Childminder EY549007

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

The childminder provides a welcoming, bright and stimulating setting for children to play in. She considers children's interests when organising the environment and activities available for them to choose from. As a result, children are keen learners and eager to play with the wide range of resources available. Children show high levels of concentration and interest as they make independent choices about the activities they wish to engage with. Children have a positive attitude towards learning. The childminder encourages children to persevere when learning new skills, for example when mastering the coordination skills they need to use plastic scissors to cut play dough. Children show clear delight when they succeed and when the childminder praises them for their achievements. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are making good progress in their learning.

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The provision is good

Children's communication and language skills are well supported. For example, the childminder interacts with children constantly as they play. She sits at their level and introduces new words to them as they role play with kitchen toys and the wooden fruit and vegetables. Children learn the language of shapes, numbers and colours as they sort through different building blocks. The childminder asks them questions and encourages them to express their thoughts and ideas, modelling language to help them understand how to pronounce words. As a result, children are becoming confident talkers with a growing vocabulary.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is reflective of her practice. She regularly evaluates the quality of the care and education she provides. She has plans in place to make further improvements to the physical environment, which will have a positive impact on children's experiences. The childminder monitors her assistants' practice closely during the day. She offers clear praise, along with verbal guidance to enhance their interactions with children and to help them improve their practice. n The childminder monitors the progress children make in their development closely. She has a clear understanding of what they need to do next to achieve the next steps in their learning. Overall, she makes sure that the curriculum she provides meets the individual needs of the children attending. However, she could better organise the environment both indoors and outdoors so that babies who are showing increasing confidence with their physical development are

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supported to make progress at a higher rate. n Children of all ages enjoy looking at books and having stories read to them. This supports their speech and growing literacy skills. For example, babies attach meanings to words as they look at pictures in books. Older children answer questions about the pictures they see and talk about what is happening in the

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20 November 2019 story. All children listen and look intently as assistants animatedly read stories to them in the cosy corner. The childminder extends children's experiences of books through a range of activities, for example, by taking them in to the local woodlands to go on a 'bear hunt' after reading a book about this. n The childminder has very positive partnerships with parents and other professionals involved in the care and education of the children attending. She gathers detailed information from parents about their children to be able to meet their needs when they first start. She liaises closely with other pre-schools where children attend, to ensure consistency in the care and education provided. n The childminder is very proactive in establishing good working relationships with professionals who support children with SEND. For example, she stays up to date with and incorporates recommendations from speech and language

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professionals to support children with delays in their speech. This is helping those children to catch up with their peers as quickly as possible. n Children benefit from a range of outings to local toddler groups and the local parks and woodlands. However, the childminder could enhance the provision in the outdoor area so that children consistently experience the same quality of learning as they do indoors. n Children learn to be kind to each other and share toys as they play. However, they do not always receive consistent messages about why some behaviours are not acceptable or the impact those behaviours have on their peers. Nonetheless, children behave well overall, and enjoy playing alongside each other. n The childminder and her assistants are warm and caring with the children. They are attentive to children's individual needs, such as when children have been unwell and need extra cuddles and one-to-one attention as they re-settle into

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the environment. As a result, children are generally well settled and happy in the childminder's care.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder attends regular training to keep her safeguarding knowledge updated. She shares her good knowledge and understanding with her assistants. All adults working with children have a clear understanding of the signs which could indicate a child is at risk of harm and what to do to keep them safe. The childminder provides a safe and secure environment for children to play in. She helps children to understand how to keep themselves and each other safe when on outings. For example, children understand the importance of staying together while they wait for each other to get in and out of the car safely.

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should:

20 November 2019 n enhance the provision of the outdoor play area to make sure that it consistently offers the same range of stimulating and interesting learning opportunities provided indoors n develop strategies to help children understand why some behaviours are not acceptable and the impact those behaviours have on others n enhance the environment and resources available both indoors and outdoors to better support babies who are demonstrating increasing confidence in physical development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY549007 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10126991 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 2 Number of children on roll 13 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. She operates Monday to Friday between 7am to 6pm for most of the year. The childminder works with two assistants.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector spoke to the childminder in detail about how she organises the care and education she provides for children. n The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including training certificates, accident records and medicine records. n The inspector read written feedback from parents and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the childminder and her assistants' interactions with children and the impact this has on children's learning.

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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

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