Young1s Out Of School Care

Activities: Staff plan activities to complement children's learning and development.

Skills , Knowledge and Behavior: Four-year-old children concentrate well as they paint a rainbow or a beach scene.

Communication: Staff give information to parents about what children have been doing and share any messages from school.

Community Building: Parents like seeing the pictures that their children have made in the club.

Welcoming and Professional Staff: Children arrive in the club happily. Staff talk to them and ask how they are feeling or how the talent show went.

Safeguarding Training: The manager ensures that staff have suitable training. For example, plans are in place for other staff to do their first-aid qualification.

Play and Learning Integration: Staff plan activities to complement children's learning and development.

Transition to Primary School: Parents value the continuity in staffing between the school and out-of-school club. They believe this helps their children to feel happy and settled.

Child Safety Management: Staff have a good understanding of how they can keep children safe. For example, children are only released into the care of known adults.

Children's Safety and Security: Staff know what to do if they had a concern about children's welfare.

Happiness and Settling: Children arrive in the club happily. Other children greet staff enthusiastically.

Nutritional Menu: Children enjoy healthy foods while they are in the club, such as sandwiches and vegetable sticks.