Childminder in Warwickshire

Inspection date 12 April 2019 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n The childminder works alongside his mother and sister, who are also registered childminders. Together they identify their unique qualities and utilise these to continually improve the good-quality service they provide. n The childminder knows the children in his care well and provides a variety of activities that he knows the children will enjoy. He supports children to use their imagination while developing their skills in early mathematics. Children make good progress. n The childminder supports the children's emotional security effectively. Children are warmly welcomed on arrival and helped to settle into the childminder's home. He is gentle in his approach towards them and offers them comfort when they are tired or unhappy. n The childminder knows what he must do in the event of a concern about a child in his care. He is aware of the Local Safeguarding Children Board procedures and is knowledgeable about all types of abuse and neglect. The childminder keeps his

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This provision is good

knowledge up to date by accessing safeguarding training and literature online. n At times, the childminder does not consistently promote opportunities for older children to compare differences in size. n Occasionally, the childminder does not use resources and props effectively enough to support children's imagination and language skills.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n support children more consistently to practise comparing the difference in size n utilise props and resources more effectively to support children's imagination and language skills.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector spoke with the childminder, his co-childminders and the children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities in the childminder's home and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's training certificates and evidence of the suitability of all adults living in his home. n The inspector took account of the written views of parents and children.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder works alongside his co-childminders to keep the children in their care safe from harm. He has a strong understanding of wider safeguarding issues, such as the signs and symptoms of female genital mutilation. The childminder risk assesses the activities on offer and supports younger children's safety by gently reminding them not to put materials such as play dough in their mouths. As a team, the childminder and his co-childminders evaluate the service they provide and accurately identify areas they can improve. Partnerships with other providers are successful in supporting continuity in children's care and learning. All parents who use the service are extremely happy with the care the childminders collectively provide. Parents especially appreciate the home-from-home environment and say their children's development has blossomed since starting with the childminder.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children who attend are extremely confident individuals who have a strong desire to learn and be involved in all the activities on offer. They make lots of decisions for themselves and move around the childminder's home making choices about what and who they want to play with. The childminder is creative in his delivery in helping the children to enjoy mathematics. He helps them to imagine they are on a journey in a desert and they meet the childminder who owns lots of camels. He challenges the children individually to pretend to buy his camels and count and take away two, three or four animals at a time. The childminder assesses the children's development and decides what they need to do next in order to progress. He shares what he knows with the children's parents and makes suggestions about how they can further support the children's development at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder supports the children to use their manners through their play and routines. Children are encouraged to say 'please' and 'thank you' and are praised by the childminder for doing so. Children's behaviour is good. They respond well to the childminder's expectations, and older children are very aware of the difference between right and wrong. Children have opportunities to develop relationships with other children outside of the childminder's home. They are physically active. The childminder takes the children to local groups where they sing and dance to music, and they play on large equipment at soft-play centres. Children's nutritional needs are supported. They access a good range of home-cooked food that they thoroughly enjoy.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good skills for their future learning and in readiness for the move on to pre-school and school. They develop good skills in communication with other children and a variety of adults who they meet at local groups and places they visit. Older children learn to be aware of the needs of their younger peers and enjoy taking on responsibility to support them in enjoying books.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY539849 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10080060 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works alongside two co-childminders at the setting.

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Registers

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children's learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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