Childminder in Devon

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder has an extremely open and positive approach to ensuring that all families and their children are able to access a high-quality experience. She places high priority on valuing individuality and ensures she adopts an inclusive approach at all times. The childminder provides a rich set of experiences to help children build their self-esteem and confidence and to understand their feelings and behaviours. She has an extensive range of resources that she uses with children to help them recognise their own uniqueness. For example, she has made pictorial posters for younger children to explore differences and similarities in face shapes and hair colour. Older children are taught the concepts of being fair and honest through the use of excellent books, discussions and practice with one another. Children are highly motivated and eager to learn. They persevere to refine their skills with precisely matched support from the childminder to aid their journey. For

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The provision is good

example, when children choose puzzles that are more suitable for older children, the childminder skilfully and quickly adapts the activity to enable the children to succeed. She provides plentiful praise to encourage children on their journey and then extends opportunities for them to build on their skills. Consequently, children approach challenges with confidence and a 'can-do' attitude, and relish in their achievements. Children feel safe, secure and completely at ease in the welcoming and stimulating environment the childminder provides.

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need to do better?

n The childminder regularly reviews her practice. She has an extremely proactive approach to using training to grow her own skills and expertise as well as to add value for all children and their families. She skilfully uses training from a course designed to consider playfulness, curiosity, acceptance and empathy. This helps her give children some control of their decisions, opportunities to influence activities and play, and to consider others. She asks questions such as 'I wonder what would happen if ..?' to prompt children's curiosity, and listens carefully as she values their responses. n Children are extremely confident and highly independent learners. They enthusiastically approach activities with a positive attitude. The childminder is an excellent role model. Children build strong attachments with her that give them exceptional emotional security. n Suitable partnerships are in place to enable the childminder to work effectively

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need to do better?

with both parents and other providers to support children's overall development in a consistent manner. For example, all parties work together following the same methods to help children become potty trained. However, systems are not effective enough to ensure that all parents receive sufficient detail about children's educational progress, or to actively support parents to continue children's learning at home.

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need to do better?

19 November 2019 n The childminder skilfully uses her well-designed approach to ensure each child's learning starts with success, develops through learning from their failures, and ends with success. In this way, she helps children build confidence and strong self-belief. She has a secure knowledge of children's skills and capabilities, and she matches her teaching well to support children's progress. She knows what children need to develop next. However, on occasion, some lack of detail in identified next steps inhibits children from making even more rapid progress in their learning. n The childminder places a strong focus on developing children's early literacy skills. Children have access to a wide range of interesting factual and fictional books. They enthusiastically find photograph books to help them reflect and share memories of events they were involved in previously. The childminder animatedly shares stories with children, who are keen to select their favourite

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books and characters. Children enjoy independent use of books and confidently use pictures to tell the story. n The childminder promotes children's communication skills extremely well. She makes very good use of questions to encourage children to recall past events and to extend their knowledge. Children are confident communicators and use language well to develop storylines and express their ideas. n The childminder expertly introduces mathematical concepts into children's everyday experiences and activities. Children confidently identify there are three pegs without needing to count them, and can count larger groups of items accurately up to 10. Children acquire the skills they need for their future learning.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a robust knowledge of how to keep children safe in her care. She prioritises training to ensure that she has a broad and secure understanding of a wide range of areas that could put children at risk of harm. She is clear about a full range of signs and indicators that would give her rise for concern about children's safety and well-being. She is confident in the correct processes to follow should she have a concern or if concerns are raised against herself. The childminder demonstrates a good understanding of her responsibilities and the legal requirements. She acts promptly to ensure that she implements these for children's ongoing safety. For example, she has notified Ofsted ahead of time when adults in the household reach 16 years of age, to ensure suitability checks are undertaken.

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should:

19 November 2019 n strengthen the sharing of information with parents and provide clear opportunities for them to extend and continue children's learning at home n extend the detail when considering children's next steps so that support can focus on helping children make even more rapid progress in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 104337 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10060498 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 9 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 11 November 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2000. She lives with her husband, who is also a registered childminder, in Sampford Peverell, Devon. She operates her service Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm all year.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the childminder talking and playing with the children and assessed the impact this has on children's learning and progress. n The childminder showed the inspector around the premises and explained how she organises her provision and plans activities and resources to meet children's needs. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including policies and the suitability checks of people living in the household.

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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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Inspection activities

19 November 2019 19 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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