Super Camps at Truro Preparatory School

Super Camps at Truro Preparatory School Truro Preparatory School, Treliske Lane, TRURO, Cornwall TR1 3QN

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Inspection date 21 August 2019 Previous inspection date 31 July 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Not Applicable

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This provision is good

n Staff interact extremely well with children. They rapidly build a rapport with each child which enables them to respond to children's interests and keep them fully engaged. n Children relish taking part in the exciting range of activities which provide plenty of challenge and stimulation. They explain that they love attending and particularly enjoy making things and helping the adults. n Staff manage children's behaviour well. They discuss the camp rules with them at the start of the day and provide reminders about sharing and taking turns. n Children have good opportunities to learn about healthy lifestyles. They enjoy plenty of exercise, including swimming and yoga, and there is a strong emphasis on healthy eating. Children discuss how they can earn points for having nutritious food in their lunch boxes. n Staff supervise children carefully to ensure they are safe and have a good understanding of what to do if they suspect that a child may be at risk of harm.

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This provision is good

n Staff work well with parents to collect useful information about their children before they start and to keep them informed about what they are doing at the club. n There are not extensive opportunities for children to develop a greater awareness of wider society and recognise differences and similarities between themselves and others.

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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

n build on the existing opportunities for children to recognise similarities and differences between themselves and others and to develop a greater awareness of the wider world.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed staff interaction with children. n The inspector spoke to staff and children. n The inspector held a meeting with the manager and area manager. n The inspector spoke to parents. n The inspector sampled documentation. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff have a secure understanding of the possible signs that a child may be at risk and know the procedures to follow if they are worried. They are clear that they have a responsibility to refer their concerns directly to the local authority if they do not think the designated safeguarding lead has responded to them appropriately. Staff remind children about how to stay safe, such as staying to the side of the road when they walk to the lunch hall. There are effective procedures in place to supervise and coach staff. The manager regularly observes their practice and meets with each member of staff weekly to discuss how things are going and what they may need to improve. She is keen to support them to move on in the organisation if they show promise. All staff undertake central training to enable them to fulfil their roles and can also complete training online to further their skills. Staff, parents and children all have

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

frequent opportunities to give feedback and make suggestions about how to adapt the provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Staff go above and beyond to ensure that children thoroughly enjoy their time at the club. They use their extensive knowledge and skills to provide interesting and exciting activities that capture children's interests and keep them fully involved in activities. Children enthusiastically explored the theme of 'out of this world'. They became engrossed in pretending to be in a rocket blasting off into space and eagerly searched for space rock. Staff complemented the activity with carefully chosen video footage showing images from space. They extended the activity further by providing aliens made from jelly and giving children the opportunity to make alien slime. Staff are able to skilfully adapt activities to ensure that each child can be fully involved and engaged. For example, they were able to discuss the planets in greater detail with those children who already had a good understanding of the solar system. Children have plenty of choice

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

about what to do and can choose from an interesting range of resources.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The key-person system works well. The children have a dedicated key person who works with them at all times, and they also have their own base room. This helps them to settle in and quickly form a close-knit group and build new friendships. Staff are responsive to the children's needs and recognise when they are tired and need a lap or a beanbag to sit on. Children are well behaved. They have good manners and put up their hands to take turns to speak when in a group. Staff are vigilant about children's welfare. They frequently remind them to have a drink and check that they are wearing sun cream.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY332971 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10062197 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Out-of-school day care Age range of children 4 - 12 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 33 Name of registered person Super Camps Limited

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Date of previous inspection 31 July 2015 Telephone number 01235 467303

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Super Camps at Truro Preparatory School is one of 52 multi-activity playschemes run by Super Camps Limited for children aged from four to 14 years. It registered in 2006 and operates throughout the summer and Easter holidays. The playscheme is open each weekday from 8am to 6pm. There are four members of staff. The manager and two other staff are qualified teachers. The fourth is working towards a degree in primary school teaching. A qualified lifeguard also works at the playscheme. A number of key staff are based at the head office in Abingdon, Oxfordshire and provide additional support as required.

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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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