Childminder in Essex

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 enjoy the time they spend with the childminder. She provides a welcoming environment for them to explore and play in. The childminder knows the children well and understands what they need to learn. She takes account of their interests when planning for the next steps in their development.

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The provision is good

Children settle quickly and feel comfortable in the homely setting. Their affectionate relationship with the childminder helps them to feel safe and secure. Children behave well and become familiar with the routines. They listen to the childminder and follow her instructions.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations of children's abilities. She supports them to develop successful communication skills. All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress with speaking and understanding. The childminder quickly notices any delays in children's learning and takes swift action to support their continuous development.

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The provision is good

Children have access to a wide range of resources that help them to progress in all areas of learning. They enjoy using a variety of tools to make marks on paper and in sand. They test out different materials and find out how they feel in their hands. They learn the names of animals and enjoy making animal sounds.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a good knowledge of child development and understands how young children learn. She monitors their progress closely and obtains information from parents to help her to make accurate assessments of children's abilities. The childminder plans her educational programme carefully to support individual children's learning. n The childminder works closely in partnership with parents. She keeps parents fully informed of their children's activities and progress. She builds good relationships with parents and invites them to share their children's learning experiences at home. The childminder makes good links with other settings that children attend. She exchanges information with other settings, with parents' permission, to enable continuity and consistency in children's ongoing learning and progress. n Children quickly learn to become independent. They learn to put on their shoes and coats and feed themselves. The childminder promotes children's health and

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need to do better?

well-being effectively. She provides children with a balanced and healthy diet. She encourages them to develop good hygiene routines. n Children learn to respect the needs and preferences of others. The childminder helps them to understand how everybody is different. They share books

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need to do better?

11 October 2019 together and discuss the variety of people and places in the world. Children participate in a range of different craft activities to mark special cultural and traditional occasions. n The childminder introduces numbers, shapes and colours to children as they play to help to develop their mathematical knowledge. She provides sensory materials to help children become familiar with different textures. For example, children explore a tray of dry sand and modelling sand. They are inventive and make marks in the sand and use toy road signs as scoops to fill trucks and beakers. They develop good hand-to-eye coordination and muscle control. n The childminder takes children out every day on walks to the park where they see squirrels running around. They enjoy playing on swings and slides and this helps to strengthen their physical skills and confidence. However, children who thrive on outdoor learning, do not have a long enough time to experience and

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need to do better?

explore a wide range of activities outdoors to fully meet their developing needs. n The childminder reflects on her practice and asks parents for their views. She ensures that she is up to date with mandatory training, such as safeguarding and paediatric first aid. She has plans in place to further enhance her knowledge through a wider range of professional development opportunities to raise the quality of teaching even further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding matters. She knows the signs that could indicate that a child's well-being is at risk. She keeps up to date with safeguarding training and reviews her policies regularly. She is aware of the procedures to follow to record and report any concerns. The childminder carries out rigorous risk assessments of her setting and on all outings with children. She conducts fire-evacuation procedures with children and teaches them how to keep themselves safe in an emergency.

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should:

n increase opportunities for children to experience and explore a wide range of outdoor learning, particularly for those children who prefer to learn outside.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY274653 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10073302 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 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11 Date of previous inspection 21 July 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in Chelmsford, Essex. The childminder operates from Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 5.30pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector looked around the areas of the setting available to children. n The childminder discussed her plans for children's development and how she implements her educational programme. 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 to children during the inspection and took account of the views of parents by reading written comments. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including suitability checks, children's records and the policies of the setting.

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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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