Pinchbeck Kids Club

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children enjoy the time they spend in this friendly club. They choose to draw, read, play with trains and challenge each other at table football.

Children are creative and enjoy arts and crafts. They make clothes for dolls from paper and draw intricate pictures of dragons. Children are engaged in their play.

They show enjoyment in what they are doing as they smile and laugh with one another and the staff. Older children show care for the younger children, including them in their play and helping them where needed.Children and staff chat throughout the session, interacting very positively.

The club rules are on dis...play, and children explain that it is important to be kind, share with others and be polite. Staff give children raffle tickets when they demonstrate positive behaviours, and each week there are prizes to be won. Children respond well to this and are proud when they receive a raffle ticket in recognition of their efforts.

Staff and children work together as a team. Children help staff to tidy up. When they are helpful, staff praise them, thanking them for their assistance.

Staff are good role models for positive behaviour and good communication.

What does the early years setting do well and what does it need to do better?

Good progress has been made since the last inspection. The nominated individual has increased his knowledge and understanding of the procedures to follow to provide Ofsted with information about the individuals who make up the management committee.

All committee members now have the required suitability checks in place. The nominated individual understands the importance of ensuring the suitability of all those connected with the organisation and running of the club.Staff and children share good relationships, which foster a very positive atmosphere in the club.

Children listen when staff ask them to do something. When staff want to get children's attention, they clap their hands, and children stop what they are doing to listen. Children happily return to their chosen activity after hearing what the staff need to say.

The key-person system is effective in ensuring children are supported and settled in the club. Staff get to know the children and their families well. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported appropriately.

Staff work with parents and school staff to ensure all children's individual needs are met.Staff promote children's good health. They encourage children to wash their hands before eating and follow good hygiene practices.

Staff provide children with a variety of healthy snacks, including couscous, peppers and sweetcorn. They encourage children to try different and unusual foods, such as pickled onions. Some children think they taste delicious, and others who attempt them do not like the sour taste.

Staff praise them for trying them. There is much laughter about the pickled onions, and snack time is an enjoyable and sociable experience for the children.Staff ensure children can choose if they would like to play inside or outside, unless the weather is particularly cold or wet.

Children benefit from fresh air and exercise as they play games outside.Parents speak highly of the club and the staff. They say their children enjoy attending because the staff provide activities which are enjoyable and interesting.

Parents comment that staff communicate well with them, sharing useful information about their children's time at the club.Staff support children to learn about technology and the risks they could be exposed to online and when playing computer games. Staff share this information with parents.

Staff comment that they feel supported by the manager. The staff team is well established and work closely together. The manager treats staff to a small gift each week to show her appreciation, and staff state they really value this.

The manager reflects on areas for improvement in the club. She has recently identified that communication with parents could be enhanced and has plans to achieve this. The manager has also recognised that the older children who attend the club are not always as engaged with the activities as the younger children.

The manager and staff intend to improve how they consult with older children about what they would like at the club.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.Staff supervise children vigilantly and deploy themselves effectively to keep everyone safe.

When parents arrive to collect their children, they wait at the locked gate and call the club telephone to alert staff, who bring the children to them. If someone new is due to collect a child staff follow strict procedures to verify their identity. Staff understand their responsibilities regarding child protection.

They know the signs to look out for which indicate a child is at risk of harm. Staff know who to contact if they have safeguarding concerns about a child or colleague. Staff complete risk assessments to ensure the areas children access are safe and suitable.

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