Vicky’s After School & Holiday Club Ltd

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children are happy and settled at the club. They arrive from school eager to find out what is on offer for them.

Staff teach children about the importance of waiting for their turn, sharing the resources and using good manners. They support children to regulate their emotions when they are feeling overwhelmed and help them to express how they feel. Children behave well.

They follow staff instructions and understand the rules and boundaries of the club. The club routine is well embedded, this keeps children alert to what is happening next and helps them to feel safe and secure.Children have regular opportunities to be physi...cally active in the school playground and surrounding fields.

They have great fun as they kick footballs and chase each other playing tag. The use of torches and glow sticks enables children to access the outside space during the darker evenings. Children eagerly work together to link the sticks together to make necklaces and crowns using small, intricate connectors.

This means that children have plenty of opportunities to develop their finger and hand skills as well as developing their large muscle skills. Staff teach children how to manage good hygiene routines. For example, children confidently wash their hands on arrival and before having a snack and understand the importance of this.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

Staff engage children in lovely back-and-forth conversations. They ask children questions about their day at school and show a genuine interest in their lives. Children chat to each other about the things they enjoy doing at the club.

They have good social skills and are confident communicators.Children enjoy creative activities, such as painting their hands to make handprint poppies for a display. They work together to figure out how to place their hands flat on the paper to make the best print.

Younger children are supported well by staff to write their names on their pictures. Children are motivated to take part and keen to complete the activity before they go home.The provider and staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well.

They work closely with the school and parents and provide additional support, when needed, to ensure all children's needs are met.The setting supports children to develop independence skills. On arrival, at the end of the school day, children put their belongings away.

When going to the garden, children independently put on their own coats doing up buttons and zips where appropriate. Staff prepare a variety of food for children to choose from and ensure children learn about healthy eating and making healthy choices.Staff provide a wide range of resources that children can choose from throughout the session.

Staff follow children's interests well. For example, children request to keep the building bricks out after snacks when activities are change around. Children make choices in what they play with, increasing their engagement and enjoyment.

The managers and staff have developed secure partnerships with the host school as well as with parents. They regularly share information about children's daily activities and interests to ensure continuity of care. Parents are highly complimentary about the club, including the consistent support and care their children receive from the dedicated staff team.

Staff report that they enjoy their roles and feel well supported by the owner and the manager. Their genuine interest in children is evident. This helps children develop a sense of belonging.

Children build strong relationships with staff and respond well to their caring nature.The provider understands how to reflect on the quality of the provision. She identifies areas for further development through observations and supervisions, as well as talking to parents, children, and staff.

This reflective practice helps to ensure that the provision offers continual high-quality care.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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