Early years · Early years inspection (EIF, requirements met)
JC Sports Holiday Camp at Whiteley Primary School
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- Inspection date verified
9 Apr 2025
- Inspectors verified
Clare Leake
- Overall effectivenesssingle source
Met
- Postcode verified
PO15 7LA
- Name on report verified
JC Sports Holiday Camp at Whiteley Primary School
- URN verified
2781640
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90% of comparable inspections in the last three years were graded Met (3,163 inspections).
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- Children enjoy their time at this fun setting. p.2
- Staff welcome them with warm and friendly smiles. p.2
- Children happily chatter about their plans for the day before quickly running over to friends. p.2
- Children attend from a variety of local schools. p.2
- This enables them to build friendships with a wide range of children, helping to develop their social skills. p.2
- Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. p.2
- They remind children of the behavioural expectations to help them know what appropriate and inappropriate behaviour is and why. p.2
- For instance, children know that when they play, a member of staff needs to be in sight at all times. p.2
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Leadership & governance5
“Leaders place high importance on keeping children safe and the premises are secure.” p.3Parents & families3
“Parents are happy with the range of activities on offer.” p.3Staff development2
“Robust recruitment procedures are in place to ensure staff are” p.2Wellbeing & mental health2
“This helps to spark an early interest in physical activity, health and well-being.” p.2Records & policies2
“Robust recruitment procedures are in place to ensure staff are” p.2
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- 6
- Words of findings
- 735
- about usual (typical 729)
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- Flesch 63, typical 57
- Average sentence
- 13 words
- Next steps
- 8
- typical 8
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Inspection of JC Sports Holiday Camp at Whiteley Primary School Whiteley Cp School, Gull Coppice, Whiteley, Fareham PO15 7LA
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This provision meets requirements
Children enjoy their time at this fun setting. Staff welcome them with warm and friendly smiles. Children happily chatter about their plans for the day before quickly running over to friends. Children attend from a variety of local schools. This enables them to build friendships with a wide range of children, helping to develop their social skills.
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This provision meets requirements
Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. They remind children of the behavioural expectations to help them know what appropriate and inappropriate behaviour is and why. For instance, children know that when they play, a member of staff needs to be in sight at all times. Children know how to behave and remind friends of behavioural rules. All children behave well.
p.2
This provision meets requirements
Staff demonstrate kindness and respect to all. Children have good manners and follow the setting's ethos of 'be kind, treat others like you would like to be treated and remember to have listening ears on'. They wait their turn and understand the need to work together to achieve targets. For example, when playing hockey children try to negotiate the ball to roll into a hoop. Children celebrate when they achieve their goal and earn points. They encourage and support their friends, showing a strong sense of teamwork.
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need to do better?
n Leaders have a clear vision for the setting. They ensure that staff are well deployed to offer support to children in a range of exciting activities. Children can access a range of sports daily. They consult with staff to discuss what sports they would like to be able to access each day. This helps to spark an early interest in physical activity, health and well-being. n Staff create an environment to help children of various ages to play and to take turns. For example, children have fun as they attempt to shoot a ball into a basketball hoop. They wait patiently for their turn and play well together. Older children help younger children join in. For instance, they demonstrate the best way to throw the ball. Staff are attentive to the children and develop positive relationships. They offer encouragement by saying, 'when you practise, you can do anything'. Laughter fills the basketball court. This supports children's self-
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need to do better?
confidence and self-esteem. n Staff help children to gain an understanding of the importance of hygiene routines and healthy lifestyle choices. Children and staff sit together to eat a healthy lunch. They chat away about their 'delicious wraps', and compare what they have in their lunch boxes. Staff support children's independence skills well as they encourage children to open their own lunch pots and drinks. They ask
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need to do better?
9 April 2025 children targeted questions about the differences in the skin of fruits, and question how fruit can be made into a smoothie. This helps children to make better food choices. n Staff communicate with the children well and ask them what activities they have enjoyed so far. Children answer enthusiastically and say they cannot wait for the next activity. They demonstrate good levels of perseverance as they participate in fun games, such as 'Gladiator'. They work together to try to catch friends as they run from one side of the playground to the other. Children cheer each other on and celebrate when they manage to catch friends. n Leaders monitor staff practice through observations. They meet with staff regularly, both one to one and as a team, to identify strengths and areas for improvement. Leaders ensure that staff are able to access training opportunities of their choosing. Robust recruitment procedures are in place to ensure staff are
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need to do better?
suitable to work with children. Staff enjoy their roles and show genuine warmth and kindness towards children. n Leaders place high importance on keeping children safe and the premises are secure. Leaders and staff carry out risk assessments to ensure that areas used are suitable. Effective procedures are in place for adults collecting children to ensure their safety. n Parents are complimentary about the setting and the approachable and friendly staff. They comment that their children thoroughly enjoy the different activities the setting offers. Parents say their children often want picking up as late as possible. Parents are happy with the range of activities on offer. They comment how happy their children are at the setting.
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Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
p.3
Safeguarding
There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.
p.3
Setting details
Unique reference number 2781640 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10395247 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
p.4
inspection
Total number of places 40 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person JC Sports Online Ltd
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reference number
Telephone number 08009949164 Date of previous inspection Not applicable
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Information about this early years setting
JC Sports Holiday Camp at Whiteley Primary School registered in 2024. It operates from Whiteley Primary School, Fareham, Hampshire. The setting operates Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm, during school holidays. The setting employs four members of staff. One staff member holds a sports degree and one holds a level 3 childcare qualification.
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Inspection activities
n The inspector and setting leaders completed a tour of the setting, both indoors and outdoors, to understand how the play environment is organised. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing at the setting. n Parents shared their views of the setting via written testimonials. n The inspector spoke to leaders and staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working at the setting.
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Inspection activities
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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Inspection activities
9 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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