Childminder in Cornwall

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

Children benefit from regular activities that promote their physical development, health and well-being. These help to broaden their experience of the world around them as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. For example, children attend weekly forest school sessions with the childminder, where they learn how to cooperate and play well together, and how to keep themselves safe.

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The provision requires improvement

Children demonstrate that they feel happy and safe in the childminder's home. The childminder has effective systems to identify risks and hazards, to help her to keep children safe from harm. For example, children show they are familiar with the childminder's pet dog and understand the safe boundaries that the childminder has put in place to protect them.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder understands the importance of supervising children closely. She has employed an assistant to help her on outings, to enable her to raise the quality of children's engagement and interaction and extend their learning opportunities even further. However, she has not followed effective procedures to help her fully ensure the assistant's suitability.

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need to do better?

n The childminder regularly observes children and plans a meaningful curriculum to support their good progress across the seven areas of learning. She demonstrates awareness of children's interests and needs, and supports children to make choices in their play. For instance, she adapts planned activities such as story time to help engage children as they enjoy sharing books together. n The childminder promotes children's communication and language development effectively. For example, she listens carefully to what children have to say and uses clear pronunciation as she repeats the words that they use. They count together, compare letters and numbers, and children use pictures in books to tell their own stories. n Parents speak highly of the care and education the childminder provides. They comment that she treats the children in her care as if they were her own and provides a loving environment that is a 'home from home'. Parents appreciate

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the constructive and informative feedback they receive concerning their children's learning and development. n Children are well behaved. They are polite and well mannered, and confidently engage in meaningful conversations with adults, sharing their experiences as they make links in their learning. For example, the childminder makes good use of visual aids to help children understand that words have meaning as they discuss pictures of people who help us. n The childminder works closely with other professionals, such as health visitors.

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need to do better?

8 November 2019 She encourages parents to share information during appointments, for example their child's two-year progress check, for them to seek advice and support when necessary. As a result, children are well supported and make good progress in their development. n The childminder skilfully promotes children's independence during routine daily activities. For example, at snack time, children peel their own fruit and chop bananas, demonstrating good levels of concentration and hand-eye coordination. Children are confident to ask for help when needed and solve problems to help them manage difficult tasks. n The childminder does not make effective use of systems to help her identify strengths and weaknesses of her practice, to target training more successfully to extend the quality of her teaching. n Although the childminder provides a good range of opportunities overall for children to learn about technology, she does not extend this further so they

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learn how to use information communication technology equipment. n The childminder has not followed robust recruitment and vetting procedures to ensure she can be certain of her assistant's suitability. However, the assistant has only just started working with her and is never left alone with the children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a secure knowledge of the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. She knows the correct procedures to follow if she has concerns about children's welfare and understands how to make a referral. The childminder has taken steps to improve her supervision of children. For instance, she has employed an assistant to help her during outings, to ensure children's safety. However, she has not followed safer recruitment procedures to gain all necessary references to help her determine her assistant's suitability. However, the assistant has completed a period of induction and the childminder supervises her at all times to ensure they keep children safe.

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Due date

implement robust procedures for safe recruitment to ensure staff are suitable to work with children. 12/12/2019

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should:

8 November 2019 n improve systems to identify clearly the strengths and weaknesses of current practice, to help specifically target training needs n extend opportunities for children to learn more about information communication technology.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY457421 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10062248 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 7 Date of previous inspection 16 March 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in the village of Kilkhampton, North Cornwall. Care is available Monday to Friday from 8.30am until 5.30pm, during term time only. The childminder provides funded early education for children. The childminder employs an assistant to help her on outings.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The childminder discussed the curriculum with the inspector and completed a joint evaluation of the activities that she provides for children. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at a selection of required documentation, including the childminder's valid first-aid certificate and public liability insurance. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided. n The inspector interacted with children during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

8 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

8 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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