Nov/Dec 2021
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taff, parents and children at a Bradley Stoke afterschool and holiday club are celebrating a recent positive Ofsted inspection report. Bradley Stoke Wise Owls Club, based at Baileys Court Activity Centre, has been rewarded with the highest rating now possible from Ofsted for this type of setting: ‘Met’. This indicates that Wise Owls met all requirements covered by the three Ofsted judging criteria of behaviour & attitudes, personal development and leadership & management.
Inspector’s comments
In her report, the Ofsted inspector comments: • Children thoroughly enjoy the time they spend at this extremely friendly and welcoming club. • Staff highly value the children’s choices and opinions. They listen to children’s ideas and swiftly act upon these, in order to enhance children’s experiences. • Staff encourage children to be independent and make their own
After-school and holiday club impresses Ofsted inspector
choices within the club. They warmly interact with children at their chosen activities. • Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities exceptionally well. • The owner of the club is extremely passionate about ensuring that children enjoy their time at the club. • Children’s behaviour is excellent. Staff have high expectations of children. • Children learn to share, cooperate and take turns during their play. They are kind, polite
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and enjoy helping each other out. • Parents speak highly of the club. They state that their children love attending.
Manager’s reactions
Luci Walker, who has owned and managed the club for the past 7 years, was thrilled by the result, saying: “We are extremely proud of the report and especially the behaviour of the children attending Wise Owls. Despite such an unsettling time due to Covid, the children have returned to club in high spirits, always
keen and eager to learn, engage in activities and build upon and make new friendships.” “We are also so grateful for the support of their parents during such a difficult time due to the pandemic. Their support has meant that Wise Owls is now back to its usual capacity with numbers growing every week.” “We are committed to providing childcare of the highest quality, offering a safe and secure environment for the promotion of children’s development and learning out of school.”
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