Activ8 Bevendean WAC

Inspection of Activ8 Bevendean WAC Bevendean Primary School, Heath Hill Avenue, BRIGHTON BN2 4JP

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This provision meets requirements

Children receive a warm welcome into the club and settle quickly to their free choice play activities. They re-kindle friendships that they made previously or from attending the same school. They chat animatedly and talk about each other's personalities and traits. Children show great respect for each other and staff. They listen intently to instructions from staff, including those for their safety and well- being. For example, staff talk about reminders of the rules in place and children show that they understand the reasoning for these to keep them safe and well. Children have time in the routine to have free play and to take part in the activities staff plan. This helps to offer children different experiences, such as in the preparation of food, enhancing their understanding of healthy eating.

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This provision meets requirements

Children develop strong bonds with staff and comment to their parents about their good relationships. Children reflect this, such as when they create a drawn masterpiece of themselves with a member of the team and give this to them as a gift. Staff fully value their achievement and offer gratitude and praise for their present. Children enjoy being physically active and join in with enthusiasm with the activities. For example, to get to know each other, staff create a game to enable children to make connections with others they might not know. They link together, asking them to group themselves together with others who have the same favourite things, such as a colour or television programmes. Children reflect that these games help them to make friends.

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need to do better?

n There is a clear routine for children's days at the setting, where staff plan and provide activities and experiences for children that they enjoy and are fully inclusive. Staff make effective use of the site to offer sports and fun games, making children's school holidays exciting. n Staff know children well and enable them to develop and maintain relationships with others. There is a clear focus for children having fun in a friendly atmosphere. Staff effortlessly encourage this and fully adopt positive behaviour management techniques. n There is clear support from the leaders for the staffing team and staff have a secure understanding of their roles and responsibilities. Leaders follow safer recruitment practices to make sure that staff are and continue to be suitable to work with children. Staff receive a full induction and ongoing individual meetings to identify training needs and desires. This enables staff to continually build on

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their practice and knowledge. n Staff follow the intent and ethos of the club, building positive attitudes and relationships and, importantly, enjoying their time at the setting. Staff assess the

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4 August 2025 areas of the school children use. Through their reflective practice and approach, leaders have made recent changes to the risk assessment process to refine this further. n Parents comment positively about the friendly staff team. They receive daily feedback about the activities their children have participated in and any other relevant information, such as accidental injuries. Parents report that the process for parents to register their children's details is effective and that some travel a distance to use this provision. n There is strong and effective support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities with staff in place to coordinate and liaise with parents. They offer children the freedom to explore, lead their own play and follow their interests. They offer a fully inclusive environment, where staff fully value the uniqueness of each child.

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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 2820667 Local authority Brighton and Hove Inspection number 10414545 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 40 Number of children on roll 100 Name of registered person Activ8 For Kids Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07385690815 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Active8 Bevendean WAC registered in December 2024. It is situated within Bevendean Primary School in Brighton. The before- and after-school provision operates Monday to Friday, term time only from 2.45pm to 6pm. During holiday times, the club operates 8.30am to 4.30pm. The club employs 23 members of staff.

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Inspection activities

n Leaders and the inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed the activities and experiences on offer. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the provider. n The inspector spoke with staff and interacted with children. n Parents shared their views about the setting with the inspector. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises.

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4 August 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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