Childminder in 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 are happy and they enjoy their time with the childminder. She ensures that they can explore and play safely. She knows children well. She patiently supports them and offers them praise and encouragement, helping to build their self-confidence and self-esteem.

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The provision is good

The childminder joins in with children's play, developing their interest and confidence and motivating them successfully. Young children eagerly experiment during a painting activity. The childminder discusses colours with the children, suggests possible techniques and models ideas. Young children show curiosity and are motivated to learn. They experiment and follow their ideas and concentrate well on things that interest them. Children develop their hand-to-eye coordination effectively. They make purposeful marks with brushes, creating lines and shapes. They also coordinate their movements well as they explore different construction blocks. They listen to the childminder's instructions, adding and then pushing blocks down to connect them.

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need to do better?

n The childminder manages children's behaviour effectively and develops their sense of responsibility well. She uses a calm and consistent approach, patiently persevering with her explanations to help children understand expectations. Children learn to share toys and take turns. They help the childminder tidy away resources and activities and begin to play cooperatively together. n The childminder monitors children's progress regularly and accurately. She identifies any gaps in their development and plans for the next steps in their learning. Children make good progress from their starting points and develop useful skills for their future success. n The childminder helps support children's healthy lifestyles. She promotes their health and hygiene well. Young children learn to wash their hands before meals, they enjoy healthy fruit snacks and drinking water. The childminder has activities in her garden and takes them to local parks, where they can enjoy being active

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need to do better?

in the fresh air and develop their physical skills on the range of equipment. Children also enjoy being active during song time. They smile broadly as they stomp and stamp their feet as the monsters in the song do. n Young children's communication is developing well. They listen and show their understanding as they respond to the childminder's questions and follow her instructions. The childminder is chatty and offers a running commentary to children about what she is doing, giving them lots of useful speech to hear and copy. They then eagerly try out and successfully copy the childminder's repeated words and clear pronunciation. Their confidence grows and their language develops well as they learn new words in the context of their play.

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need to do better?

5 November 2019 n Young children learn early mathematical and literacy skills effectively. They develop a love of books and independently select them. They eagerly look at the pictures and point out things to the childminder. She discusses and names items to extend children's understanding and interest further. Young children develop their knowledge of shapes and colours in many activities and they learn numbers in fun action songs. n Overall, the childminder has good relationships with parents. She shares information about children's learning and development in daily discussions and through entries in their daily learning diary. However, the childminder's partnership working with parents is not consistently effective. She is not always successful in helping them to support children's learning at home, particularly with regard to developing children's healthy lifestyles and diet. n The childminder has developed practice appropriately since her last inspection.

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need to do better?

She has fulfilled the recommendations that were raised and involves parents in her plans and the service she offers. The childminder undertakes mandatory and some additional training. However, she does not target her professional development to consistently gain new ideas and help her strengthen all aspects of her practice.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder carries out thorough risk assessments of her home and garden and when taking children on outings. She is vigilant as they play and explore and offers them reminders on safe practices, such as not standing on the furniture as they may fall. She is familiar with the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child. She attends regular training, such as safeguarding-related courses and paediatric first-aid training, to keep her child protection knowledge updated and to help her keep children safe and well.

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should:

n develop partnerships with parents further, to fully involve them in supporting children's development at home n target training and arrangements for gaining new ideas more sharply, to areas which need to improve most.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY472530 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10075638 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 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 29 February 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Quedgeley, Gloucester. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Tuesday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for children aged three years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and discussed with the childminder how she implements the educational programmes for the children. n The childminder and the inspector evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together. n The inspector observed the children and the childminder and spoke with them at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at a sample of the childminder's documentation, including evidence of her suitability and training, and her procedures for safeguarding the children.

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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

5 November 2019 5 November 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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