Little Stars Childcare Out Of School Club

Communication: Staff communicate daily with parents, both verbally and via an online application.

Community Building: Parents say their children love being there and they are 'wonderfully cared for'. Parents say they appreciate and value the information the manager and staff share with them.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: The manager and staff work well together as a team. They are friendly and professional and clearly enjoy their work.

Safeguarding Training: The manager and staff attend regular safeguarding training and have a secure knowledge of the signs and symptoms which may indicate a child is being abused.

Play and Learning Integration: Children enjoy playing board games and being creative. For example, children paint and thread pasta onto string to make necklaces. Children of all ages behave well. They are respectful towards staff and each other, take turns and happily share without any prompting from staff.

Transition to Primary School: The manager exchanges information between the club and school, which helps contribute to meeting the needs of the children and complements their learning.

Diversity Management: They provide opportunities for children to explore celebrations of different cultural events that take place throughout the year, which helps to build on children's awareness of diversity.

Child Safety Management: Staff know how to identify and minimise risks in the environment. They deploy themselves well and are vigilant when supervising children.

Children's Safety and Security: Children of all ages are supported to be independent. For example, they pour their own drinks at snack time and tidy away resources, when they have finished playing with them.

Happiness and Settling: Children have daily opportunities to play outside in the fresh air. They learn to skip with skipping ropes with help from the attentive staff, who give children encouragement and praise.

Nutritional Menu: Staff provide healthy snacks and talk to children about the importance of making healthy food choices.