The Pioneers Breakfast And After School Club

Activities: The quality of teaching is outstanding. Extremely well-planned activities allow children to try new things and ensure that they are challenged.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Children delight in learning new skills and thoroughly enjoy using their imaginations.

Communication: Parents speak incredibly highly of the after-school club and the staff. They comment that the club is 'brilliant', and praise the excellent communication and high levels of happiness of their children.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Managers and staff are inspiring practitioners. Their enthusiasm and involvement in children's play is superb.

Safeguarding Training: The staff and managers' understanding of safeguarding procedures is excellent. They talk confidently of the steps to take if they have any concerns about a child's safety or well-being.

Play and Learning Integration: Children demonstrate exceptional levels of kindness. Older children are extremely nurturing to younger children. Younger children look up to older children, and they eagerly try to copy them and aspire to be like them.

Transition to Primary School: Settling-in arrangements are incredibly supportive of children's individual needs. This helps children to develop excellent relationships with the staff and children.

Child Safety Management: The managers use rigorous recruitment and induction procedures to thoroughly vet staff and ensure they have an excellent understanding of their roles.

Children's Safety and Security: They have implemented highly effective arrangements to keep staff up to date with their responsibilities and ensure that children's well-being is a priority.

Happiness and Settling: Children's voices are incredibly well listened to. They comment that 'the staff are really nice!', 'everything is great I really like it!' and 'it's brilliant I love it!'.