Ofsted has given Richard Taylor Funclub in Bilton a glowing report following an inspection.

The education inspectors visited the club, which operates at Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School on Bilton Lane, in February.

Funclub is a private company that provides before and after school care for children as well as holiday care. The club also runs services at Pannal, Oatlands, Rossett Acre and St Peter’s Primary School on Belford Road in Harrogate.

Ofsted found that children who attended the club had “strong bonds” with staff and that Funclub had “robust recruitment procedures in place”.

The report said:

“The dedicated and passionate management team is committed to providing the best quality experiences they can for children.

“They evaluate the quality of the club and are continually seeking ways to improve.”

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Inspectors also found that the club had effective safeguarding measures in place and had “strong partnerships” with the school.

They also said the children with special educational needs and disabilities were “exceptionally well supported” and that parents described the club as “fully inclusive” for children.

Jenny Rowlands, director of Funclub Ltd, said:

“I am over the moon with the report. After all of the challenges over the past few years having the children back having fun and playing socially again is amazing. Having our hard work recognised like this has been really positive and a welcome boost.

“Working in primary schools meant during the pandemic we had to keep children within their class bubbles even after school, so if some there were only a few kids from each class it was really difficult for some children.

“All of our teams have worked really hard and getting an outside pat on the back from Ofsted has been brilliant.”