Childminder in Lancashire

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

Relationships between the childminder and children are relaxed and positive, which helps children to feel emotionally secure. The childminder's calm and polite manner sets a good example to children. Children behave well and demonstrate good manners, saying 'excuse me' and 'thank you' at appropriate times. They learn to care about and consider the needs of others. For instance, they help to choose and buy birthday gifts for each other.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy a range of outings. The childminder takes children to a local toddler group with a specific aim in mind, so that children can socialise with others. This enables them to experience working in larger groups and helps to prepare them for starting school. Children play and learn well alongside others. For instance, they demonstrate an awareness of how to take turns and use technology as they operate a mechanical toy. They push a button and laugh together as they wait for the figure to jump.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations for all children. She plans and provides a broad range of interesting activities based on children's interests. She helps children to build on what they already know and can do and make good progress. However, the planning of craft activities, particularly those related to calendar events, such as Diwali, is less effective for younger children as they are not as engaging as other activities.

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need to do better?

n Before children start, the childminder gathers a range of useful information from their parents and other settings that they have attended. She makes good use of this information, with her own observations, to identify children's interests and abilities. n The childminder works closely with parents to identify and meet children's care needs. They agree routines, such as toilet training, which helps children to feel emotionally secure and promotes continuity. Children develop good self-care skills. For example, they know to wash their hands before eating. n While children play, the childminder introduces new vocabulary carefully and deliberately. She creates opportunities to develop children's understanding and skills in mathematics. Children talk confidently about what they are doing and are keen to count. For example, children count coloured pasta shapes as they thread them. They also count their fingers as they do a 'high five' to

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congratulate each other. n Every week, the childminder takes children to the library to choose books to borrow and to join story and singing sessions. Children listen keenly to many stories read by the childminder. They are eager to make themselves comfortable

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14 November 2019 in child-sized chairs to look at books, turning the pages appropriately and talking about what they can see. n The childminder carefully tracks children's progress and identifies what each child needs to learn next in each area of learning. She uses this information, with that provided by parents about children's learning at home, to plan the curriculum for the week ahead. Parents are increasingly well informed about their children's progress. n Children climb on equipment at the park and at the soft-play centre, which helps to promote their good physical development. Walks in the woods provide opportunities for children to understand nature and the changing seasons. On their return, children make dough figures and models with items such as leaves and conkers that they have collected. n The childminder reads books to the children that show positive images of culture and disability. She also provides craft activities around calendar events, such as

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Diwali and Remembrance Day. However, the craft activities are not sufficiently planned to be meaningful for younger children. This limits children's learning about the similarities and differences between themselves and others. n Children enjoy lots of access to materials such as paint, water and sand. However, they frequently paint over pre-drawn pictures and have fewer opportunities to represent and develop their own creativity. n The childminder evaluates her practice and acts on the views of parents and children to make improvements to her service. She carefully identifies specific professional development opportunities to help raise the quality of her teaching. n Rightly, the childminder notified Ofsted that she plans to employ an assistant, and has shared her policies with him, so that he is familiar with the procedures. However, she failed to notify Ofsted of a significant incident. Following

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discussion, Ofsted is satisfied that she had overlooked the requirement to notify. There has been no impact on the care of children and there was no intent to deceive Ofsted.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Since the last inspection, the childminder has moved into this home. The childminder assessed and minimised the risks indoors and is working on developing a safe outdoor area before the children use it for learning outdoors. She keeps an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding through reading local authority bulletins. She knows the signs that may indicate a child is at risk of harm and knows how to report concerns. The childminder supports children to learn about safety. She reminds children to tidy away toys to keep the floor clear, so they do not trip.

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should:

14 November 2019 n focus more carefully on what younger children are to learn and how to do this in a meaningful way when planning activities to raise their understanding of the wider world n challenge children even further to represent and develop their own ideas in art and craft activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY477556 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10075962 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 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 3 March 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Anderton, Chorley. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with an assistant. She holds a relevant qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector had a tour of all areas of the home. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n A joint observation was carried out by the inspector and the childminder. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and assistant. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of household members. n The views of children spoken to on the day and the written views of parents were taken into account.

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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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