GO GO Makers Limited

Inspection of GO GO Makers Limited Briar Hill Infant School, Coppice Road, Whitnash, LEAMINGTON SPA CV31 2JF

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This provision meets requirements

Children feel safe and secure in this highly organised setting. Staff provide a warm welcome, greeting children and parents with smiles. They present children with name stickers on arrival, which shows which group they will be in throughout the day. All children, including children who are attending for the first time, enter the setting happily. Staff introduce new children to the group and ask children to make them feel welcome. Leaders efficiently manage the setting, ensuring all staff know each child's individual needs. Activities and resources are fully prepared in advance of children's arrival, this enables staff to concentrate on creating a safe, fun-filled day for children.

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This provision meets requirements

Children enjoy a broad range of activities. Staff adapt these according to children's developing abilities and interests. Dance teachers engage children in lively dance sessions. Children move rhythmically to music using pom-poms and scarves to express themselves. They join in enthusiastically with art and craft activities. Younger children make Easter bunny masks, proudly creating their own individual designs. Older children sing along to their favourite songs as they create graffiti style scratch art pictures.

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This provision meets requirements

Children's behaviour is exemplary. Staff remind all children of the behaviour expectations and boundaries in the setting every morning, during whole-group circle times. These include using 'kind hands', feet and words, not opening doors, hiding or running away. Children talk about why they need these rules to stay safe. They describe how they need to be near staff at all times. Staff choose one child to be 'Top Buddy' for the day to further support children.

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n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are fully supported. Staff ensure they are aware of children's needs before they join the provision. They support children's communication and language skills using visual images on lanyards. Staff use emotions cards to help children to express how they feel and learn how to regulate their emotions. n Staff ensure children are safely supervised at all times. Leaders complete regular risk assessments of the setting throughout the day to minimise risks to children. They divide children into small groups, where they can spend the day playing and building friendships with children their own age. Staff complete regular head counts and registers throughout the day. Children are always accompanied by staff in every area of the provision. n All children enjoy high energy play outside every day. Younger children play Easter themed games, pretending to be rabbits and chickens. They explore

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15 April 2025 obstacle courses, bouncing and jumping over hurdles. Older children take turns to learn and develop their archery skills. Staff encourage them to create their own target games using ropes and beanbags. Children demonstrate and explain their inventions to their friends before they all play together with them. This promotes children's social skills and their physical health and well-being. n This is an inclusive setting. Staff use positive reinforcement to encourage children to experience and join in with new activities. This helps children to explore activities they may not usually choose to participate in and develop new skills. Children proudly accept verbal praise, 'high fives' and stickers from staff. At the end of each day, staff present children with certificates and medals to celebrate their achievements and behaviour. n Parents talk positively about the setting. They describe staff as welcoming,

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friendly and competent, immediately putting children at ease. Parents say their children enjoy creative, physical, science, technology, engineering and mathematical activities. Leaders share information with parents about the plans for each week. Staff encourage children to express their views of the activities they have participated in to share with their parents. However, staff do not seek children's ideas of what they would like to do at the setting. Leaders are currently exploring ways to implement this. n Leaders closely monitor the provision. Staff complete evaluation forms each day to identify what went well and areas for improvement. Leaders use this information to further improve the provision. Leaders are passionate about ensuring the provision is accessible for all children. They provide support and guidance for parents to apply for 'Holiday activities and food' (HAF) funding. Leaders go above and beyond to provide high-quality, out-of-school club care.

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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 2708555 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10394468 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 50 Number of children on roll 46 Name of registered person Go Go Makers Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 07971 596124 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

GO GO Makers Limited at Briar Hill Infant School, Leamington Spa registered in March 2023. They provide out-of-school holiday club care for school-age children from four to eleven years old. A team of four staff work at the setting, of these, one holds qualified teacher status and two are dance instructors. The setting provide funded places for children in receipt of 'Holiday activities and food' (HAF) funding.

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Inspection activities

n The nominated individual and manager showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure they are safe and suitable. n The inspector spoke with the nominated individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and the children. n The manager spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. n Parents and grandparents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the setting.

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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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