George Fentham Before & After School Club

School-nursery learning and care beyond the classroom meet at George Fentham Before & After School Club, on the George Fentham Endowed School site in Hampton in Arden. The club has 40 places in total. In October 2023, children attending were aged 3 to 11.

At its October 2023 inspection, Ofsted rated the provision Good, while finding that activities needed sharper attention to the individual skills children were ready to develop. This is an important distinction for families: knowing a child's next step and designing an activity that teaches it are separate tasks.

The early years foundation stage sets requirements for children's learning, development and care, bringing play and learning together. In October 2023, staff linked their curriculum with the other provision children attended, giving learning across settings a common direction.

Play traffic lights and helmets for wheeled toys made road safety concrete. Dancing outdoors gave children opportunities to move, while drawing hedgehogs connected pencil work with local wildlife. These were examples of the October 2023 experience, rather than a current activity timetable.

Artificial turf provided space for ball games. In October 2023, the outdoor area still needed development so that more of the curriculum could take place outside. Trips to the local church and library also introduced children to their community, alongside festivals and celebrations during the year.

At the October 2023 inspection, Ofsted found safeguarding effective and described attentive care, support for children's emotional wellbeing and engaging work on speech and language. Staff explored rhymes during stories and used questions to help children recall what had happened, giving conversation a clear purpose.

In October 2023, children cooperated with one another and learnt simple rules for safe behaviour. Parents received regular information about sessions, helping them continue learning at home. Staff also kept safeguarding training current and monitored children coming and going.

The address is George Fentham Endowed School, Fentham Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, B92 0AY.

In October 2023, the club opened from 8am to 9am and from 3.20pm to 6pm. Nursery wraparound ran from midday to 6pm on weekdays during term time. The holiday club opened from 8am to 5pm, covering Easter, four weeks of the summer holidays and some half-term holidays.

Funded early education for three- and four-year-olds was offered in October 2023. These attendance and funding arrangements describe that period.

Care on a school site does not guarantee a Reception place.

• Individual learning. Activities needed more precise teaching of each child's next skills in October 2023. A visit can explore how staff now turn assessments into purposeful activities.
• Outdoor learning. The October 2023 improvement priority extended beyond ball games to delivering the curriculum outside. Look at how the outdoor space supports different kinds of learning.
• Attendance and costs. The October 2023 arrangements combined nursery wraparound with holiday opening. What current booking patterns, funded hours, meal and consumable arrangements would apply to your child? Request a written quotation.

This club suits families considering nursery-afternoon wraparound or holiday care, with a school-site connection and practical learning described in October 2023. The balanced picture includes attentive care and purposeful language activities, alongside clear priorities for individual teaching and outdoor provision.