Ofsted Childcarers (Ofsted - The Office for Standards in Education).
Ofsted requirements ensure that the quality of care education falls within the recommended guidelines.

We are an Ofsted registered Not-for-Profit Childcarers providing care and education for children aged 5 to 18 years old.

SPARK Learning Centre Profile

Welcome to SPARK Educare Learning Centre. We are a teaching facility based Reading focusing on helping children with their education needs.

SPARK has two basic functions, during school hours we work with children struggling with mainstream education - particularly focusing on excluded pupils, those Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs) and Looked After Children who have fallen behind in literacy and numeracy. Then in the evenings, weekends and holidays we work with pupils aged from 5-18 with homework support, exam preparation, one to one tutoring and general fun activities like Art, Dance, Drama, cooking, etc.

The work we do with our paying pupils and fund raising events helps us provide for the excluded, NEETs students and the community.

How we teach
Many of the problems students have with learning and progressing are caused by poor understanding of some of the basic ideas and techniques. Sometimes too little time was spent on early learning – the alphabet, number tables, spellings, handwriting, etc or work was missed due to unforeseen absences.

So occasionally gaps can appear in the things that children have learnt. These gaps prevent them from progressing. It's our role to identify these gaps, fix them and get the child back on the right track. Children new to the UK education system need a gradual introduction to the national curriculum. We have experience and award winning resources for this vital transition support.

Every session of tutoring starts with a short mental arithmetic test which helps us to identify the gaps, boosting self-confidence as well as improving mental arithmetic expertise. After each level is completed, pupils can progress to the next level, which will include new skills, techniques and more challenges.

• One-to-one tutoring
• After School Study club
• Provide volunteering opportunities
• OFSTED registered providers of Childcare
• Free ICT training to the community
• All staff are Criminal Records Bureau enhanced checked
• 11 + preparation course
• University of Cambridge ESOL Exam centre

For the Gifted and Talented we run high quality 11+ examination preparation course in small groups on Saturdays for 8 to 10 year olds. GCSE revision and practice exam sessions are organised through out the year.

Children new to the UK education system need a gradual introduction to the national curriculum. We have experience and award winning resources for this vital transition support.

We are based in Reading, open 52 weeks of the year, Monday to Saturday, from 8.00 an to 7.00pm (closed bank holidays)

Requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register

Introduction

This information leaflet describes the requirements set out in regulations for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register. As you havw chosen to be included on this register you most meet these requirements at all times when providing childcare.

The requirements cover the following:

• Welfare of the children being cared for - protection of children
• Arrangements for safeguarding the children
• Suitability of persons to care for or be in regular contact with children
• Qualifications and training - common care of skills/children's workforce
• Suitability and safety of premises and equipment
• How the childcare provision is organised - behavior management
• Equal opportunities
• Procedures for dealing with complaints
• Records to be kept
• Providing information to parents - written statements of safeguarding procedures
• What you must tell Ofsted - change of address
• Public liability insurance - valid public liability insurance 
• The certificate of registration - display certificate of registration

The law allows Ofsted to carry out inspections to check that providers comply with these requirements.

All childcare providers must also comply with other relevant legislation including that covering health and safety, disability discrimination, food hygiene, fire and planning requirements.

Welfare of the children being cared for

All providers musty ensure that:
children receiving childcare are kept safe from harm

We are proud to announce that SPARK Educare is now OfSTED registered. To view our registration Certificate, please click here...,