Casa Clubs - St Augustines

Casa Clubs - St Augustines St. Augustine RC Primary School, Tomlinscote Way, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, GU16 8PY

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 April 2015 24 May 2011

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is outstanding

 Staff demonstrate an excellent knowledge and understanding of the children's needs and abilities.  Staff provide a wide variety of fun and exciting activities for children to engage in. They extend activities to suit the abilities of all children.  Staff actively reflect on the activities they provide and take into consideration the children's views and enjoyment. As a result, children are highly motivated and eager to participate in all activities.  Staff work in excellent partnership with parents to ensure continuity of care for the children.  Staff consistently encourage and promote safety and good behaviour. As a result, children are confident to take and manage risks.  Staff have strong links with the other settings the children attend. They regularly share relevant information to ensure the well-being of the children.  All staff highly value the importance of keeping children safe. They have a clear

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This provision is outstanding

understanding of the process to follow if they have any cause for concern.  Leadership and management is inspirational. The owner has a strong drive to achieve and improve, and does so through regular and robust self-evaluations.  All staff highly value professional development and attend relevant courses on a regular basis.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 offer greater encouragement for children to build on their existing knowledge, for example, by predicting the outcome of experiments during adult-led activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the owner, the manager and staff at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector engaged with children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed the children's afternoon snack routine.  The inspector observed children engaged in indoor and outdoor activities.  The inspector sampled various documents, including relevant policies and procedures, risk assessments, records of children's development and the setting's self-evaluation form.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Staff use the information gained from training and courses to plan fun and exciting activities for the children. They reflect on all activities and consider children's views and enjoyment. As a result, children are extremely motivated to join in. There is an extremely wide variety of stimulating activities and resources for children to choose from. Children thoroughly enjoy activities involving experimentation and new ideas, such as making, baking and decorating salt-dough. Staff prepare activities very well but do not always take every opportunity to encourage children to discuss the processes and guess what is going to happen. Information is effectively shared with parents, and parents are regularly encouraged to contribute their thoughts and opinions. Parents speak very highly of the club and of how happy their children are. Staff actively seek information from parents to ensure that children settle quickly and that their individual needs are effectively met.

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outstanding

Staff implement the key person system to excellent effect. As a result, children are very well looked after and their needs are extremely well met. Staff consistently encourage and promote independence. For example, children butter their own toast and pour their own drinks at snack time. A high level of hygiene is consistently maintained. Children are encouraged to manage their personal hygiene needs independently. Staff are excellent role models and positively promote good behaviour at all times. As a result, children are very well behaved. Staff demonstrate an excellent awareness of ensuring that children are safe at all times. They complete daily, robust risk assessments to ensure the suitability of the environment and the resources. Staff have a full understanding of how to safeguard children, including the signs that may indicate a concern about a child's welfare.

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provision is outstanding

The owner strives for excellence and uses self-evaluation to outstanding effect. All staff enthusiastically and actively contribute to regular self-evaluations on the service they provide. Parents and children also regularly contribute their ideas and suggestions. As a result, management and staff are acutely aware of their strengths and weaknesses. They use this knowledge to actively implement change where needed. Management ensures that staff's knowledge is kept up to date. This is done through regular training and network meetings with other providers. Staff undergo annual appraisals and management ensures they are positively motivated. This is done by consistently recognising staff's achievements and success. Staff also have monthly meetings to discuss their strengths, weaknesses, areas for improvement and continued suitability for their role. As a result, children benefit from the care of highly motivated, knowledgeable and suitable staff.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY313828 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 828024 Type of provision Out of school provision Registration category Childcare - Non-Domestic Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 6 Name of provider Janet Katherine McGuigan Date of previous inspection 24 May 2011 Telephone number 01252 727000

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Setting details

Casa Clubs, St Augustine's registered in 2006 and operates from St. Augustine's Primary School in Camberley, Surrey. The provision operates Monday to Friday from 3.15pm to 6pm, term time only. There are six members of staff including the owner. Of these, four hold relevant qualifications at Level 2 and Level 3.

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Setting details

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Setting details

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Setting details

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Setting details

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