Junior Adventures Group, Belmont N22

Junior Adventures Group, Belmont N22 is an out-of-school club based at Belmont Junior & Infant School on Rusper Road. It has capacity for 20 children. The November 2025 Ofsted report card found safeguarding standards met, while behaviour and routines, welfare, inclusion, and leadership all needed attention. It also found that the compulsory and voluntary Childcare Register requirements were not met.

This is wraparound provision rather than a day nursery. In November 2025, children aged three to seven attended before or after school, chose between physical play and quieter small-group activities, and ate a light tea prepared by staff.

The club uses a school hall. A mix of energetic play and calmer small-group options gave children some agency over their time. Inspectors also saw staff respond to what interested the children, who engaged happily alongside their friends.

The Early Years Foundation Stage applies to the youngest children here. It guides what adults help them learn through play, communication and daily routines, alongside requirements for their care and welfare during wraparound sessions. In November 2025, the hall sometimes lacked enough space for the number attending. Poorly established transitions disrupted behaviour and made the environment difficult for some children.

Relationships were a positive part of the inspected experience. Inspectors saw children's easy conversations with adults as evidence that they felt secure with the staff. A careful attendance log was completed as children arrived, while handwashing before snack reinforced everyday hygiene.

Safeguarding standards were met in November 2025, but the compulsory and voluntary Childcare Register requirements were not met. There were also material weaknesses. Dietary and allergy information was collected before children joined, but was not consistently recognised at teatime. SEND plans and strategies were not reviewed well enough with the school and other professionals, and staff did not typically meet children's individual needs effectively.

The club is at Belmont Junior & Infant School, Rusper Road, London, N22 6RA. The report published operating times of 7.45am to 8.55am and 3.30pm to 5.55pm, Monday to Friday. These are before-school and after-school sessions, not full-day childcare.

In November 2025, staff prepared light tea including fresh fruit, vegetables, bagels, cheese and ham. Families with dietary requirements or allergies should discuss how each child's information is identified and followed during food service.

• Space and routines. The 2025 report found periods of crowding, noise and confusion in the hall. Ask how numbers, zones and activity changes are now organised.
• SEND practice. Individual plans were not being reviewed or implemented consistently with the school. Families needing additional support should discuss current targets, staff training and communication arrangements.
• Food safety. Allergy and dietary information was collected but not applied reliably at teatime. Ask to see how current procedures connect each child with the correct food.
• Required improvements. Four actions on SEND, premises and routines, dietary arrangements, and leadership oversight were due by 31 December 2025. Families should ask what changed in response.

This club suits families seeking before-school and after-school care at Belmont Junior & Infant School, with child-chosen active and quieter options. Secure relationships and safeguarding standards met are meaningful positives. The weaknesses identified across routines, dietary practice, SEND and leadership are substantial, however, and parents should seek clear evidence of improvement before deciding.