If you are running an out-of-school club, the recent Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey produced by the DCSF and Ofsted's latest review of the early years sector may have made gloomy reading. While the survey showed that the number of places in after-school clubs remained stable, the proportion of providers making a loss had risen to 24 per cent in 2007, from 17 per cent in 2006.
Ofsted revealed that only 47 per cent of out-of-school settings were recorded as either good or satisfactory. The inspectors' report stated, 'Concerns about out-of-school schemes include inadequate checking of staff suitability, lack of well-qualified and experienced leaders, and insufficient staff levels to meet the needs of young children when older ones are present.'
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