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Thumbs Up Club located at Addington School

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Apr 2025)
·Addington School, Woodlands Avenue, READING, RG5 3EU · Wokingham
Number of places
61 places
Age range
—
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
Wokingham

About this day nursery

Thumbs Up Club, located at Addington School, offers specialised care for children aged 4-19 with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Established in 2002 and re-registered in 2009, this charity is managed by a small committee and operates both a holiday club and an after-school club.

The holiday club runs each weekday from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm during the two-week Easter holidays and four weeks in the summer. The after-school club is open every weekday during school terms from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm.

The club focuses on providing a supportive and engaging environment where children can develop their skills and well-being. The team, comprising 52 staff members, including 20 with Level 2 and above qualifications (12 holding Level 6 qualifications), is highly experienced in working with children with SEND, with three management team members being qualified teachers.

The club is dedicated to improving family unity and providing respite for parents, with a strong emphasis on individualised care plans and integrating professional guidance into daily activities. They utilise a variety of purposeful play areas and sensory spaces to cater to the diverse needs of the children, ensuring a safe, stimulating, and inclusive experience.

Our ethos

The club is dedicated to improving family unity and providing respite for parents, with a strong emphasis on individualised care plans and integrating professional guidance into daily activities. They utilise a variety of purposeful play areas and sensory spaces to cater to the diverse needs of the children, ensuring a safe, stimulating, and inclusive experience.

What it's like

Thumbs Up Club supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) by providing a fun environment where they can develop social, independence and future life skills. Children can move freely, make independent choices, and participate in physical activities with adapted support. Staff prioritise children's safety and well-being, utilising specialist equipment and tailored behaviour management strategies.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) FocusedQualified TeachersHoliday and After-School ClubStrong Parent PartnershipsCharity-run

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Holiday club: 9:30am-4pm (Easter & Summer holidays). After-school club: 3:30pm-6pm (school terms).

Age range

4-19

Session types

Holiday Club, After-school Club

Staff

52

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Thumbs Up Club located at Addington School

Last inspected 14 April 2025 · Jane Franks

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Thumbs Up Club supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) by providing a fun environment where they can develop social, independence and future life skills. Children can move freely, make independent choices, and participate in physical activities with adapted support. Staff prioritise children's safety and well-being, utilising specialist equipment and tailored behaviour management strategies.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders explain that the ethos of the club is to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to have fun and develop their social, independence and future life skills.
  • Leaders describe how staff support healthy lifestyles, encouraging physical activities and providing access to resources like an inflatable obstacle course and scooters.
  • Leaders demonstrate how they ensure staff have a secure understanding of safeguarding procedures, with children's safety as their highest priority.
  • Leaders explain how staff use a range of behaviour management strategies specific to each child, supported by highly effective training.
  • Leaders discuss the importance of working closely in partnership with parents, seeking extensive detailed information to create accurate care plans and sharing daily updates through journals.
Inspection #10391947 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders explain that the ethos of the club is to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to have fun and develop their social, independence and future life skills. Staff adapt activities with specialist equipment to ensure all children have opportunities to participate, and use behaviour management strategies specific to the needs of each child.

Outdoor space

Children are able to move freely around the facilities and make independent choices from the activities available within the inside and outside environments. Staff encourage children to join in physical activities, such as ball games, and children have access to resources like an inflatable obstacle course, ball pits, scooters and bicycles.

Inspection history

Date: April 2013

  • August 2019Outstanding
  • April 2013Outstanding

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