Childminder EY537917

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Requires improvement

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The provision is good

The childminder works closely with his co-childminder to plan a range of enjoyable activities for children across the curriculum. Their home is welcoming and very well resourced. In particular, the garden offers some enticing opportunities for children who prefer to learn outdoors. Children are motivated in their play. For example, they enjoy using various tools to scoop and dig in the sand.

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The provision is good

Children clearly enjoy the time they spend with the co-childminders. They receive good levels of attention, which helps them to feel safe, happy and emotionally secure. The childminder sets clear expectations for children's behaviour. He offers gentle reminders to help children learn to share and play cooperatively together. Children frequently receive praise and encouragement for their efforts and achievements. This helps them to grow in confidence.

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The provision is good

Since the last inspection, the childminder has taken positive steps to improve the quality of his provision. For instance, he created a floor plan to check measurements to ensure children have enough space to play in. He improved some aspects of his teaching. However, there is scope further improve the planning of adult-led activities and to make better use of learning from training to fully inform his teaching practice.

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need to do better?

n Children settle well and develop strong relationships with the childminder and his co-childminder. Adults work effectively together to meet children's individual care needs. For example, when the childminder spends time settling younger children to sleep, older children enjoy some individual time with his co- childminder. n Children respond well to the childminder's caring and friendly approach. He keeps a check on children's development and uses assessment tools to help to support their speech and language skills. However, at times, the childminder does not plan adult-led activities well enough. This is because he does not focus sharply on what he wants each child to learn in order to help them achieve as much as they can. n The childminder models excitement as he encourages children to use magnifying glasses to look closely at different objects in the garden. When younger children use chalks to make marks on the blackboard, he draws simple shapes for them

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need to do better?

to copy. This helps them to develop their mathematical skills. n The childminder motivates children well. For example, he makes suggestions about what they can do when they go outside to play. He helps children to recognise sounds in the environment, for instance, when he asks if they can hear the bin lorry.

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need to do better?

28 October 2019 n The childminder encourages parents to support children's learning at home. For example, he lends story sacks to parents. These help to promote children's love of reading. Parents report that the co-childminders provide fun and educational activities and they teach children to become confident and caring individuals. n Children behave well. They learn not to snatch toys and they cooperate with requests, such as to help tidy up. Older children are very polite and often use good manners without the need for prompts. n Parents are involved in helping the childminder to understand what their children know and can do when they first start. They are encouraged to bring comfort objects from home. This helps to support new children as they settle in. n Children's good health is promoted well. The childminder makes sure children consistently follow hygiene routines, such as washing their hands before meals.

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need to do better?

He reminds children not to talk with their mouths full, which helps children to learn good eating habits. Children are physically active when they play in the garden or go on outings to different play areas. n The childminder evaluates children's experiences during day-to-day discussions with his co-childminder. Although he attends a lot of training, he does not always make the most of what he has learned to help strengthen his teaching skills.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The premises are safe and secure. A visit from the local fire service has helped the childminder to ensure his fire-safety procedures are suitable. The childminder supervises children closely to keep them safe. He refreshes his knowledge of safeguarding procedures by attending training. This helps to ensure he clearly understands his responsibility to protect children from harm. The childminder knows what to do if an allegation is made against himself or his co-childminder. He attends local authority quality meetings to keep informed of local and national changes relating to safeguarding children.

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should:

n focus more precisely on what each child needs to learn during adult-led activities to help all children make the best possible progress n make better use of training and professional development opportunities to help strengthen knowledge and skills, and continually raise the quality of teaching.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537917 Local authority Manchester Inspection number 10090629 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 11 Date of previous inspection 11 December 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Wythenshawe, Manchester. He operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with his wife who is also a registered childminder.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector talked to the childminder about how he plans and delivers learning experiences for children. n A joint evaluation of an activity was carried out by the inspector and the childminder. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n Parents provided written feedback that the inspector reviewed. n The inspector looked at a sample of documents, including evidence of the childminder's training and the suitability of household members.

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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

28 October 2019 28 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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