Childminder EY547709

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

Children are happy and content. They move around the rooms with confidence and collect the toys that they want to play with. They enjoy themselves, make decisions and lead their own play. This is evident as older children play with the nativity scene. They build a stable out of construction bricks and talk about the animals, such as the camel for the king. They eagerly move to another activity and begin to make some marks in the shaving foam and say, 'It looks like snow'.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations for all children. She plans activities to support children's learning and takes into account their interests. Children are eager to learn and explore activities with enthusiasm. For example, they excitedly go outside to dig up a parsnip to put in their reindeer soup. They show they are proud of themselves when they succeed in creating the soup for Santa's reindeer.

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The provision is good

Children build secure relationships with the childminder and the other children. They share and take turns and older children help younger ones, for example, to put their coats on. Children demonstrate they feel secure and learn how to be safe in the environment. For example, they negotiate the steps very well as they go out into the garden.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is focused and ambitious. She evaluates her practice well and continues to strive for improvements. Since her registration she has altered the environment to provide more opportunities for children to independently explore and investigate the resources. The childminder attends training to help improve her performance. She supports her assistants through holding meetings and discussing their training needs. n The childminder values the importance of strong partnerships with parents and with other settings that children attend. She keeps parents informed about their children's achievements and involves them in their learning. However, she does not seek a full range of information from parents when the children first start, such as what children already know and can do and the experiences they have at home. This means she is not fully able to provide activities to enrich children's current experiences from home to support their further learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides a broad and balanced curriculum that supports children's learning effectively. She knows the children well, follows their interests and has a good understanding of how children learn. She identifies children's next steps in their development and plans effectively to meet children's individual needs. She creates a stimulating environment and encourages children to learn through play, for example, to promote children's early mathematical skills she has made a sorting game out of different objects. The children

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18 December 2019 thoroughly enjoy counting and recognising the numbers as they play the game. This also helps them to play cooperatively. n The childminder supports children's developing language skills well. For example, she introduces new words, such as 'enormous' and 'crunchy', when making reindeer soup, to extend their vocabulary. She talks to children about what they are doing, which helps to support younger children's understanding. However, occasionally, she does not give children time to think and process what she is saying before she moves on to something else. n Children show they are independent from an early age. They have daily opportunities to go outdoors, be active and get fresh air. They are excited when they see the chickens and are eager to collect the eggs. The childminder uses this opportunity well to talk about where the eggs come from and about eating healthy foods. Children are offered healthy, home-cooked meals and snacks. The

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need to do better?

childminder encourages the children to follow good hygiene procedures, for example, washing hands after being outside or using the toilet and before eating meals. These opportunities all help children to learn about leading a healthy lifestyle. n Children are curious and have a positive attitude to their learning. They listen and concentrate and are willing to have a go. They are motivated and enjoy the activities that are on offer. For example, they listen to the childminder as she explains about making food for the reindeers. They explore the textures of the vegetables, peel sprouts and cut up carrots using good small-muscle control. They become engrossed in this activity and demonstrate they are having fun.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder understands her responsibilities to keep children safe from harm, and ensures her assistants know how to safeguard children. She has attended safeguarding training to update her knowledge regarding the wider issues of child protection. The childminder knows who to contact if she has a concern about a child in her care. In addition, she knows what to do if an allegation is made against her, one of her assistants or a member of her family. The childminder follows robust recruitment procedures to ensure the suitability of her assistants.

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should:

n strengthen the existing partnerships with parents and gather detailed information when the children first start about what they know, can do and their current experiences to help build for their future learning n provide more opportunities for children to extend their thinking skills and enhance their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY547709 Local authority Derby Inspection number 10107178 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 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 27 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Spondon, Derby. She operates all year round from 7am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for Christmas week, bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with two assistants. The childminder and one of her assistants hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the areas of the home used for childminding. She spoke to the children and the childminder at convenient times throughout the inspection. She carried out a learning walk with the childminder and discussed how she delivers her curriculum. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder and held discussions with her about the children's learning. n The inspector observed the quality of education provided by the childminder and assessed the impact this has on children's learning and development. n The inspector took account of parents' views through reviewing a sample of their written feedback. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including the childminder's training certificates, insurance policy, records of attendance and safeguarding policy. She looked at evidence of the suitability of persons living and working in the household.

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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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