Barnack Home From Home

Activities: Children build spiders at a construction activity and are encouraged to consider where they could live, motivating them to construct different types of homes and buildings from junk-modelling resources. Other children take part in outdoor games, such as tennis, archery and ball games.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children demonstrate confidence in asking staff for help when they need it, and regularly seek them to join in their activities.

Communication: Parent feedback is very positive. They appreciate the extent to which staff go to in order to provide a wide choice of activities and experiences for their children.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: They say the staff are always friendly and welcoming and create a safe and fun environment for their children to play.

Safeguarding Training: Staff receive regular opportunities for staff to update their knowledge of child protection procedures, including broader safeguarding issues, such as radicalisation.

Child Safety Management: The manager works closely with both the headteacher in the school and the manager of the pre-school to promote effective information-sharing and consistency.

Children's Safety and Security: Staff have clear expectations for children's behaviour. They act as good role models and take time to explain and reinforce the club rules. Children are encouraged to design the rules with staff, and these are displayed as a visual reminder. Children receive praise for friendly behaviour and tidying away resources. This helps to create a friendly environment where children feel safe and valued.

Teaching Personal Safety: Staff regularly talk to children about keeping themselves safe. For example, they discuss online safety and display posters as a visual reminder.

Happiness and Settling: Children happily attend the club and benefit from consistent routines. This has a positive impact on children's emotional well-being, and they are calm and settled.

Nutritional Menu: Children are offered healthy food options for snack, such as fruit and salad items. They enjoy blackberry picking from the nature area and bring them back to share with friends.