Extra Care Club

Inspection of Extra Care Club Putteridge Infant School, Putteridge Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU2 8HJ

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This provision meets requirements

Staff collect children from their classrooms and bring them to the club. Children arrive smiling and staff are welcoming and friendly. Staff provide visual prompts of the routine, so all children know what to expect from their time there, including a pictorial menu of what they will be eating for their snack. Children busy themselves quickly with the activities on offer. Children of different ages play together, constructing with various materials. They work together and problem solve to connect pieces together. Older children offer words of reassurance to younger children as they build and play cooperatively.

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This provision meets requirements

Children enjoy spending time with staff. Staff attentively listen as children discuss their day at school. Children make use of a 'suggestion/worry box', where they can have an input into the running of the club and express their concerns. This gives children autonomy over what they are doing and makes them feel valued. Children relish having responsibilities at the club. They volunteer to help to set out the outdoor area before other children play there and help each other tidy up. This in turn makes children extremely independent. Staff encourage children to develop their independence as they build their own wraps during a mealtime.

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need to do better?

n Children's behaviour is excellent. They follow the rules well and show care and concern for each other. Effective buddy systems ensure new and younger children are paired up with an older child to help them settle. Staff identified that where children need more emotional support, this method creates a supportive atmosphere, where all children feel welcome, safe, and secure. n An effective key-person system is in place to ensure that all children are settled at the club. Staff spend time getting to know each child individually and work closely with staff in the host school to ensure that the needs of individual children are met. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported. Staff create quieter spaces for children that need time to themselves after a busy day at school. This all contributes to children's well- being and ensures children's needs are met at the club.

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n Opportunities are provided for children to play outdoors. Activities such as planting and mark making are available as are more physical activities, such as hopscotch and climbing. Children enjoy the outdoor area and staff support children with their play. Children are supported to take risks as they climb on apparatus. Staff encourage children to persevere when facing difficulties, which in turn builds resilience and children are willing to have a go. n Staff use opportunities during play to build on children's existing knowledge. Children ask staff what time they are going to have snack. Staff use the clock on

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5 May 2023 the wall and ask them to tell them when it is going to be 'four o'clock'. They include activities involving different religions and cultures and continue this from school. Children also have opportunities to read their school books with staff if they wish to. n Children are regularly praised, and this increases their self-esteem. Children nominate a 'star of the week' and children are presented with a certificate, celebrating their achievements. During play, staff support and role model turn taking and reward children with praise and stickers. Children smile as they wear their sticker with pride. n The manager ensures that staff undertake regular training to improve their knowledge and skills. They take part in regular online and in-house training with the host school. Staff talk positively about the support they receive as they undertake courses to further their professional development. Policies are

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regularly reviewed and shared with staff and a robust induction process is in place to ensure consistency in practice. n Parents speak positively about the club. They talk about the wide range of fun activities provided for the children. Parents say that they are happy that their children make friends when they are there. Parents feel their children are safe and secure at the club.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The club leaders are secure in their knowledge of safeguarding procedures. The manager monitors the ongoing suitability of staff to work with children. They have the required policies and procedures in place to support the welfare of children. Staff have regular training to keep their knowledge of safeguarding up to date and often join with the host school. They communicate regularly with the host school's safeguarding officer to ensure that they are keeping children safe. Staff know the signs that may cause them to be concerned about a child, and understand their responsibilities to report any concerns immediately.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY310614 Local authority Luton Inspection number 10285339 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

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inspection

Total number of places 50 Number of children on roll 107 Name of registered person Putteridge Primaries Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 01582 876793 Date of previous inspection 3 October 2017

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Information about this early years setting

Extra Care Club registered in 2005. The club employs 10 members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 2. Four members of staff hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 and one at level 6. The club opens from Monday to Friday during term time. Sessions are from 7.45am until 8.45am and from 3.30pm until 6pm.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and children. n She looked at a range of documents, including first-aid certificates and staff suitability. n The inspector observed activities in the main hall and the two outside play spaces. n She spoke to leaders, staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n Staff explained to the inspector how and why different activities and equipment are arranged and used. n Parents provided written feedback, which the inspector considered as part of her inspection.

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We carried out this inspection 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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