Childminder in South 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 Good

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The provision is good

Children thoroughly enjoy their time at the childminder's home. They take part in a wide range of activities that challenge and interest them. The childminder interacts well with children and supports their communication and language skills well. Children take great delight as they take part in games to support their understanding of how to share and take turns. For example, children show excitement as the childminder produces items from the box that they take turns to investigate. The childminder has high expectations for the children. She promotes good manners and respect for others. Children are well behaved and interact well together as they play.

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The provision is good

Easily accessible resources contribute to develop children's independence skills, engagement and learning. Children make choices about what they would like to play with next. The childminder organises the day well with a mixture of child-led and adult-led activities to help support children's concentration and learning further. Children are confident and demonstrate they are happy in the childminder's company. They benefit from outings around the local area and to various groups, which helps to support their understanding of the world around them and the importance of fresh air and exercise.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a very good understanding of how children learn and develop. She has a strong emphasis on helping them to make good progress in all areas of learning. For example, she includes children's interests and next stages in their learning into activities, making them interesting and exciting for children. n The childminder has a good understanding of what the children in her care know and can do. She uses this information effectively to help decide what children need to do next. Activities are well planned, exciting and hold children's interest. For example, children sit enthralled as the childminder uses props when reading stories. n Overall, the childminder has built good partnerships with parents and carers. She shares detailed information with them about their child's progress through online systems. Parents speak very highly of the childminder, the activities and progress their children make, and the care she provides. However, the

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need to do better?

childminder does not always gain sufficiently detailed information from parents to help her gain an initial understanding about what children can already do before they start with her. n The childminder promotes children's personal and social skills well. She provides activities that engage and develop children's concentration skills well, for instance games to match cards that also help children with taking turns and

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17 October 2019 sharing. The childminder supports children's communication and language skills well and regularly uses sign language, alongside talking, to enable children to communicate better. n Children demonstrate they enjoy each other's company and that of the childminder's. They are beginning to learn about respect for others. The childminder is a good role model and has high expectations for the children. n Overall, the childminder supports the children's independence skills through a well-planned environment that enables children to make choices about what they would like to play with next. However, she does not always encourage the most able children in activities that help to develop their independence skills further, such as preparing food, pouring their own drinks or helping set the table for mealtimes. n The childminder promotes children's mathematical understanding well. She helps children to count and recognise numbers confidently through the use of

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need to do better?

engaging activities. For example, they take apart a Russian doll and count how many dolls are inside, then count backwards as they put them all back inside each other. n The childminder has a good understanding about the importance of reviewing her practice regularly and maintaining her professional development. For example, she keeps her training up to date, uses parents' views and suggestions to make improvements to her practice, and meets with other professionals to share ideas.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a very good awareness of her role and responsibility to safeguard children in her care. She monitors and promotes children's regular attendance. The childminder has a good understanding about the signs and indicators that may alert her to any concerns about a child's welfare. She is aware of the procedures to follow and the need to act quickly should the need arise. The childminder keeps her knowledge of safeguarding procedures up to date through the completion of regular online training and reading. The childminder is vigilant in her supervision of the children and completes risk assessments to help keep children safe when in her care.

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should:

n develop ways to fully support children's growing independence skills further n improve ways that information is gathered from parents to enable them to share their knowledge of what their child already knows and can do before they start, to help inform future planning of activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY295729 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 10071951 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 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 20 August 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1996. She lives in the Mangotsfield area of Bristol. The childminder's core hours of work are Monday to Friday, from 7am to 4pm, all year round.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector completed a learning walk of all areas of the childminder's home used by the children. She discussed how the childminder organises her early years provision and implements the curriculum. n The inspector checked and discussed the evidence of suitability of all adults living or working on the premises and checked the qualifications of the childminder. n During the inspection, the inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times. n The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with the children. n The inspector took into account the views of parents from information gathered by the childminder. n The inspector viewed samples of documentation which included children's records, safeguarding procedures and the childminder's written policies and procedures.

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Inspection activities

17 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

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