Funtastic Club

Inspection of Funtastic Club Burton Primary School, Campbell Road, Burton, CHRISTCHURCH, Dorset BH23 7JY

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This provision meets requirements

Children arrive happily and are settled and content in the club. Staff get to know them well and children respond positively to their friendly greetings on arrival. Children often go to staff for a spontaneous hug. They interact positively with their friends and take turns easily in their play. They readily share materials and resources to use in a creative activity and show interest in their friend's ideas. Staff praise children for the imaginative models they make, and children show great pride in their efforts.

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This provision meets requirements

Children have fun at their club and enjoy the range of play resources and activities. They like to help each other build a tall tower and choose the construction materials to do this. They take turns to hold the tower steady while their friends add more pieces to it. Children are keen to join in with the tabletop games, such as snakes and ladders. They spend time making brightly coloured models of creatures that they have learned about, such as an Axolotl salamander. They explain to staff and their friends how this creature has gills to breathe, and these are on the outside of its body. Children squeeze, roll and flatten the clay and say, 'It feels squidgy and bouncy.' They know this will change as the clay dries out. Children develop dexterity playing a game of table football with a friend or making colourful bracelets.

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need to do better?

n Leaders meet with staff regularly to discuss how the club operates and what they provide for the children. Together, they review ways to continually improve. For example, they have reviewed how children can access the school toilets to support their personal care. Staff have also raised their awareness of understanding children's behaviour. This has helped them provide a more consistent approach with implementing the agreed club expectations. Staff encourage children to develop their sense of self and think about how they understand and manage their emotions. n Parents comment that staff keep them well informed about their children's activities at the club. They say the manager is a great role model and the club has become more structured, which has been good for their children. n Staff support children's personal development well. For example, children have opportunities to run off their energy outdoors on most days. They develop their

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coordination and balance skills, when walking across a wobbly wooden bridge or when climbing over a rope frame. Children learn the importance of washing their hands to get rid of germs. They learn about keeping themselves and others safe. Staff support children to think about their actions, such as when climbing or running, and how to manage these safely. Staff discuss foods with children that

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10 September 2025 help them keep fit and healthy, such as the strawberries, apple or melon they have for pudding. Children ask staff politely if they would cook their favourite soup for the next day. n Children behave well. Staff give a calm, considered approach when managing children's behaviour. They keep clear, consistent boundaries and gently remind children about the need to walk indoors so they don't slip and hurt themselves or others. Children learn to respect and show kindness to others. For example, older children help their younger friends in activities. They help staff clear away the toys and mats at the end of the session. n Children enjoy developing their imaginations and creativity. Staff ask them to choose a statement from a book, such as 'You find the end of a rainbow' and they discuss what they would do. Children talk enthusiastically about the drawings they do of their favourite game characters and spend time colouring

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these in carefully. They confidently tell a visitor the names of the characters. n Staff ask children what they would like to do to involve them in the planning of each session. Children choose different resources and become engrossed in their play. Staff get to know the activities children like and encourage their discussion. For example, they look at photos of different places in the world and discuss where these are and how people live there. They ask children where other countries, such as Timbuktu, are on a map to encourage their thinking and understanding of the world.

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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 EY473071 Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Inspection number 10414821 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 51 Name of registered person Natchoo, Regine Caroline

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reference number

Telephone number 07791379792 07551129059 Date of previous inspection 28 November 2022

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Information about this early years setting

Funtastic Club registered in 2013. It is one of three privately owned Funtastic clubs registered under the same provider. This Funtastic Club operates from Burton Primary School in Christchurch, Dorset. The club is open each weekday from 7.45am until 9am and 3.10pm until 6pm, during term-time only. The owner employs three members of staff who work directly with children. The owner and one member of staff hold a level 3 qualification in childcare. The other members of staff are unqualified.

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n The inspector had discussions with the provider and staff and discussed the activities provided and how staff meet children's individual needs. n The inspector viewed a sample of documentation, including the safeguarding and complaints policies and suitability records for staff. n The inspector observed children's interactions in play indoors and discussed this with the provider and staff. n The inspector took into account the spoken comments from parents and children.

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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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