. Inspectors returned on 18 March 2025 to gather additional evidence in line with Ofsted inspections and visits: Deferring, pausing and gathering additional evidence policy. n The club leader showed the inspectors the premises and discussed how they ensure they are safe and suitable. n The club leader joined the inspectors on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about activities provided for children. n The inspectors spoke to the club leader about the leadership and management of the club. n The inspectors talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspectors spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspectors looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in 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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