Childminder in Bolton

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 their time at the childminder's home. They are happy, comfortable and well supported by the enthusiastic childminder. Children show growing confidence and independence and are developing good self-esteem. The childminder has high expectations of children and recognises their achievements using lots of praise and encouragement. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure as they engage in varied activities and experiences. They confidently move around the childminder's home, chatting about what they are doing.

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The provision is good

The environment is inviting, well resourced and enables children to explore their surroundings and have fun. Children are inquisitive and show enthusiasm and motivation to learn. They stay focused and determined to complete tasks that they are interested in. For example, children thoroughly enjoy exploring colours as they paint paper plates. The childminder supports children's communication and language well. She engages children in conversation and models words to extend their vocabulary, understanding of words and listening skills.

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The provision is good

The childminder has developed a simple but effective system for observing, assessing and planning for each child's progress in a way that clearly shows any gaps in their learning and development. However, this could be strengthened even further by asking parents to contribute more detailed information when their children first start at the setting.

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need to do better?

n The childminder asks parents to provide information about their children's likes, dislikes and routines, which helps children to settle quickly in her care. However, she does not gather precise information about children's existing skills and abilities to enable her to plan for their good progress from the outset. n Overall, the quality of the childminder's teaching is good. Occasionally, however, the childminder does not make the most of valuable opportunities to fully extend and check children's understanding and challenge them in their learning. For example, when children sort and categorise transport toys, she does not routinely check that they understand what traffic lights do or encourage children to work out which group has 'more' or 'less'. n Children delight in playing board games with the childminder. They take it in turns to find toppings for their 'pizza', demonstrating an understanding of the

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rules of the game. They enthusiastically turn cards over and excitedly build their pizzas. The childminder encourages them to notice colours and introduces shapes such as square and triangle. She uses repetition to reinforce children's learning and rewards children with stickers when they correctly remember the name of the shapes.

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need to do better?

30 October 2019 n The childminder uses clear and consistent explanations to help children to behave well. She reminds children to share resources, to take turns and to be kind to one another. As a result, children are beginning to understand what is expected of them and are learning right from wrong as they play alongside each other. n Children enjoy playing imaginatively together as they build a train track. They negotiate how to link pieces together in order to make the track longer. The childminder is careful not to over-direct and supports children to develop their problem-solving skills, as they test their ideas and theories. n Children engage in energetic play both indoors and outside. They regularly visit parks and play centres where they are able to develop their large-muscle skills, balance and coordination. Furthermore, children delight in catching bubbles as they excitedly try and pop them before they hit the floor. They demonstrate an

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awareness of keeping themselves safe as they are careful not to bump into each other. n The childminder is enthusiastic, conscientious and strongly committed to continually improving the overall quality of care and education she provides for children and their families. She continuously reflects on her practice and seeks the feedback of parents to help inform purposeful improvements. n The childminder places a strong emphasis on the importance of professional development. She completes all mandatory training and seeks opportunities to enhance the quality of her teaching. For example, she has recently attended training in teaching phonics (letters and the sounds they represent), to help children begin reading. She plans to use her new-found knowledge to further develop children's listening and attention skills as they participate in enjoyable listening walks.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a secure knowledge and understanding of how to safeguard children in her care. She has attended relevant training to help her identify possible signs and symptoms of abuse and aid her understanding of reporting procedures. Additionally, all required records are maintained well to support children's well- being. Policies and procedures are implemented effectively to inform the childminder's practices and to safeguard the children's welfare. Comprehensive risk assessments are regularly carried out. These enable the childminder to assess the safety of her home as well as covering many different scenarios, including trips to the local park and visits to places of interest within the community.

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should:

30 October 2019 n gather detailed information when children first start, in order to inform the curriculum and plan effectively for children's learning from the outset n use all opportunities in children's play to check their understanding and challenge them in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY469897 Local authority Bolton Inspection number 10106033 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 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 22 April 2014

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in the Little Lever area of Bolton. The childminder can provide care seven days a week from 7am until 6pm, although there is flexibility regarding these times by prior arrangement. The childminding setting is open all year round with the exception of bank holidays and family holidays.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and the childminder completed a tour together and discussed the organisation of the provision. n Observations were completed by the inspector of the quality of teaching and overall experiences for the children. n Required documentation was viewed, such as adults' suitability checks and training certificates. n The inspector spoke to children throughout the inspection and took account of the written views of parents.

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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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