Childminder in Gloucestershire

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children are warmly welcomed into the setting and settle quickly. Children are keen to show how they can put on their own boots and coats ready for a walk around the lake. They are curious about what they can see, eagerly pointing out the cat walking across the grass and suggesting it might be looking for food. They notice the ducks and swans swimming on the lake and the bird boxes in the trees, pointing these out to the childminder, her co-childminder and the assistant. They find feathers on the ground and say they have come from the swan because they are white. Children enjoy racing games and compete to see who can run fastest. They are considerate of others and accept when their friends beat them in the race.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. They listen to others and wait for their turn in group games. They express themselves well and enjoy pointing out pictures in books, developing their early reading skills. Children show care for others, for example when they gently stroke the guinea pigs before putting them into their run outdoors. Children eagerly join in activities, find the correct pieces of puzzles and use their imaginations as they play together with the childminder.

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need to do better?

n The childminder reflects well on her provision and practice. She has regular meetings with her co-childminder and assistant and makes sure that they use information from professional development and training effectively to provide new and exciting activities for the children. For example, she has added wooden blocks with numbers and letters on to support children's early mathematics and literacy skills. She plans to build a wooden shelter over the patio area outdoors so children can use this area in all weathers. n The childminder has superb relationships with parents. She shares information with them about what children do daily. She seeks extra help for children who need it and uses information from parents about what children do at home to plan with them what children need to learn next. Children benefit from highly consistent experiences and make good progress in their learning. n Children join in with group times to sing rhymes and hear stories. They point out

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need to do better?

items in pictures when asked by the childminder and join in with repeated refrains in stories they know well. The childminder uses questions effectively to encourage children to recall what they have heard and to check learning. For the most part, children listen well and wait for their turn. However, the childminder sometimes misses that younger children cannot sustain attention and get bored while waiting for older ones to finish talking. n Children show high levels of curiosity as they play. The childminder rewards their efforts by telling them 'well done' when they find something she has asked them

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need to do better?

8 October 2019 to find or when they complete the wheels for their model aeroplane. However, the childminder misses chances to help children appreciate the impact of what they have achieved and does not build on their understanding of what they have done well. n The childminder prepares children for their move into pre-school well. Children go with the childminder to collect friends from pre-school. They meet the practitioners, so they get to know them before they start going there themselves. n The childminder has thought well about how she can provide highly stimulating environments indoors and outdoors for children to support their changing interests. She is developing one playroom so that it can be a mini house with a kitchen and lounge area as the children love pretend games about their homes and families.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good knowledge of the signs to look out for and when to refer concerns about the welfare of children. She has updated her knowledge of the local safeguarding procedures and has shared this with her co-childminder and assistant to make sure that they have the current information. The childminder monitors her assistant well and she ensures that she has the appropriate checks in place to confirm that her assistant is suitable to work with children.

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should:

n provide children with clearer messages about what they have done well or achieved to help them revisit and repeat actions and enhance their learning n organise group times better when there are mixed ages or abilities, to make sure children stay engaged and learn well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY548629 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10112319 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 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in July 2017. She lives in Saul, Gloucestershire. She offers care from 8am to 6pm on Monday to Friday all year round, apart from two weeks off, one of which is at Christmas. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3. She always works with a co-childminder and assistant.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children and assessed their impact on children's learning. n The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to on the day and through written testimonials. n A joint evaluation of the activities was discussed to see how well children's needs and interests were being met. n The inspector sampled documents, including children's learning and development records, safeguarding policies and suitability checks. n The inspector talked with children, the childminder, co-childminder and assistant at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

8 October 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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Inspection activities

8 October 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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