Childminder in Bristol

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 setting. They take part in a range of activities that they find interesting and enjoyable, such as sand play with small-world figures and pretending to mend cars. Children enjoy matching colours and shapes as they play a game with the childminder. They build on their mathematical understanding through her support as they count and learn about the correct sequence. Children talk constantly to the childminder as they interact together. The childminder encourages children to learn new words as they explore and talk about pheasant feathers. Children enjoy standing these in dough and making a jungle for their dinosaurs. This helps to support children's physical development and imagination skills.

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The provision is good

Children learn good personal hygiene practices. The childminder encourages them to wash their hands before they eat and after being outside. She explains the reasons why they need to wash their hands, to support their understanding. The childminder has high expectations for the children. She promotes their good behaviour through positive language and praise and encouraging good manners. Children enjoy outings around the local community and to local attractions. These help to support their developing knowledge and understanding of the world around them.

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need to do better?

n The childminder supports children's social and emotional development. She builds strong relationships with the children. She reminds them to be nice to others, and to be kind to animals as they try to stroke her cat. The childminder uses praise and encouragement with the children and they respond well to her. Children are well behaved and polite. n Children are happy, confident and comfortable in their surroundings. They enjoy being able to choose between inside and outside play. Children develop their independence skills well, such as their self-care skills and dressing themselves ready to go outside. n The childminder is calm and caring towards the children. She interacts well with them as they play. She repeats words to the children to help extend their vocabulary and support their communication and language skills. n The childminder supports children's readiness for school. She supports their growing interest in shapes, colours, numbers and starting to count. Children are

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need to do better?

starting to show an interest in letters and sounds, and the childminder has started to build on this interest. However, she realises that she could enhance this further by providing a letter-rich environment, for example by labelling resource boxes and having letters and words around the room and in the garden area.

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need to do better?

6 November 2019 n The childminder understands the importance of maintaining her professional development. She completes online training, which she stated has been useful. She recently completed a course on behaviour management and confidently discussed how this had helped her in her approach to supporting children's good behaviour. n The childminder evaluates her practice, but she does not involve the parents in this process, to gain their views. Additionally, although she has outlined some areas of weakness, she has not taken steps to develop these in a timely manner, to help her build further on her good-quality childcare. n The childminder gathers information from parents before children start about their routines, likes and dislikes, and generally obtains a basic understanding of what each child already knows. She uses this information to help her plan what they need to learn next. However, she recognises that she does not always

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need to do better?

gather sufficiently detailed information from parents about what their children can do at home, when they start, to fully inform her initial observations. n Parents speak highly of the childminder. They are happy with the care provided and how well their children have settled with the childminder. Parents are happy with the progress their children are making. They say that the childminder communicates with them well.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good understanding of her role to ensure that she safeguards children. She holds current first-aid and child protection certificates. The childminder discussed confidently the possible signs and indicators that may alert her to any concerns about a child's welfare. She has information that is easily accessible to enable her to contact the local child protection team if needed. The childminder has a good awareness of the need to complete risk assessments to help keep children safe both inside and outside the home. For example, she successfully uses a barrier in her garden to prevent the children gaining access to areas in the garden unsupervised.

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should:

n improve the information gathered from parents about what their children already know and can do before they start, to help inform future planning of activities n consider ways to develop children's growing interest in letters and sounds, to help support their literacy skills and school readiness further n develop and use self-evaluation regularly, including the views of children and parents, to help to help identify further areas for development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY474696 Local authority Bristol City of Inspection number 10061852 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 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 12 January 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in the Avonmouth area of Bristol. Childminding takes place throughout the year, Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm. The childminder offers funded early education for children aged three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with the children during the inspection. n The inspector completed a learning walk of all areas of the childminder's home used by the children. n During the inspection, the inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times. n The inspector took into account the views of parents from information gathered by the childminder. n During the inspection, the inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records, safeguarding procedures and the childminder's written policies and procedures. 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.

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Inspection activities

6 November 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

6 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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