Childminder EY346388

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 develop secure relationships with the childminder and her family. This helps to ensure that they are happy and settled in her welcoming and inviting home. The childminder has organised her home well to encourage children to develop their independence. They make their own choices from the good range of resources she provides and they confidently prepare themselves to go outside to play. The childminder is calm and consistent in managing behaviour. She supports children to learn about taking turns and sharing the resources. Children behave well. They listen to the childminder and follow her instructions.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations for children's learning. She plans a wide range of activities and experiences for children. The childminder makes good use of what she knows children are interested in so that they are engaged and challenged in their learning. For example, she builds on children's enjoyment in playing with water in the garden and helps them to learn how to use different equipment to pour and transport the water. Children are curious, and they focus and concentrate as they explore what happens when they pour water into a funnel.

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need to do better?

n The childminder evaluates her practice well. She uses feedback from other local professionals, parents and children to make changes and develop her provision. She is keen to develop her skills to benefit children, and she takes part in training and carries out research. Recent training on teaching two-year-olds has given her ideas about how to engage children more effectively. The childminder now uses shorter sentences to help develop children's understanding. n Children form good friendships with the other children who attend the setting. They seek each other out and play cooperatively together. Children giggle as they throw the ball to each other during a game of catch in the garden. n The childminder provides children with good opportunities to develop their social skills and learn about their community. She takes them on outings, such as to the library, and children enjoy attending local groups.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has developed good relationships with the children's parents. She works closely with parents to get to know children when they first attend her setting. This helps children to feel emotionally secure. The childminder keeps parents well informed about their children's progress and she provides them with opportunities to borrow books, to support their children's learning at home. n The childminder actively encourages children's language and communication development. She models language, listens to what children have to say and offers clear explanations to develop their understanding. However, she has not considered how she can further support children to accurately pronounce sounds and add clarity to their speech.

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need to do better?

27 September 2019 n Children develop good physical skills. They enjoy dancing and making actions to music. The childminder supports their interest well, encouraging them to move their whole body to copy the actions she leads. Children use their imaginations as they pretend to ride horses using soft toys as they move to the music. n The childminder follows good procedures to keep children safe. She carries out risk assessments and supervises children well. However, she misses opportunities to help children learn how to keep themselves safe. For instance, she reminds children of the rules, but she does not give them an explanation so that they can understand what is expected of them. n The childminder helps children to feel secure, included and valued. She displays photographs of the children and their siblings alongside photographs of her family, after observing children's interest in her family photographs. Children

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need to do better?

excitedly point out who is in the photographs. The childminder praises children and celebrates their achievements. n The childminder uses good methods to observe and assess children's progress. She uses the information that she gathers well, to plan for children's individual next steps in learning. Children make good progress from their starting points.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good understanding of her role to safeguard children. She keeps her knowledge of child protection and safeguarding matters up to date and relevant. The childminder understands the need to act quickly and report any concerns that she has about a child's welfare. She knows what signs may indicate that a child is at risk. The childminder has a good understanding of the local procedures that she should follow to report concerns about a child's welfare or if an allegation was made.

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should:

n support children's language development further, in particular with adding clarity to their speech n make the best of opportunities that arise to help teach children about risks and how to keep themselves safe.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY346388 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 10069822 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 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 7 July 2014

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in the Upper Stratton area in Swindon. The childminder offers care all year round, from Monday to Friday, except bank holidays. The childminder is in receipt of funding for the early education of two-, three- and four-year-olds.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact of this on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a tour of the premises with the childminder, looking at areas of the home that are used for childminding. n The inspector sampled a range of relevant documentation, including the evidence of suitability of household members, policies and procedures and children's learning records. n The inspector read written feedback from the parents and took their views into account.

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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

27 September 2019 27 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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