Fiesta Sports Loatlands

Inspection of Fiesta Sports Loatlands Loatlands Primary School, Harrington Road, Desborough, Kettering NN14 2NJ

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This provision meets requirements

Children enjoy this warm and welcoming club. They arrive with confidence, chatting to staff and their friends about their day, showing they feel safe and relaxed at the club. Staff support children to make new friends, allocating older children to act as buddies for new starters. This helps children feel valued and included.

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This provision meets requirements

Children have lots of fun at the club, choosing from a wide range of activities, such as role play, games and arts and craft. Their ideas and interests are listened to and staff plan activities and experiences around these. For example, staff dress up in a dinosaur costume and take children on a dinosaur hunt around the school grounds. Children crawl through tyres, climb equipment and dig in the sand to find the hidden dinosaurs. They proudly display what they have found, and staff congratulate them and praise their efforts.

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This provision meets requirements

Children have many opportunities to be physically active, both inside and outside. They can choose to join team games, such as volleyball, dodgeball and football sessions, which are run by trained coaching staff. Children learn important skills, such as following the rules, turn-taking and respect for one another.

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n Staff get to know children well. When children first start at the club, they gather detailed information from parents. This includes interests and relevant medical information, including allergies. This helps ensure that staff meet their individual care needs. Young children are allocated a key person, who effectively liaise with teachers and parents to share information about them. Staff use this information to plan activities that children will enjoy, helping them settle into the club. n Staff engage children in thoughtful conversations. Children communicate openly and confidently. During their time at the club, children complete a questionnaire and have group discussions, so staff continually gain children's feedback on the club. n Staff place a high priority on keeping children safe. They ensure the areas of the host school they use are safe and secure. Robust arrangements are in place to ensure children are suitably supervised at all times. Staff use routines and

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conversations to teach children how to stay safe, such as lining up after outdoor play and discussing online safety. n Staff support children to make healthy choices. They offer healthy snacks, such as fruit, cheese and wraps, and introduce foods from various cultures. Some children bring their own snacks, which occasionally do not meet the club's healthy eating guidelines. Although staff are currently working with parents to ensure all snacks follow the club's policy, it is not yet fully effective.

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24 September 2025 n Staff are good role models and provide lots of praise and encouragement during activities to support children's confidence and self-esteem. Children are excited as staff join their play and cheer each other as they win board games played with staff. Children develop strong trusting bonds with staff and enjoy their company. n Children demonstrate good behaviour. Older children are kind and caring towards the younger children and include them in their games. Children learn to follow simple routines to help them become independent. For instance, they arrive, hang up their coat and bag and sit down for their snack. Children sit and chat with each other while they eat their food and clear their plates once finished. n Parents speak highly of the staff, who they say are friendly and knowledgeable. They appreciate the good communication and enjoy hearing about their child's time at the after-school club. They are impressed with the range of activities that

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their children take part in. n Leaders hold regular, individual supervision meetings and monitor practice to support staff. They give staff feedback on their achievements and identify any training needs. Training opportunities are a priority at the club and the provider values the benefits of staff accessing training. Staff say they feel valued and part of a supportive team.

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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 2741798 Local authority North Northamptonshire Inspection number 10399959 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 32 Number of children on roll 400 Name of registered person Fiesta Sports Coaching Ltd

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reference number

Telephone number 07733156764 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Fiesta Sports Loatlands registered in 2023. It operates from Loatlands Primary School in Desborough, Northamptonshire. The club employs four members of childcare staff. One member of staff holds a level 4 qualification and all other staff leading sports sessions have appropriate sports coaching qualifications. The club opens from Monday to Friday, during term time for before- and after-school care and during some school holidays. Sessions in term time are from 7.30am until 8.45am and from 3.15pm until 6pm and in school holidays from 8am to 4.30pm.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to staff at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector spoke with the registered individual about the leadership and management of the setting. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and the children. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff.

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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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