Ward, Rachel Leesa

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

The childminder provides a warm and welcoming environment. She observes, assesses and plans well to challenge children and ensure they make good progress. The childminder supports children effectively so that they acquire skills and a capacity to learn. She gives children's personal, social and emotional development a high priority. The childminder organises a gradual settling-in period with parents in accordance with children's different needs. This helps them to feel emotionally secure when care begins. Children are happy and settled. They behave well, and the childminder offers good support as they learn that some things are shared. The childminder offers praise for children's efforts and achievements, which helps to boost their self-confidence. She provides activities that help children to extend their good handling skills and their learning about size, shapes and colours. Children play with large foam cubes and blocks. Some of these have different-shaped spaces for

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The provision is good

other blocks to fit into. The childminder supports children in comparing sizes and shapes and making decisions about which shape is most likely to fit. Children use their good handling skills to push the shapes into, and in some cases all the way through, the cubes. Very young children independently make sounds as if counting while they carefully build up to four different-sized blocks into towers.

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need to do better?

n Children's learning builds well on what they already know and can do. They develop good skills that help them to be ready for the move on to pre-school and school. n The childminder provides good support as very young children acquire a vocabulary of single words and begin to use simple sentences. She consistently models clear and correct pronunciation for children whose speaking skills begin to develop. n The childminder supports children in exploring different materials. Young children explore the texture and make marks in sand, flour and paint. The childminder supports their interest in the natural world. They compare the different texture of leaves, depending on how long it has been since the leaves fell from the trees. Young children can make circular shapes with writing tools. n Children use their good handling skills to operate toys with buttons and switches. Young children know that some of these play tunes, and they 'bop' to

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need to do better?

the music. They enjoy looking at books and they are beginning to learn that the childminder is reading the words on the page. However, the childminder has not fully considered different ways to support children's understanding that information can be communicated in the form of print. n Young children are beginning to engage in role play. They pretend to feed the baby dolls and cook the play food. The childminder encourages them to be gentle with the baby dolls. She effectively extends children's learning about

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3 December 2019 shapes, for example through identifying triangular cheese, a square sandwich and a round orange slice. n Children develop an understanding of dangers and how to keep themselves safe. They know why they must hold hands while walking on the pavement and they learn about road safety. The childminder encourages children to develop independence, including managing their own hygiene and personal needs. n Children gain some awareness of similarities and differences in society, for example through outings in the local community. However, the childminder has not fully considered ways to extend children's knowledge about traditions, cultures and families beyond their own. n The childminder promotes children's mathematical development effectively in accordance with their different stages of development. Older children can compare quantities up to 10 and can label quantities with numerals up to five.

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They are learning simple calculation. Younger children count up to five objects. The childminder sings songs that include counting. n The childminder evaluates her practice and ensures that she keeps her knowledge about early years issues up to date through proactive research and training. Parents are very happy with the provision. They comment positively on their children's progress and say that activities are both fun and educational. Parents say the childminder is highly professional. They comment on good communication and appreciate the daily diary.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder completes training to keep her child protection knowledge up to date. She is aware of the signs of abuse and neglect and knows the local referral procedures to follow if she has a concern. The childminder is aware of the duty to protect children from being drawn into situations that put them at risk. She identifies and successfully minimises potential risks in her home. The childminder makes sure that her house and garden are secure so that children cannot leave unsupervised and unwanted visitors cannot gain access.

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should:

n build on current practice for teaching children about print in the environment and that print carries meaning n extend children's learning about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and about families, traditions and communities beyond their own experience.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY400442 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10071393 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 to 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 16 January 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in Studley. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. She operates all year round from 7.45am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed activities while children played in the indoor play area. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times through the inspection. n The inspector discussed teaching methods with the childminder. n The inspector looked at evidence of the childminder's qualification and training and checked evidence of the suitability of adults living in the household. n The inspector looked at a selection of children's assessment records and planning, policies and procedures and a range of other documentation. n The inspector took account of parents' views about the provision.

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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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