Childminder in Wiltshire

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is good

The caring childminder provides a warm and nurturing environment to encourage children to feel safe and secure. Positive relationships with parents strongly support children's confidence and self-esteem. This helps to ensure children settle very quickly in her care. Parents are complimentary about the childminder and comment favourably on the progress their children have made since starting.

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The provision is good

Children show great enjoyment from exploring the childminder's stimulating outdoor environment. The garden offers a range of experiences to spark children's initial curiosity and imagination. For example, children can access mud, soil and water independently within the mud kitchen area and use this how they like. However, the childminder does not use effective questioning to extend children's curiosity and imagination even further.

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The provision is good

The childminder is a good role model for children. She reinforces positive behaviour and sensitively supports children to share and take turns. The childminder encourages children to 'have a go' and continuously praises them for their efforts. Children show delight in listening to stories. For example, the childminder offers opportunities for children to recall significant parts of a story, which supports their literacy development successfully.

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need to do better?

n The childminder gathers extensive information from parents about children's starting points. She uses accurate assessments of children's learning to check what they already know and to support future planning. Parents contribute to their child's learning and are well informed about their child's development. The childminder works closely with parents to ensure their children have developed all the necessary skills needed for the next stage in their learning. n The childminder builds a good relationship with the local school to provide continuity in children's care and development. She works hard to ensure children are well prepared for moving on to school. For example, she discusses children's readiness for school with parents in advance and introduces the 'Jolly Phonics' programme used by the school to support children's literacy. n Children take appropriate risks indoors and outdoors. For example, they climb

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and balance on various play equipment. The outside environment supports children's emerging exploratory skills, which enables children to begin to develop awe and wonder about the world in which they live. She also demonstrates an appropriate level of knowledge about widening experiences for children. For example, she understands some children may not have had access to an outdoor space at home. n Children show increasing levels of care and consideration as they help to look

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4 September 2019 after the childminder's tortoise. Children help the childminder to feed the tortoise and they talk about what the tortoise needs to stay healthy. Children also show early imaginative skills. For example, one child pretends to feed and care for the dolls within the role-play area. n The childminder has high expectations for all children in her care. She supports children's developing vocabulary skills through engaging children in singing songs and sharing books. Children show high levels of engagement as they use puppets to correctly match animals to a story. While children do show positive attitudes to learning, the childminder does not make excellent use of her questioning skills to fully extend children's curiosity and imagination. n The childminder consistently implements good hygiene practices to teach children about personal needs and to encourage independence. She supports children to develop their understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, they

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pick fruit from the garden to eat at snack time. The childminder talks to children about why fruit is important for their bodies. n The childminder demonstrates a good knowledge of supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. She works in partnership with parents and other professionals to ensure children receive the appropriate support they need to be successful in their learning. For example, the childminder uses her garden as a calm space if children need to use it. n The childminder uses self-evaluation effectively to identify and target areas for improvement. However, other than mandatory training, such as first aid and safeguarding, the childminder has not fully developed arrangements to review her practice to identify opportunities to extend children's critical-thinking skills and creativity to the highest level.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder demonstrates a good knowledge of the signs and symptoms that may suggest a child is at risk of harm. The childminder understands her role in safeguarding children and knows the procedures she must follow if she has concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder completes regular training to refresh her safeguarding knowledge, which includes wider safeguarding issues such as radicalisation.

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should:

n strengthen the use of questioning to extend children's ideas, in order to fully support their curiosity and imagination n extend reflective practice and professional development to continuously maximise opportunities for children to increase their creativity and critical-

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should:

4 September 2019 thinking skills to an even higher level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY285689 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 10066835 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 2 to 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 7 September 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in Tidworth, Hampshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including daily registers, risk assessments and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and children throughout the inspection. n The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Inspection activities

We carried out this inspection 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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Inspection activities

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