Hardwick 3.15 Club

Inspection of Hardwick 3.15 Club The Community Room, Hardwick Community Primary School, Limes Road, Hardwick, CAMBRIDGE CB23 7RE

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This provision does not meet requirements

The provider of the club demonstrates very poor oversight and does not understand their role and responsibilities. The process for the recruitment of staff is extremely weak, and Ofsted cannot be assured that people working with children are suitable to do so. Furthermore, not all committee members of the club are known to Ofsted, and therefore the appropriate checks to ensure their suitability have not been carried out. The new manager is provided with very little support to fulfil their role. There is currently no lead designated person for safeguarding who has completed the appropriate training. These significant breaches in the safeguarding and welfare requirements mean that children are at risk of harm. Therefore, Ofsted have suspended the provider's registration for up to six weeks.

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This provision does not meet requirements

Despite this, children arrive happy to the club and quickly settle at their chosen activity. Children of all ages play well together and enjoy participating in team games such as football and parachute play. Close bonds have formed between staff and children. Children welcome the staff interactions, such as the help and support they receive to create their junk models. Staff provide activities that they know meet children's interests and needs. Children are provided with a good range of healthy foods that contribute to a well-balanced diet.

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need to do better?

n The provider demonstrates a poor attitude towards the safe recruitment of staff. Although evidence of enhanced criminal record checks was available for all staff, some were obtained through different organisations and were from a time after the person started working at the club. Furthermore, the provider was unable to produce evidence to demonstrate that information about staff's identity checks had been recorded and that vetting processes had been completed. n The provider has failed to inform Ofsted and provide details of a committee member so that the relevant suitability checks can be carried out. This is an offence. Furthermore, the provider has allowed members of the committee to be involved in recruitment of staff and have access to information about staff and children without their suitability being assured. n The provider's attitude to safeguarding is poor. There is no designated person for

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need to do better?

safeguarding who has undertaken the relevant training. This is a breach in the safeguarding and welfare requirements. However, under the direction of the new management team and not the provider, staff have recently refreshed their safeguarding knowledge. They completed training and demonstrate a suitable understanding of safeguarding and how to report concerns. n The staff team have not received any effective supervisions for quite a long period of time. This means that they have no clear direction, and their

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need to do better?

26 June 2025 knowledge and practice are not monitored. Recently, during the absence of a management team, staff ran the club to the best of their ability with very little support from the provider. This does not promote a positive work culture and does not support the ongoing welfare of both the staff and the children who attend the club. n The induction of staff into the club, including new members of the management team, is weak. There is no clear induction process in place so that staff are fully aware of the policies and procedures that contribute to the safe and efficient running of the club. This does not help staff to fully understand their roles and responsibilities.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

There is not an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Due date

ensure recruitment procedures are robust, and subject all new staff to rigorous vetting processes to determine their suitability for the role 14/07/2025

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Due date

ensure that any records relating to recruitment of staff are easily accessible and available 14/07/2025

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Due date

ensure a lead practioner for safeguarding is in place and receives the required training to fulfil their role 14/07/2025

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Due date

implement appropriate supervision for all staff to identify training needs and put in place the coaching and support needed to enable them to fulfil their roles 14/07/2025

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Due date

26 June 2025 ensure that Ofsted is provided with information to enable checks on the suitability of new trustees that make up the committee to be processed 14/07/2025

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Due date

ensure all new staff receive induction training to help them fully understand their roles and responsibilities. 14/07/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number 221642 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10410846 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 24 Number of children on roll 43 Name of registered person Hardwick 3.15 Club Committee

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reference number

Telephone number 07787910490 Date of previous inspection 5 July 2021

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Information about this early years setting

Hardwick 3.15 Club registered in 1993. It operates from a room within Hardwick Community Primary School. The club employs five members of staff. Of these, one holds a childcare qualification at level 3. The club opens from Monday to Friday during school term time. Sessions are from 3.30pm to 6pm.

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Inspection activities

n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. n Staff spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the interactions between staff and the children. n The inspector spoke to a parent during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation.

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Inspection activities

26 June 2025 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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Inspection activities

26 June 2025 regulates and inspects to 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 and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, 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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