Childminder in Doncaster

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

Children settle quickly and become confident learners in the childminder's care. They form secure attachments to her and her assistant, and the welcoming environment helps them to feel safe. Children forge strong friendships with others and delight in asking each other to come and play. Swift and effective support from the childminder means children are learning to manage their own feelings and behaviour.

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The provision is good

The childminder provides a good balance of learning opportunities to support children's overall development. She uses regular outings to parks, play centres and playgroups to widen children's experiences. Children are keen to get involved in the activities the childminder provides. However, younger children do not always get enough opportunities to explore a wide range of different materials.

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The provision is good

Children listen carefully and enjoy sharing what they are doing with the childminder and her assistant. In the main, adults use their interactions well to support children's learning during planned activities. They show children how to do things and promote their language development. Sometimes, when children are leading their own play, adult interaction with them is not always of the very highest quality.

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need to do better?

n Children are physically active as they play. They delight in mastering the climbing frame and slide. The childminder encourages younger children to 'have a go' and reminds older children to be careful not to bump into them. Children ride the scooters confidently and remember to ask each other when they would like a turn. n Children hear lots of different language throughout the day. The childminder talks about the spider that they notice and how it is finding somewhere to hide. She names the church bells when they ring and praises children when they point out the aeroplane that they can see. The childminder listens as children talk and repeats key words and phrases for them to hear clearly. n The childminder knows children well and makes good use of information from parents to check what they can do. She shares details about what children know with teachers at the local nursery school before they start. The childminder

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plans activities that target what children need to learn next. Older children sort different-coloured toys and begin to count how many they have. n Children love to sing and dance with the childminder. They each choose their favourite songs and enthusiastically join in. Older children show a good understanding of the language in songs and make links to their games. They spontaneously sing songs about going around in circles and riding a see-saw as they bounce and spin with their friends. Children sing the songs clearly and

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need to do better?

12 September 2019 confidently. n The childminder plans a wide range of experiences to promote different aspects of children's learning. Children get deeply involved in scooping and tipping dry lentils to find what is hidden in them. They show good strength and dexterity in their hands as they use different tools to pick up items. However, the childminder sometimes moves activities on before younger children have fully explored what they can do with these materials. n Children are encouraged to be independent. They fetch their own shoes to go outside and learn to wash their hands before they eat. Sensitive support helps younger children as they start to manage their own personal needs. The childminder works closely with parents to make sure children have a balanced diet throughout the day. n Children are motivated by the choice of resources to play with outside. The childminder adds cloths and towels to help children wash and dry the baby dolls.

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need to do better?

Older children are determined to make sandcastles, and adults show them that the sand needs to be wet to make it stick. Although adults are close by ready to help, they do not always get fully involved in children's play. As a result, they do not confidently use their interactions to fully extend children's learning.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistant have a good understanding of how to recognise if a child may be at risk of harm. They have attended a wide range of training to strengthen their knowledge of safeguarding issues. The childminder has worked with the local authority adviser and other local childminders to make sure she has an appropriate procedure in place to respond to concerns about children. She has a good knowledge of the support available to help children and their families.

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should:

n make good use of professional development to support all adults to have a very strong knowledge of how children learn. Use this to make sure interactions with children are of a very high quality and get the most out of children's play n develop further how the environment and activities are used to promote a meticulously planned curriculum. Pay particular attention to providing younger children with more frequent opportunities to freely explore different materials and tools.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY467855 Local authority Doncaster Inspection number 10075549 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 to 9 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 13 January 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Conisbrough, Doncaster. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5pm, Tuesday 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. The childminder sometimes works with an assistant.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder described to the inspector how she organises her setting and how she decides what children need to learn next. n The inspector observed the childminder and her assistant interacting with children. She evaluated this with the childminder and discussed her professional development. n The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including evidence of the suitability of persons living and working on the premises. She also discussed the childminder's safeguarding procedures. n Parents provided written feedback about the childminder. The inspector reviewed this and also spoke to the childminder's assistant. n The inspector observed daily routines and viewed the areas of the premises used for childminding.

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Inspection activities

12 September 2019 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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12 September 2019 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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