Childminder in West Berkshire

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 spending time in the childminder's home. They are fully engaged in activities, which follow their interests. Children feel safe and settle quickly when they first start. They build strong relationships, seeking affection from the childminder and each another. Children explore a range of good-quality resources and babble happily to the childminder in her welcoming environment.

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The provision is good

The childminder plans many experiences to help children experience the awe and wonder of the world around them. For instance, they go on trips to places of natural beauty and nurture caterpillars as they turn into chrysalises and then butterflies. Children enjoy recalling their special trips out as they look at a photograph album which shows all the local places of interest they have explored.

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The provision is good

The childminder is keen to develop her knowledge and skills. She attends training with colleagues and regularly evaluates her practice. This supports her to develop her knowledge about requirements and consider the learning styles of individual children. Following self-evaluation, the childminder has a clear plan to develop her setting even further. She has lots of ideas and regularly implements new opportunities for children to have fun at her setting.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has built on her programmes for mathematics since her previous inspection. Older children enjoy weighing items to see which are heavier and lighter. They look at a thermometer in their playhouse and decide whether the temperature is higher or lower than before. The childminder encourages counting and discussion of size during snack times and tidy-up times. This helps children to develop their early mathematical skills effectively. n Children gets lots of exercise as they explore places of historical interest with woodland walks. They learn about small risks as they climb trees and pet animals with the childminder on special trips out. Older children learn how to stay safe as they cook food around a firepit and learn about Halloween. n Younger children are encouraged to explore different media and materials to develop their sensory awareness. They strengthen the small muscles in their

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need to do better?

hands while they pick up individual baked beans and scoop them into containers with spoons. The childminder uses these experiences to teach children to share and be considerate of one another. The childminder works in partnership with parents to plan these experiences, to ensure children overcome any fears they have about messy play. n The childminder is a warm and caring individual who reassures children and offers lots of narrative while they play. However, at times, her conversation and vocabulary would benefit from being simplified for the youngest children. This

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need to do better?

6 November 2019 would support them to develop their vocabulary and understanding even further. n The childminder has a keen focus each year on preparing children with a wide range of skills for their future learning. She promotes independence with dressing, toileting and listening skills for the children who are preparing to go to pre-school or start school. Children have regular trips to rhyme-time sessions at the library and enjoy a story each day as they wait for their lunch. This supports children to develop their early literacy skills and a love for books. n The childminder plans experiences to celebrate Christmas, Easter and Remembrance Day. She learns about the Chinese New Year festival with children, but programmes to explore diversity more widely would benefit from being developed even further. This would support children to learn more about people with different cultures and traditions from themselves.

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need to do better?

n The childminder makes sure she completes comprehensive assessments when children first start, in partnership with their parents. This helps her identify what it is they need to learn next and plan for their future learning. Parents speak highly about the support the childminder offers. They identify she helps children try new foods and learn the sounds that letters make. Parents value the childminder's regular communication, which helps them to know what their children are learning and how they can share in this process.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder regularly refreshes her knowledge about keeping children safe. She networks with colleagues to share information and receives regular updates from her local authority. She clearly explains local reporting procedures she would follow if she had a concern about a child's welfare. The childminder discusses with older children the importance of staying safe while using technology, and implements her safeguarding procedures effectively at the setting. The childminder is aware of her duty to make sure children and families are not exposed to extreme ideas about right or wrong. She confidently outlines a wide range of indicators which may suggest a child is at risk of harm.

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should:

n strengthen communication with the youngest children to include more repetition and modelling of key words, to help develop their speaking skills and expand their vocabulary even further n develop the opportunities for children to learn about people who are different to themselves to increase their awareness of diversity.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY414480 Local authority West Berkshire Inspection number 10074558 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 5 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 11 July 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Mortimer Common, Berkshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed children's activities, indoors and outdoors, including snack time. n The inspector and the childminder evaluated a planned activity together. n The inspector assessed the childminder's understanding of how to keep children safe. n The inspector reviewed written communication from parents. n The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation process and sampled training certificates.

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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

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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