Junior Adventures Group @ Bousfield SW5

Inspection of Junior Adventures Group @ Bousfield SW5 Bousfield Primary School, South Bolton Gardens, London SW5 0DJ

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This provision does not meet requirements

Leadership and management of the setting are weak. Staff do not ensure that staff understand their roles and responsibilities. Staff do not have a suitable knowledge and understanding of the setting's policies and procedures, including those to safeguard children. Additionally, the staffing arrangements in place do not meet the needs of all children and do not ensure their safety.

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This provision does not meet requirements

Leaders and staff do not organise the children's play, activities and resources well enough. Their understanding of the requirement for key persons is poor. Staff do not take into consideration what they know about the children to help plan stimulating and meaningful play experiences for them. This means that children do not always receive support from staff to develop their enjoyment through well- thought-out activities and experiences. Children lose interest and wander around. This is because there is a lack of interesting and stimulating opportunities, which negatively impacts on their attitudes to their play.

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This provision does not meet requirements

Staff do not support children to regulate their behaviour or consider the impact of their actions on others. They do not ensure that children know and follow the setting's rules and expectations for their behaviour. At times, staff use inappropriate strategies, such as raising their voices, as they attempt to manage children's unwanted behaviour.

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need to do better?

n Leaders fail to ensure that all staff have a good knowledge of their roles and responsibilities to keep children safe from harm. Staff are not confident in their understanding of the procedures for recording and reporting any concerns about a child or member of staff, in line with the local safeguarding partnership's procedures. n Leaders do not support staff effectively to ensure the provision meets requirements. For example, leaders do not ensure that the interactions of staff working with children are effective. Too often, quieter children receive limited support and interactions from staff. Although leaders are able to identify weaknesses, they do not focus enough on rapid improvement of staff's practice, and this negatively impacts on children's well-being and their engagement in play. n Although there is a basic key-person arrangement in place, staff do not have good enough understanding of their role as a key person. Key persons do not

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need to do better?

use the information they have obtained from parents and carers and through their observations as children play, to provide relevant and meaningful experiences to their key children and to meet their individual needs. This does

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27 March 2025 not support children's emotional well-being and needs. n Leaders do not deploy staff effectively within the setting. As a result, the staffing arrangements do not meet children's needs. For example, children are not always adequately supervised, including while eating. This compromises children's safety. n Staff do not ensure that children are clear about the expectations for acceptable behaviour. Staff do not talk to children about the difference between right and wrong when their actions impact on others. As a result, children do not learn to regulate their own behaviour. At times, staff fail to intervene effectively to help children to learn how to manage their behaviour. For example, staff try to limit children's unwanted actions by holding their hands, but do not explain to children how their actions make their friends feel or redirect them to more purposeful play. n Leaders and staff do not monitor hygiene practices effectively in the club. For

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instance, some children do not wash their hands before eating. On occasion, staff do not notice when children pick up rubbish in the playground and put it in their mouths. As a result, the risk of the spread of infection is not minimised. n Children arrive happily. They say they like playing and spending time with their friends from the club. However, these positive attitudes to their play are negatively impacted by the poor organisation of the equipment, resources and activities offered to children.

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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 around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Due date

ensure that staff have a secure understanding of the local safeguarding procedures, to enable them to know where to report concerns about the welfare of a child or if an allegation is made against a member of staff 27/04/2025

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Due date

27 March 2025 make sure that there is effective oversight of the club and support for staff through support and coaching so that they can fulfil their roles and responsibilities and to raise the quality of the provision 27/04/2025

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ensure that key-person arrangements are effective in meeting children's individual needs 27/04/2025

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make sure that staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children and ensure their safety 27/04/2025

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implement an effective behaviour management policy that supports children to regulate their behaviour and understand the impact of their behaviour others 27/04/2025

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Due date

improve hygiene practices to support children's health consistently. 27/04/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2746632 Local authority Kensington and Chelsea Inspection number 10393382 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 60 Number of children on roll 245 Name of registered person Junior Adventures Group UK Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07729122079 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Junior Adventure Group @ Bousfield SW5 registered in 2023. It is independently run and is located in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The setting operates Monday to Friday, all year round. During school term time, sessions are from 3.15pm until 6pm. The setting offers full daycare throughout the school holidays. There are nine members of childcare staff employed at the setting, including staff who hold qualifications ranging from level 2 to level 6.

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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 inspector viewed the premises and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. n Staff spoke to the inspector. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children.

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Inspection activities

27 March 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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