CM Sports Wrap Around and After School Club

Inspection of CM Sports Wrap Around and After School Club The Butts Cp School, Bolle Road, Alton GU34 1PW

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This provision does not meet requirements

There are weaknesses in the organisation of the club around children's safety and welfare. Staff do not provide children with sufficient indoor space to move around freely. In addition, staff do not plan or provide activities indoors that are engaging for children. However, the outdoor environment is popular and children enjoy a range of activities, such as playing ball games with staff. Children are keen to sign in to the club and staff greet them warmly after school. They can freely access a range of resources that staff provide for them. Children show they feel secure in the staff's care, such as when they readily share their news of the day with staff.

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This provision does not meet requirements

Leaders and managers do not ensure children are safe at the club. Staff do not ensure children's individual needs are met, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The key-person system is not effective.

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need to do better?

n Leaders and managers do not ensure the premises are suitably secure for children. For instance, they have not made sure the site is safe for children to play in. There is unrestricted access to roads as boundary gates are not securely shut. Unchecked visitors are able to wander on to the site through the club, with no barriers or restrictions. Leaders and managers do not have adequate oversight of what staff do at the club. They identify some concerns, such as site security, but do not make sure these are addressed swiftly. The lack of effective risk assessment does not adequately promote children's safety. n Staff do not supervise children effectively. For example, at the end of the school day, children attending the club mix with parents collecting their own children after school. During the club session, staff do not effectively monitor which children are in their care. Staff do not accompany children when they enter the

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school buildings and must trust that they will return to the club. Children's safety is not assured in the staff's care. n Overall, mealtimes are not organised effectively. Staff do not support children to understand their safety when eating. For instance, children walk around with food in their mouth. This does not protect them from the risk of choking. In addition, poor organisation means that children wait a long time to make their choices about what to eat. However, staff promote children's personal hygiene, such as through promoting handwashing before eating. n The key-person system is not effective. Staff do not support children's emotional well-being effectively, especially when they first attend the club. Parents report their children have taken a long time to settle in. Staff do not communicate effectively so that parents know who looks after their children at the club.

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2 April 2025 Children do not benefit from being in the care of familiar adults who know them well and can meet their individual needs. n Leaders and managers do not ensure there is adequate space for children to play indoors. When children are unable to play outdoors, there is not enough space indoors for them to play freely. This impacts on their enjoyment of attending the club. n Children with SEND do not have the same opportunities to play after school as other children. Staff do not have the knowledge or confidence to offer an inclusive setting where all children can participate freely in their chosen activities. For instance, children with SEND, at times, remain indoors when their friends play outdoors. This does not support an inclusive approach. n Staff do not build partnerships to share information about children. For example, they do not work with school teachers to share strategies to help support

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children's individual needs at the club. This does not ensure continuity for children's care. n Staff do not receive effective support from leaders and managers to be able to carry out their role effectively. For example, communication between staff, leaders and managers is not effective. The impact of this is that staff are unsure of what they can and cannot do at the club.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

There is not an open and positive culture that puts children's interests first.

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Due date

take action to maintain effective risk assessments, to ensure all risks are identified and removed or minimised to keep children safe from harm 21/04/2025

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ensure children are not able to leave the premises unsupervised and that unauthorised persons do not enter the premises 04/04/2025

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ensure children are adequately supervised, including while eating 21/04/2025

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2 April 2025 ensure the arrangements to assign a key person are effective and that parents are aware who this person is for their child 21/04/2025

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ensure the indoor usable space requirements are met at all times 21/04/2025

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implement effective arrangements to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) that are in line with the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of Practice 21/04/2025

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obtain and share relevant information with parents and carers, and other professionals working with children to ensure their individual needs are met. 21/04/2025

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ensure there are appropriate arrangements in place for the supervision of staff, to provide support, coaching and training 21/04/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2723660 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10392130 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 45 Number of children on roll 150 Name of registered person CM Sports (UK) Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 02392 987881 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

CM Sports Wrap Around and After School Club registered in 2023. The club runs from The Butts Primary School, Alton, Hampshire. The club provides care Monday to Friday, from 3pm to 6pm, during term time only. There are five staff who work directly with the children.

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Inspection activities

n Leaders and managers showed the inspector the areas of the school that are used for the club and discussed their suitability and safety for children. n The inspector talked to the staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n A meeting was held between the inspector and manager. The inspector looked at relevant documentation and saw evidence of the suitability of staff. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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2 April 2025 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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