Childminder in Cheshire West and Chester

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 creates a home-from-home environment and treats all children in her care as part of her extended family. She is nurturing, gentle and kind. This helps to foster children's emotional security and they show impressive levels of confidence and self-esteem. Children help to care for the childminder's many pets. They develop empathy and respect as they undertake small responsibilities to feed and clean the animals. Children talk with great fondness about pet rabbits and guinea pigs, showing kindness and compassion towards living creatures. They are extremely polite and respectful individuals. The childminder has high expectations for children's conduct and behaviour. They are reminded to use their manners and say 'please' and 'thank you'. Children are respectful, calm and their behaviour is good.

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The provision is good

The childminder designs an exciting and challenging curriculum for children in her care. She knows what children can do and builds her teaching and planning around their unique interests. Children receive adequate challenge and age-appropriate learning activities. They remain continually busy and are stimulated by an array of interesting toys, games and activities. Children have fun as they play. They develop their ideas and use their imagination to extend their games. For instance, children eagerly and enthusiastically create a treasure map. They hold pens and make intended marks on paper as they design their maps. Children practise their writing skills and show increasing curiosity, motivation and concentration as they play.

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need to do better?

n The childminder shows exceptional commitment to her ongoing learning and professional development. She completes weekly training courses on many aspects of early years practice. The childminder's knowledge and skills continually develop, which impacts positively on the quality of her provision. n The childminder uses an online learning application to record her observations of children's development. Assessment systems are simple, well embedded and help the childminder to understand children's abilities and focus teaching. n The childminder subtly weaves learning into daily routine tasks. Learning is made fun. For example, children are challenged to identify colours of pens as they return them to a pencil case. Children develop critical-thinking and problem-solving skills as they tidy. n The childminder helps children to learn what is right and wrong in very practical ways. Children take responsibility for their actions and learn to behave well. For

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example, when they draw on kitchen cupboards, the childminder talks to children in a calm and respectful way about where to draw. Children are encouraged to clean cupboard doors with cloths. They enthusiastically clean, developing physical coordination, strength and balance. Children behave well,

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need to do better?

11 December 2019 and boundaries and expectations are extremely clear. n Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder communicates effectively with parents and shares information electronically, in writing and verbally. Open, two-way communication with home helps to reassure children through complementary care. However, the childminder does not extend this effective communication to other settings that children attend. She does not share detailed information about children's learning with all other professionals and closely link her teaching to fully benefit children's development. n Good hygiene and handwashing routines help to keep children healthy and safe. Children independently and enthusiastically wash their hands. They use warm water and soap as they rigorously rub their hands together. Counting helps to ensure that children do not rush and hygiene procedures are thorough. n Children experience a broad and varied curriculum and make good all-round

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progress. Children of all ages develop good physical skills and coordination. They confidently cut paper with scissors, remove and replace lids from pens, shake glitter from containers and intricately pick up and place buttons on their creative pictures. Children enjoy many opportunities to practise their counting skills as they play. However, sometimes, the childminder misses opportunities to extend their counting skills beyond current capabilities.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a secure knowledge of safeguarding and how to protect children from harm. She is confident in local child protection guidelines and procedures to follow if she has concerns regarding a child's welfare. She has a comprehensive safeguarding policy for her reference, if necessary. Risk assessment procedures undertaken by the childminder are rigorous and effective. The childminder has a number of safety measures in place in her home to protect children from harm. To illustrate, safety catches are located on kitchen cupboards and child safety gates are fitted to the stairways to prevent children from accessing restricted areas. Children's safety and welfare are given high regard.

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should:

n strengthen information sharing with other settings that children attend, and closely link teaching and learning to help children to make rapid progress n extend opportunities for children to count higher numbers and build on their mathematical counting skills even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY434546 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 10106565 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 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11 Date of previous inspection 7 October 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Wilmslow, Cheshire. She operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday, except for family holidays.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector around her home. The inspector observed the organisation of the environment and the safety measures that are in place. n The inspector spoke to parents and children during the inspection and considered their comments. n A range of documentation was reviewed by the inspector, including evidence of suitability documentation for all adults living in the registered property. n The inspector observed activities and teaching during the inspection and considered 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

11 December 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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