Atlas Camps Brockworth

Inspection of Atlas Camps Brockworth Coopers Edge School, Typhoon Way, Brockworth, Gloucester GL3 4DY

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This provision meets requirements

The friendly staff welcome children warmly. Children arrive with great enthusiasm. Children who are new to the setting receive excellent support to settle into the group. For example, staff introduce one another, tell children about planned activities and routines and help them to understand behavioural expectations. This helps them to feel secure. Children relate well to the staff and enjoy their company. Staff ensure that every child enjoys their time at the camp. The children of different ages and from different schools get on well with one another and they form strong friendships.

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This provision meets requirements

On arrival, children choose activities that staff plan to engage their interest. For example, some children enjoy being creative, such as colouring and cutting, while others create complex marble runs or construct with toy bricks. Others play card games, or energetically play dodgeball with a member of staff.

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This provision meets requirements

Children know the daily routine and tidy-up initial activities ready for the morning briefing. Staff use this to help children to understand behavioural expectations. Children laugh loudly as the leader jokes that laughing, smiling and having fun are against the rules. They recall Atlas Camp's five values being 'kindness, perseverance, honesty, respect' and 'team work'. Staff also encourage children to play an active role in planning the day's activities. Children give suggestions for activities. Many excitedly suggest 'slip and slide' and water play games they previously enjoyed. Outdoor active games and crafts are also popular. Staff embrace children's ideas and include them alongside planned and often themed activities. Staff provide a good balance of active and quieter activities. They regularly check in with children to ensure they are occupied and happy.

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need to do better?

n The senior management team and staff learn as much as they can about children's individual needs, interests, life experiences, and family backgrounds. They use this knowledge very well to ensure that every child is included and valued. For example, staff plan activities that build on children's interests. n The staff team are highly competent and enthusiastic in their roles. Team spirit is very evident. Each staff member understands their role and responsibilities and instinctively knows when to play an active role in children's play and when to let them play freely. n Children are confident and independent. They take on 'monitor' roles enthusiastically and help to maintain a tidy, safe environment. Children learn to work cooperatively, to take turns and to respect others. Older children are quick to help the young children and happily involve them in their play. Staff skilfully

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14 August 2025 manage children's behaviour while impressively fostering their self-esteem. They implement a reward scheme that works highly successfully to promote positive behaviour. Staff help children to understand how actions or unkind words can affect others. n Staff supervise the children well. They remind children how to keep themselves safe, for example, when climbing and using scissors. Staff regularly carry out fire drills. Children know to line up and leave the building quietly, to listen to the roll call and follow the instructions of the adults. n Staff plan plenty of opportunities for children to be physically active, indoors and outdoors. For example, children thoroughly enjoy football and games that involve, running, chasing and dodging one another. They show great agility as the use the school's outdoor play equipment. They climb, balance and swing competently across high bars, with staff providing vigilant supervision to ensure

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children's safety. n Children develop their creativity well as they engage in planned arts and crafts activities. For example, children thoroughly enjoy painting and produce a varied range of creative work, incorporating their handprints, such as butterflies and flowers. Additionally, children use their imagination skills during role-play activities, such as acting out school lessons and hiding from pretend 'monsters'. n Parents praise staff and the provision highly. They report that staff provide good information about children's experiences and how they have been during the day. Children say that they have a great time at the holiday camp. They describe the staff as kind and funny and report that staff look after them. n The senior management team monitor the effectiveness of the provision highly effectively. They implement an effective staffing structure, recruitment and induction processes, and ensure staff are suitably trained to ably fulfil their roles.

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need to do better?

They work with staff to review the success of camps and to identify any aspects for improvement. They continually strive to ensure that children have fun and receive high-quality play experiences.

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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 2734528 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10398941 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 20 Number of children on roll 109 Name of registered person Atlas All-Stars Limited

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reference number

Telephone number 0800 772 0743 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Atlas Camps Brockworth registered in 2023 and operates from Coopers Edge Primary School, Brockworth, Gloucester. It opens Monday to Friday during school holidays from 8am to 5pm. The provider employs a large team of staff who work across their various camp settings. At this camp, they operate routinely with three trained members of staff but additional staff can be called upon as needed. Many staff hold qualified teacher status, childcare and/or sports qualifications.

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Inspection activities

n A member of the senior management team showed the inspector around the provision and discussed how areas of the premises, indoors and outdoors, are used. n The inspector observed staff practice and children's experiences across a variety of activities, both indoors and outdoors. n The inspector talked to staff and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector reviewed evidence of the suitability of staff working in the provision. n The inspector took account of feedback from children and parents she spoke to.

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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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