Childminder in Derbyshire

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children are well cared for by the childminder. They learn how to look after themselves. For example, they clean their own nose and know how to sit safely at the table. As they get older, children use the toilet independently. The childminder is very focused on children achieving as much as they can on their own, and children build up confidence and resilience in readiness for starting school. Children understand the childminder's rules and routines that help to keep them safe.

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The provision is good

Children thoroughly enjoy how involved the childminder is with their play. They laugh and giggle as she tickles them and snuggle up to her when they are listening to a favourite story. Children play well together. They are polite and remember to say 'please' and 'thank you' without any prompting from the childminder.

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The provision is good

Children concentrate deeply on what they choose to play with. The childminder carefully plans what she is going to offer the children each day to provide interesting activities. Children persevere with tasks that are challenging, such as fitting all the pieces of a game into a box. The childminder makes suggestions for how they could succeed, without taking over the task herself.

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need to do better?

n The childminder knows the children she cares for very well. For example, to provide for the children's next steps in counting, colour recognition and taking turns, the childminder uses games that include dinosaurs and food shopping. These are current interests of the children. Children love the games and stay engrossed for long periods of time. The childminder quickly recognises when children's interest is waning in an activity and skilfully moves them onto a different activity. n The childminder has a positive attitude towards the development of her childminding service. She actively seeks the views of the children and responds positively to their suggestions. As a result, children enjoy movie nights and playing in the local playgrounds for longer. The childminder focuses her training on new developments in early years and how she can enhance children's learning further while they are in her care. For example, after accessing training

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need to do better?

about early language development, she takes every opportunity to increase children's vocabulary as they play. n In addition to home-based activities, the childminder uses the local community well to extend children's understanding of change and difference. They visit the local town and look at the changing displays in shop windows. For example, they observe the displays changing from Halloween to Christmas. Children also learn about different foods and experience new tastes and textures that they do not usually have.

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need to do better?

17 December 2019 n Children enjoy a wide range of new and interesting experiences with the childminder to broaden their outlook. They regularly use the local library to borrow books that interest them. They use their own library cards and the library scanners. After their visit to the library, the childminder uses the bus to go back home with the children. Children talk enthusiastically about their bus journey, mentioning that they ring the bell to ask the driver to stop, where they sit and how they say 'thank you' to the driver as they get off the bus. n The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn and adapts games and play to suit the children she is caring for. Her use of language is good and she develops children's range of vocabulary as she talks to children, asks them questions, reads books and introduces new words, such as 'peppers' and 'aubergines'. n The childminder is polite and respectful with children. She uses praise and

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need to do better?

positive language with children the majority of the time. Children are confident and keen to answer questions. However, when children answer questions for other children, the childminder occasionally uses phrases, such as, 'No, no', rather than explaining that they should wait for their turn. n The childminder skilfully includes the children's next steps into many of the activities children enjoy during their day with her. However, she sometimes misses opportunities to develop children's understanding even further, for example, by discussing the differences between a rectangle and a square.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder can describe what she would do if she had concerns about the welfare of a child. She knows the signs and symptoms that would give her cause for concern that a child was being abused. The childminder knows who to contact if she believes a child may be in an environment where extreme views are being shared. The childminder provides a safe and secure environment for children. She ensures children's safety when out walking. For example, she uses reins so that children can learn to walk independently, but cannot run away from her.

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should:

n change how children are supported to understand the need to take turns in group games n consider how children's knowledge and understanding can be extended even further during play when learning opportunities arise.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 207399 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10119989 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 2 to 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 23 July 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1995 and lives in Belper, Derbyshire. She operates Monday to Friday from 7am until 6pm, all year round, except for Christmas, bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder offers funded early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the childminder at work with the children to assess the quality of care and education provided for children. n The inspector checked a range of documentation, including information about the suitability of adults who live in the household. n The inspector had a tour of the premises. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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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

17 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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