Westerhope Wraparound Care

Inspection of Westerhope Wraparound Care Westerhope Primary School, Hillhead Road, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE5 1NE

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This provision meets requirements

Children settle quickly into the wraparound care. All of the staff also work in school. This means that children know staff and the environment well. Children are very happy. They greet staff happily and thoroughly enjoy their time. For example, children laugh and giggle as they blow bubbles outside. Other children enjoy playing hide and seek in the school yard. Some children are disappointed when their parents arrive because they want to finish an activity or stay a bit longer. Staff have thought carefully about how they can keep children safe. They have good systems in place to ensure that only authorised people can collect children. They supervise children well. This is evident when they accompany children into the school corridor to go to the toilet.

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This provision meets requirements

Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. Children behave well and know the routines and expectations of the wraparound care. Staff use a range of strategies to gain children's attention and ensure they are listening. Children respond well when staff clap to gain their attention. They stop talking, look and return the clapping. They wait quietly until they are told to get their jumpers. They know that they need to line up before going outside.

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n Staff know what children are interested in. They talk to children to find out what they would like to do in the club. Staff plan resources to support children's interests. For example, younger children are excited to discover that they can play with the dinosaurs, while others rush to play with the trains. Children focus well and engage for long periods of time. n Children thoroughly enjoy craft activities. They learn how to use hole punchers to make holes in paper plates. Staff support children well as they show them how to use them, making sure they put the paper plate in fully before pressing it down. Children concentrate well as they count to make sure they make the correct number of holes. They weave and twist pipe cleaners through the holes. n Staff supervise children carefully. For example, they count children in and out of the hall when they go outside. Staff play alongside children outside to help them

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maintain high levels of engagement. Occasionally, however, staff do not act swiftly enough when children may need some additional support to help them to refocus. n Staff provide a range of opportunities to support children's communication. When children are collected from school, they sit on mats and share their news. Four- and five-year-old children are very keen to talk about the visits from a doctor and firefighter in school that day. Older children listen with respect and ask relevant questions.

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8 April 2025 n Staff help children to develop an awareness of how they can keep themselves healthy. Children enjoy plenty of fresh air and exercise as they play on the school yard most evenings. They enjoy healthy snacks with fresh fruit and vegetables. Staff promote children's independence, for instance, by allowing them to pour their own drinks, carry items to the table and clear their own dishes and help with the washing up. n Children have very good relationships with each other. They greet friends from other classes with enthusiasm. They look forward to playing games with them outside. As they line up to go outside or choose what to play with inside, children talk to their friends and decide together what they are going to do. n Staff in the club have a very good relationship with parents. They talk to parents about what children have been doing and pass on any messages from school. Parents of children who attend breakfast club appreciate that staff share any

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messages with school staff. Staff talk to parents about their children's day. They gather feedback from parents and act on any suggestions for improvement. n Managers support staff well. Staff attend a range of training to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. They talk about how recent training on behaviour management has supported them in their role in the club. Staff enjoy working at the club and comment that managers support their emotional well- being. n Staff in the club have a very good relationship with the on-site school. They work together to establish consistent routines and expectations. Teachers in school share information about what children are doing in school with staff. During the inspection, staff focus their news session on encouraging children in Reception to talk about the visitors they had in school.

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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 2712948 Local authority Newcastle upon Tyne Inspection number 10388517 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 145 Name of registered person Westerhope Wraparound Care Partnership

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reference number

Telephone number 07740288719 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Westerhope Wraparound Care registered in 2023. The wraparound care employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate qualifications at level 3 or above. The wraparound care opens from Monday to Friday during term time. Morning sessions are from 7.30am until 8.40am. Afternoon sessions are Monday to Thursday from 3.15pm until 5.30pm and on Friday from 3.15pm to 5pm.

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Inspection activities

n The managers showed the inspector around the parts of the school used by the wraparound care and explained how they organise their provision. n The inspector spoke to children and staff at appropriate times during the inspection. n Parents spoke to the inspector about their experiences of the wraparound care. n The inspector observed children playing and learning. n The managers showed the inspector a range of documents, including those relating to staff suitability. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the managers. n The managers discussed how they keep children safe and manage the wraparound care.

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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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8 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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