Childminder in Cornwall

Inspection date 13 May 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 and her assistants plan enjoyable and interesting activities, and provide an attractive and stimulating play area. Children confidently explore and investigate and develop a positive attitude to learning, in good preparation for starting school. n The childminder and her assistants form warm relationships with the children. They know the children well and assess their development accurately. n The childminder reflects on the practice and provision well to identify and target areas for development. For example, she has successfully reviewed how they find out about what children can do when they start, using more detailed information from parents to help them get to know the children more quickly. n The childminder and her assistants provide a safe and secure environment for children and promote their health effectively. For example, they offer nutritious snacks routinely and give children ample time to be physically active in the fresh air.

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This provision is good

n At times, the childminder's assistants miss opportunities to build on children's next steps in learning to help them reach their full potential. n The childminder and her assistants sometimes step in to resolve minor conflicts too quickly and do not use these occasions as well as they could to teach children how to manage their feelings and negotiate. n The childminder and her assistants do not make the best use of activities and routine tasks to engage the older children in detailed discussion, to find out their thoughts and ideas.

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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 strengthen the support for assistants to help them recognise how to use all opportunities as well as possible to target children's next steps in learning n support children to resolve minor conflicts independently, to help them learn to manage their feelings and build stronger social skills n provide more time and opportunity for the older children to think about and share their ideas.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed children during routine tasks, self-chosen play and adult-led activities. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder to evaluate the quality of teaching and learning during a planned activity. n The inspector spoke with the assistants and children throughout the inspection. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder about their practice and procedures. n The inspector sampled a range of documents, including children's learning records, assistants' suitability checks and training certificates, and self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistants have a clear understanding of how to recognise if a child's welfare may be at risk, and know how to protect them from harm. Overall, the childminder provides good support for her assistants, to ensure they stay up to date with any changes in legislation and to share information received through training. The childminder works in close partnerships with other settings that children attend and outside agencies, to provide complementary experiences for children and to strengthen her professional development. For example, she has learned different strategies to support children with speech delays, such as using signing and picture cards to help children to communicate. This has had a positive impact on the communication and language development of children who require additional support. The childminder monitors the progress that children make, to reflect on areas for

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

improvement. For instance, they are currently focusing on providing more opportunities for children to develop their literacy skills and their understanding of technology.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, the childminder plans suitably challenging activities. For example, the childminder and her assistants involve children in measuring ingredients to make play dough. Children count how many cups of flour they need and all help to stir the mixture, which promotes their mathematics and physical development effectively. Toddlers enjoy exploring how water moves along chutes and tubes, laughing happily when it spurts out the end. Children happily investigate different sounds created by musical instruments by shaking, banging and tapping them in turn, and listening with fascination to the noises they make. The childminder and her assistants work effectively with parents to exchange information about children's experiences, such as writing reports of children's progress regularly and sharing their written observations of children's achievements.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are generally very kind and caring towards each other. For instance, when children fall off bikes, their friends check they are unhurt, and they speak affectionately about how they miss their friends who are not present. Children develop good levels of confidence and have a strong sense of identity. For example, older children look at 'memory books' containing photographs of themselves when they were younger and proudly talk about them. The childminder and her assistants provide good opportunities for children to develop independence, such as buttering their own toast and slicing bananas for snack.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning. They experiment by making marks on different surfaces, such as drawing on whiteboards and the garden path. Toddlers are imaginative; caring for dolls by giving them cuddles and 'feeding' them. Older children run around energetically, propel themselves on bikes and climb and jump from equipment, showing good coordination and strength.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540639 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10089449 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 8 Number of children on roll 18 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Newquay, Cornwall. The setting is known as 'Claire Bears Childcare'. The childminder operates from Monday to Friday all year round, with the help of two assistants. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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