Fox, Rebecca

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 form secure attachments with the childminder. The childminder provides a safe and caring environment. Children settle well and are happy. The childminder forms strong relationships with parents, who are complimentary about the care their children receive. The childminder knows children well and has high expectations of what they can achieve. She builds on the skills and knowledge children already have and continually extends their learning well. This helps all children make good progress in all areas of their development.

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The provision is good

Children have a positive attitude towards learning. For example, even though participation in planned activities is optional, all children eagerly choose to join in with all of the activities the childminder offers. The childminder teaches children key social skills and is a good role model for them. Children behave well and, from a young age, they follow instructions well, use good manners and enjoy taking on responsibilities. The childminder praises children and celebrates their individual achievements. This helps to boost their self-esteem.

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The provision is good

The childminder works effectively with her co-childminder to ensure consistency in the care and learning children receive. They work collaboratively to continually improve the service they offer. All aspects of the childcare service are reflected on and evaluated, and the childminder, her co-childminder, parents and children all contribute to the process.

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need to do better?

n Children benefit from a wide range of opportunities to go out in the community and interact with a range of people, developing their social skills and awareness of different backgrounds and cultures. For example, children visit the local care home and engage in activities with the elderly. n The childminder helps children develop a good understanding of diversity. Children are respectful of different people and develop good values that prepare them well for their future lives. n The childminder and her co-childminder keep parents well informed about their children's progress and work with them to meet children's individual care needs. They consistently exchange information and help parents fully understand their child's learning and what they can do to support it further at home. This offers children good continuity of care. n The childminder self-evaluates effectively. She is committed to continually

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building on the good-quality care and education she provides. She works effectively with her co-childminder to reflect on their strengths, and they continually enhance these and target areas for further development. n The childminder regularly undertakes training to help develop her teaching and

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30 October 2019 learn new things that influence her practice. For example, she has undertaken training on promoting mathematics and learned new ways to incorporate mathematics into children's play. As a result, children are developing particularly well in this area. n The childminder provides children with a stimulating and well-balanced curriculum. Children particularly enjoy singing and story sessions, which enhance their literacy and language skills well. Children have regular opportunities to be outdoors. They develop their physical skills well as they use scooters and balance as they walk on stepping stones. n Children learn a great deal about animals as the childminder teaches them how to safely interact with her pets. Children help to care for the animals and enjoy having them around. They learn how to safely interact with them and the childminder is vigilant, and risk assesses for this well. n The children have good opportunities and experiences to enhance their

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creativity, for example through regular arts and crafts. However, the childminder does not always plan sharply enough during group craft activities to ensure older children are challenged and have extended opportunities to be creative and explorative with a wider range of resources. n The childminder understands how children learn and considers how to organise her environments to enable children to have choice and access play that supports all areas of learning. However, children have less access to open-ended play materials that can be played with in multiple ways. This limits the opportunities for them to express themselves in play imaginatively, freely and creatively.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder demonstrates a good understanding of her role to safeguard children. She is aware of the signs that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. The childminder and her co-childminder attend regular training and keep their knowledge of safeguarding and child protection up to date. They are clear who to contact if they are worried about the welfare of a child in their care. The childminder knows how to respond appropriately should she have concerns about the behaviour of a co-childminder. She ensures that she and her co-childminder implement good safeguarding policies and procedures.

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should:

n increase opportunities for the older children to lead their own play in craft activities so they can develop their own ideas and be even more creative n increase opportunities for children to explore and experiment imaginatively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY547680 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 10105901 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 to 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 18 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Thornbury, Bristol. She operates from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, all year round, except for one week at Christmas. The childminder works alongside a co-childminder. She is in receipt of early education government funding for some three- and four-year-olds. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection and in a scheduled meeting. n The inspector observed children's activities and the childminder and her co- childminder's teaching, inside and outside. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including the childminder and her co-childminder's suitability to work with children. n The inspector completed a learning walk with the childminder across all areas of the home used for childminding to understand the provision and how the curriculum is organised. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder. n The inspector took account of the views of the childminder, co-childminder, parents and children spoken to on the day of the inspection and through written accounts from parents.

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Inspection activities

30 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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