About us
All of the images used on our website have been taken at Kids Collective, to give you an insight into what we do. Here are a few snapshots of how we create happy, healthy clubs in partnership with schools.
Feeling valued
We empower children to contribute and build relationships. From large scale group artwork to creating a festival, KC children are listened to and involved in open ended activities – to help them feel valued.
Building friendships
Socialising across year groups, children are encouraged to develop friendships and positive relationships, enabling them to build emotional and social connections, to be confident and self-reliant.
Being empowered
Each club has a suggestion box and KC Council, to empower the children – for example to suggest activities. Families are welcomed, with a variety of events and open communication, and each child has their own key worker for day to day contact, to nurture a strong home club connection.
Encouraging healthy choices
From visiting farms, growing vegetables, to foraging and cooking over coals in the wild – we incorporate food into our activities to promote healthy choices.
Healthy menus
Parents are consulted to ensure that dietary requirements are met, and ingredients sourced locally where possible. Our wide variety of delicious healthy food is Paediatric dietician approved – menus exceed FSA guidelines for reducing salt, saturated fat and sugar levels, and increasing fibre. All of which helps build the foundations for lifelong health.
Extending learning
We extend learning with activities that reflect the curriculum and each child’s needs and interests; supporting homework; ensuring best practice with the Trafford Childcare Development Team; or supporting children with special needs with community agencies.
Supporting school transition
Many of our Elmscot nursery children go on to attend one of our clubs. Building on our Early Years expertise, we offer a continuation of the statutory EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) framework, linking with our host schools to ensure continuity of child care, development and assessment for all children up to the end of Reception year.
Nurturing team
We ensure that our staff have the right skills to deliver our excellent service. Investor In People accredited, with an exceptional range of benefits, including extensive training and development – even an extra days holiday for their birthday – we recruit and retain the best. All of our staff are DBS checked, and first aid trained.
