Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder knows the children in her care very well and has high expectations of their achievements. She has a strong understanding of how to help prepare children for the next stages in their development. She shares and gathers information from other settings that children attend. This helps her to plan a well- sequenced curriculum for individual children, focusing on developing their independence, language and vocabulary. The childminder has not fully considered how she can precisely focus her own professional development to help her to enhance her teaching of the curriculum.

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The provision is good

Children are safe and happy in the childminder's care. She creates a homely and caring environment for them and ensures that the resources she provides for children meet their needs and interests. She communicates consistent messages about rules and boundaries in the home. This helps to promote good behaviour and positive attitudes to learning. For example, children enjoy selecting and looking at a wide range of books. They snuggle with the childminder, showing high levels of enthusiasm and turning the pages of books as the childminder reads to them. Children smile and squeal with delight as they anticipate key events in the story and eagerly join in with repetitive phrases in the storyline.

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The provision is good

The childminder works in partnership with parents to support children's health and care needs, such as by creating healthcare plans and establishing suitable procedures for administering non-prescription medicines. However, she did not recognise that she does not consistently obtain written permission from parents to administer each prescription medicine.

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need to do better?

n The childminder promotes children's personal development well. For instance, she works in partnership with parents to support children's understanding of new self-care routines as they begin to show signs of being ready for toilet training. She ensures that children have a range of opportunities to play outdoors, such as by exploring the local woodlands, learning to ride bicycles and playing in open spaces. This helps to support children's physical development. n Children make strong progress during their time with the childminder. The childminder has a good understanding of how to deal with concerns regarding children's development. For instance, she talks to parents promptly and monitors concerns, closely liaising with staff at other settings that children attend. The childminder seeks prompt advice from specialists and this helps to support children's emerging communication needs well. n Children demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning. They play and explore

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need to do better?

with sustained interest. This is demonstrated as they play with toy animals and

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need to do better?

9 September 2019 make links to their visit to the zoo. Children confidently name animals and go on to make collections of animals that are the same. The childminder skilfully includes the concepts of colour and size into children's play and they independently sort animals into further groups. Children smile with satisfaction as they explain the reasons for their sorting to others. n The childminder implements her planned curriculum effectively and provides plenty of exciting learning opportunities to help children develop their understanding of language and love of books. For instance, children regularly visit the local library. They borrow books which they take home to read with their families. Children show an interest in the book 'Stick Man' and visit the local woodlands to see if they can find him. They investigate and explore, such as by making stick men and painting with sticks and mud. n An identified weakness with regards to medicine procedures means that a

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need to do better?

limited aspect of leadership and management is not consistently effective. However, the childminder has high expectations of her own practice and a positive attitude to addressing this. She plans to put this right immediately. There has been no impact on children resulting from this inconsistency in procedure. The childminder is keen to focus on improving her own subject knowledge and understanding to help to enhance her teaching further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a strong understanding of child protection issues. She knows how to deal with concerns about children's welfare. She is familiar with local safeguarding procedures for dealing with allegations against herself or a member of her household. The childminder understands the signs and symptoms that may indicate that children are at risk of harm, including from radical and extreme views.

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Due date

obtain signed written permission from parents consistently to administer prescription medicines. 09/10/2019

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should:

n seek further professional development opportunities and use the knowledge gained to help to enhance the implementation of the curriculum.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY470628 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10075598 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 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2 Date of previous inspection 23 May 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives near Amersham in Buckinghamshire. The childminder operates her service Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm, all year round. She holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector went on a learning walk with the childminder around parts of her home that are actively used when caring for children. n The inspector observed the childminder's quality of teaching, and both jointly evaluated the effectiveness of the childminder's interactions with children. n The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. She considered the written views of parents, provided on the day of the inspection. n The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she plans and delivers the curriculum for children. n The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder and members of her household.

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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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