The Beehive Crown Wood

The Beehive Crown Wood

Unique reference number (URN): 2826068 Address: Crown Wood C P School, Opladen Way, Bracknell, RG12 0PE Type: Childcare on non-domestic premises Registered with Ofsted: 08/01/2025 Registers: EYR, CCR, VCR Registered person: The Beehive (Wokingham) Limited

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Safeguarding standards met

The safeguarding standards are met. This means that leaders and/or those responsible for governance and oversight fulfil their specific responsibilities and have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed. As a result, children are made safer and feel safe.

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How we evaluate safeguarding

When we inspect settings for safeguarding, they can have the following outcomes:

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How we evaluate safeguarding

Met: The setting has an open and positive culture of safeguarding. Not met: The setting has not created an open and positive culture of safeguarding. Not all legal requirements are met.

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Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines Expected standard

Leaders and staff create a welcoming, considerate environment where children feel safe and valued, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Behaviour and routines in the setting are typically well established. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour and have generally clear routines in place. Children know the routines at the start of the session and place their belongings away. They play collaboratively and show kindness towards one another. For example, children work together to complete large puzzles. Staff teach children how to keep themselves safe as they explore the play bus and bouncy castles. This helps children to understand the different rules in the activities offered at the club.

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Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines Expected standard

Staff are positive role models and help children to develop their manners at social times. However, during some transition periods, such as mealtimes and moving between different activities, staff do not organise these so that children know what is expected of them. Therefore, some children are not always clear about the behaviour expected of them.

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Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines Expected standard

Leaders have robust systems in place to monitor children's daily attendance at the holiday club. They make their expectations clear to parents before children start at the club and follow the procedures in place to promote regular attendance. This helps ensure the ongoing safety of children.

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Children's welfare and wellbeing Expected standard

Leaders place children's welfare and wellbeing at the heart of the provision. This helps children to feel safe, valued and well supported throughout their time at the club. From the outset, leaders gather detailed information about children's individual needs, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. This helps them to make adaptations in children's play. For instance, staff remain close by to support children to regulate their emotions if they become a little upset. They are sensitive and know the children's likes and dislikes well. This typically supports children's individual needs.

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Children's welfare and wellbeing Expected standard

Overall, staff implement effective care practice that promotes children's health and wellbeing. Children wash their hands before mealtimes and understand to drink water frequently in the hot weather. However, staff do not consistently maximise everyday routines, particularly at snack times and transitions, to strengthen children's understanding of what is expected of them. This means some children become confused as to what they are required to do and continue to play.

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Children's welfare and wellbeing Expected standard

Staff plan ample opportunities for children to benefit from daily access to a large outdoor area. Children develop their physical skills as they run, jump and play games. This helps children to develop their confidence and make friendships with their peers.

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Inclusion Expected standard

Leaders and staff create an environment where children feel welcome and valued. They actively seek information from parents before children start at the club. This enables staff to typically make adjustments to support the needs of every child. Leaders support staff to monitor children's engagement and generally support staff to adapt the environment and resources. However, they have yet to consider how to support staff to understand how to adapt their interactions to support children who speak English as an additional language. This means, sometimes, these children do not benefit from support that helps them to explore the activities on offer to them. That said, leaders are committed to ensuring that all children, particularly those who are vulnerable or disadvantaged, can access the enriching experiences the club offers. They work closely with any other professionals to ensure that parents are aware of the services they offer.

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Inclusion Expected standard

Leaders generally ensure that staff receive targeted training on how to cater for the diverse needs of children who may attend the club. However, leaders are yet to precisely identify how to support staff to develop their knowledge and understanding on how to support all children who may face barriers to their play opportunities, such as children who speak English as an additional language.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

Leaders are passionate and demonstrate a clear commitment to providing high-quality care and play experiences for the children they care for. Typically, they demonstrate a clear understanding of the club's strengths as well as areas for development. Leaders use this insight to drive continuous improvement. They recognise the importance of regular training for staff to develop their play skills. For example, staff complete a holiday readiness course that helps them understand and refresh their practice, in readiness for the holiday clubs. This helps them to typically understand the routines of the club. However, leaders have not considered how to support staff to strengthen their understanding in how to support children who speak English as an additional language.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

Leaders place high priority on staff wellbeing. They have regular supervisions and staff meetings. This helps leaders to manage staff workloads and generally identify any professional development opportunities. As such, staff report that they feel happy in their role and are valued members of the team.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

Leaders and staff work in partnership with parents, with many providing positive feedback on the experiences and activities that their children take part in. Leaders have systems in place to review children's attendance to ensure that children are accounted for and safe.

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Compulsory Childcare Register requirements

This setting has met the requirements of the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.

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Register

When we check if settings meet the Compulsory Childcare Register requirements, they can have the following outcomes:

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Voluntary Childcare Register requirements

This setting has met the requirements of the voluntary part of Childcare Register.

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Register

When we check if settings meet the Voluntary Childcare Register requirements, they can have the following outcomes:

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What it's like to be a child at this setting

Children flourish in this fun and welcoming club. They leave their parents with ease, including those children who are new to the club, and they are warmly supported by the nurturing staff. Children settle into their chosen play from the wealth of resources. They develop their imagination skills as they create stories with the dolls and small-world toys. Younger children concentrate as they complete large puzzles. Children often invite staff to join them, such as when they play card games. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in the well-organised environment.

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About this setting

Unique reference number (URN): 2826068 Children excitedly get ready to explore the soft play bus. They have ample opportunities to develop their physical skills as they climb and crawl around the double decker bus. Children work with their friends to find hidden toy ducks in the ball pit. They cheer as they find them and line them up carefully, counting how many they have found. Children understand how to keep themselves safe as they ensure they take their water and hats outside to play when it is sunny. They listen well to staff as they take turns using the bouncy castles. Children benefit from plenty of fresh air and exercise. This helps them develop healthy habits for later life.

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About this setting

Children recall the experiences that they are offered at the club. For example, they talk about the scooter workshop and dance workshop that they attend at the club. Parents also comment on these extra activities and how their children talk about them at the end of a busy day at the club.

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About this setting

Leaders monitor children's attendance and share their expectations with parents. This helps keep children safe and ensures that they consistently benefit from the activities on offer.

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Next steps

Leaders should support staff to develop consistent routines for children to help them know what is expected of them. Leaders should strengthen coaching and support for staff to help identify more precise areas of training, in particular, how staff support children who speak English as an additional language during their play.

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About this inspection

The inspector spoke with leaders, staff, children and parents during the inspection.

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About this inspection

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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Address:

Crown Wood C P School Opladen Way Bracknell RG12 0PE

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Address:

Type: Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Address:

Registered person: The Beehive (Wokingham) Limited

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Address:

Operating hours: Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday : 07:30 - 09:00,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday : 15:00 - 18:00,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday : 08:00 - 18:00

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Facts and figures used on inspection

This data was available to the inspector at the time of the inspection.

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Exceptional

Practice is exceptional: of the highest standard nationally. Other settings can learn from it.

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Strong standard

The setting reaches a strong standard. Leaders are working above the standard expected of them.

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Expected standard

The setting is fulfilling the expected standard of education and/or care. This means they are following the standard set out in statutory and non ‑ statutory legislation and the professional standards expected of them.

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Needs attention

The expected standards are not met but leaders are likely able to make the necessary improvements.

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Urgent improvement

The setting needs to make urgent improvements to provide the expected standard of education and/or care.

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Urgent improvement

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Urgent improvement

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