KOOSA Kids Breakfast, After School and Holiday Club at Birch Hill Primary School, Bracknell

Inspection of KOOSA Kids Holiday and After School Club at Birch Hill School, Bracknell Birch Hill Primary School, Lepington, BRACKNELL, Berkshire RG12 7WW

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This provision meets requirements

Staff greet children warmly at this welcoming after-school club. They encourage children to carry out routine tasks for themselves. For instance, children hang up their bags when they arrive, serve their own snack and wash their hands before eating. As a result, children display high self-esteem, confidence and independence. Staff fully understand children's need to relax after a busy day at school. They successfully balance this with offering children numerous opportunities to participate in exciting activities.

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This provision meets requirements

Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They have embedded rules and routines that support children to know what is expected of them. For example, staff count backwards from five and children stop what they are doing to listen to their instructions. Children are kind and sensitive to each other. They illustrate this as older children invite younger children into their games of hide and seek. Staff are kind and gentle with children, providing good role models. They gently support children to take turns and share equipment. This helps the children to form strong friendships with each other and learn how to behave.

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This provision meets requirements

Staff have a good partnership with the host school. They liaise well at the end of the school day and share information effectively. This helps to ensure that staff know how to meet children's individual needs and promotes continuity of care.

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n Staff encourage children to lead healthy lifestyles. Children manage their personal hygiene very well, understanding the importance of regular handwashing before mealtimes. Staff provide healthy and nutritious snacks. They follow clear processes to ensure that children's dietary requirements are met. Staff use mealtimes to further promote independence. For example, children confidently serve their own food. When they have finished, children proudly help wash up their own plates and cups. n Staff help children to be aware of their own safety. For example, when children line up ready to go back into the club room, staff explain to younger children why they must wait for everyone to be ready before they leave the playground. When children use the outdoor play equipment, staff give them appropriate explanations about how they can keep themselves safe. Children respond positively to these routines and boundaries, to keep themselves and others safe.

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n There is an effective key-person system in place for early years children. Staff take time to find out about children's interests and their family life. This helps staff to ensure that the activities provided are appropriate for the youngest children. Staff involve children when planning and ensure that activities meet

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Bracknell 19 May 2025 their different interests. For example, some children like playing a game of darts, while others enjoy playing a game of 'What's the Time Mr Wolf?' in the playground. n Staff are highly responsive to children's emotional needs. They are kind and sensitive, creating an environment of mutual respect. Staff take time to gather important information about individual children's day at school from the class teacher. This means that if any child is a little sad, they are able to reassure them and make them feel more comfortable. n Interesting, well-planned activities successfully capture children's attention and contribute to their enjoyment and to their skills and knowledge. For example, children show high levels of engagement as they use scissors to cut out a butterfly shape. They show excellent fine motor skills as they use pencils to colour in their pictures. Staff skillfuly extend their knowledge as they discuss the

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lifecycle of a butterfly. Children excitedly share with the inspector that caterpillars 'sleep in cocoons' and 'turn into butterflies'. n There are rigorous recruitment and induction procedures in place to ensure staff are suitable, and are well supported for their roles. Leaders provide staff with ongoing training and coaching to extend their professional development. However, they recognise that there is further scope to strengthen supervision meetings to truly foster a culture of support for staff well-being. n The club is highly inclusive. There is strong support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff follow strategies used by school staff to help to provide a consistent approach, for example, when helping children to regulate their behaviour. n Parents say that they are very happy with the service provided by the club. They report that their children are always keen to attend, and sometimes reluctant to

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go home. They value the flexibility available, which helps them to manage their work commitments.

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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 EY350434 Local authority Bracknell Forest Inspection number 10388440 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 80 Number of children on roll 162 Name of registered person KOOSA Kids Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0845 094 2322 Date of previous inspection 11 July 2019

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Information about this early years setting

KOOSA Kids Holiday and After School Club at Birch Hill School, Bracknell registered as a holiday playscheme and out-of-school club in 2007. It is located in Birch Hill Primary School, Bracknell, Berkshire. The holiday scheme operates from 8.15am until 6pm. The after-school club runs from school finishing time to 6pm. Currently, thirteen staff are employed and, of these, three core staff work full time with the children. Two hold qualified teacher status and three hold relevant childcare qualifications at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The manager and the inspector completed a tour of the premises and discussed how activities are planned and organised. n The inspector spoke with parents, managers, staff and children during the inspection. n The manager and inspector completed joint observations together and observed how staff support children during indoor and outdoor activities. n The manager and inspector discussed leadership and management and children's safety.

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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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