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 settle quickly into the warm, friendly environment. The childminder offers lots of reassurance and cuddles to young children when they are unsure of new situations. This helps to support children's emotional well-being. Children have strong attachments with the childminder and demonstrate they feel safe and secure in her company. Children show care and concern for each other. For example, when younger children cry, older children will give them a cuddle.

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The provision is good

Children have easy access to a wide range of resources so they can make their own choices of what they would like to play with next. This helps to support their growing independence skills. Children have room to move around freely and easily, which helps to support their developing physical skills. For example, younger children have good opportunities to crawl and try to stand. The childminder encourages children's developing language and mathematical skills well. She talks with the older children as they interact and play games together. She helps them count carefully as they make insects with the dough. The childminder talks to the youngest children about what they are doing and going to do.

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need to do better?

n Children make good progress. The childminder knows the children well. She plans a range of activities that motivate the children to learn and explore. These are planned around children's interests and the next steps in their learning. However, the childminder does not gather sufficiently detailed information from parents about what their children already know and can do before they start. n Children demonstrate they are happy and confident in their surroundings. The childminder has a calm, caring and nurturing approach towards the children. Through good settling-in processes, new children quickly build strong attachments with the childminder. n Children are beginning to learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles and healthy eating. They enjoy snacks and meals prepared by the childminder. Children sit well at the table, and older children are able to help cut up fruit for snack time. Children understand about good hygiene practices, such as washing

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need to do better?

their hands before eating. n The childminder supports children's growing interest in the world around them. Children regularly take part in outings around the local area. For example, the children and the childminder regularly visit the local care home where they meet older people. n The childminder recognises the importance of working with other professionals. However, she has not started to share information with other early years settings that children attend to enable all adults to support children's learning further.

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need to do better?

16 October 2019 n The childminder has good partnerships with parents and carers, overall. She regularly shares information with parents verbally when they collect their children. She also uses daily diaries to help keep parents up to date with their children's progress and next steps in learning. Parents receive regular information about their children's development, which helps them to support their children's learning further at home. n The childminder has a good understanding of the need to maintain her professional development. She regularly meets with other childminders to share ideas about how they can improve. The childminder attends training courses to build on her knowledge. For example, she spoke about how useful a recent training course on how to support and recognise children with special educational needs and/or disabilities has been in building her confidence in this area. n The childminder evaluates her practice on an ongoing basis and recognises the

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need to do better?

importance of including parents in this process. She stated that she is in the process of changing her parent questionnaires so they gather parents' suggestions for any changes she may need to make.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good understanding of her responsibility to ensure the safety of the children. She has a good knowledge of the signs and indicators, and the procedures she would need to follow, should she have any concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder is aware of the importance of monitoring and promoting children's good attendance. She is vigilant in her supervision of the children and implements regular risk assessments to help her maintain children's safety and well-being.

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should:

n encourage parents to share detailed information about what their children already know and can do before they start, to help inform future teaching n develop the partnerships with other early years settings children attend further so that all adults are able to contribute and support children's learning effectively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 136222 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 10072396 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 0 to 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10 Date of previous inspection 24 May 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1999. She lives in Yate, South Gloucestershire. The childminder offers care all year round, from 7am to 6pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and from 7am to 4.45pm on Thursdays. She receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 and observed the childminder's interactions with the children. n During the inspection, the inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times. 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 The inspector took into account the views of parents from information gathered by the childminder. n The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including children's records, safeguarding procedures and the childminder's written policies and procedures.

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Inspection activities

16 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

16 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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