Ark Day Nursery Out Of School Club

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good • Children happily enter the relaxed environment. They clearly enjoy their time at the club and have positive relationships with the friendly staff.

Children confidently make choices about what they would like to play with and engage well in activities. • Staff effectively promote children's safety and welfare. As part of this, they teach children about dangers and keeping themselves safe in a range of ways.

• Children explore their own ideas as they play imaginatively in the role-play cafe. Staff reinforce skills essential for children's successful future learning as they move through school, such as those in early maths and literacy. • Staff are ...good role models and reinforce important social skills to children.

Children behave well and are kind, respectful and helpful to one another. They play amicably, sharing ideas and experiences. • Each key person uses their observations of children's interests, skills and knowledge on entry and during their time at the club, to plan to meet their individual needs.

This is reflected in records of learning which are shared regularly with parents. • The owner encourages unqualified staff to gain a childcare qualification. This has a positive impact on their practice and interactions.

• Although children make independent choices in their play, staff do not fully encourage them to be as independent in some aspects of daily routines, such as mealtimes. • Staff do not optimise children's opportunities to learn to value and appreciate the similarities and differences between themselves and others. • Staff do not share precise enough information with Reception staff to enhance children's transitions as they move between settings and complement their learning to the highest level.

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