Prime Time Kids Club

Highlights from Latest Inspection

What is it like to attend this early years setting?

This provision meets requirements Children happily arrive at the after-school club once their school day has finished. They independently hang up their coats, wash their hands and enjoy sitting down for a snack. Staff ask questions about their day, which encourages friendly discussions among children.

Older children join in social conversations with younger children. Children enjoy choosing what to do from a range of activities. They sit with one another, building their own creations from clay.

Staff provide natural resources, such as acorns, leaves, conkers and sticks, to encourage children to use their imaginations and to have their own ideas. Children a...re proud of their designs and staff celebrate their efforts.Children are calm and listen to each other.

Staff set gentle, clear expectations and use the same reward system used by the local school. Younger children have a consistent member of staff that is familiar to them. They chat and play together as children get used to their new setting.

Parents appreciate the communication from staff, who share what children have been doing during the session and pass on key information relating to their school day. Children take home their constructions and look forward to coming back another day.

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

Leaders are committed to fulfilling their vision to create an environment where children feel welcomed, safe and at home.

They prioritise children's well-being by supporting staff to build respectful relationships with children, through shared training, regular feedback and discussion.Leaders provide an appealing range of resources. These range from resources to encourage children's imaginative play, to board games and craft activities.

Children benefit from physical play in the fresh air using their outdoor shelter, playing ball games and using climbing equipment.Staff provide children with warm, friendly responses to their requests. They allow children to make choices in their play.

Staff carefully watch children's engagement in activities and are on hand to guide, assist and enable successful and enjoyable play.Children are comfortable and content. They quickly become absorbed by the activities provided for them.

Older children share and cooperate with younger children. They help them roll up their sleeves when washing hands and make up simple games that younger children can join in with.Children behave well.

Staff promote consideration for others. They talk with children about valuing other people's views. Staff teach children to wait for their turn if another child is using equipment.

They give clear time expectations that help children take turns. Some staff do not always give visual prompts that might help children to be patient.Staff know the children and parents that they work with well.

Staff discuss the children's day with parents at the setting entrance, so they can share relevant information about their child's school day. Parents are confident in staff. They appreciate the relationship that they develop with children and the creative play that they promote.

Staff take into account the views and preferences provided by parents. Staff provide snacks for children and ensure that special dietary requirements are carefully followed. Children independently follow hygiene routines that staff have established.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.Leaders ensure that all staff working at the setting have the relevant safeguarding training and knowledge that they need to keep children safe. Staff know how to recognise the signs that a child might be at risk of harm and know what to do if they have a concern.

Staff also know what to do if they have a concern about another member of staff and how to report this. Leaders work with external agencies and make appropriate referrals when required. Leaders follow robust recruitment procedures to make sure that they employ suitable staff to work with children.

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