Childminder in Lancashire

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 is kind, caring and enthusiastic. She provides a warm and welcoming home where children can play and learn. Children behave well. They are confident and articulate, and enjoy warm and loving relationships with the childminder.

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The provision is good

The childminder plays with children down at their eye level. This helps children to become engaged in the activities and experiences on offer. Children delight as they play in the role-play doctor's surgery. They engage in meaningful conversations with the childminder, explaining their ideas and inviting her to take part. The childminder makes good use of these experiences to extend children's communication and language skills. For instance, she introduces words such as 'syringe' and 'thermometer'.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations for children. She observes them regularly and makes accurate assessments of their development. She uses information from these to plan a curriculum that, in the main, builds on children's individual interests. As a result, children are supported to reach a good level of development in all areas of learning. They are confident, self-assured individuals who leave the childminder's care armed with the skills needed for future learning and school. There is scope to source more highly focused professional development opportunities to develop teaching further and embed knowledge. More can be done to provide more innovative ways to build on children's love of writing.

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need to do better?

n Overall, the childminder provides an interesting environment for children to explore. Children confidently select their own toys and resources and use these purposefully to support their play. For example, they use large beanbags, dolls and blankets as a role-play hospital. n The childminder provides some writing opportunities for children, such as chalks, coloured pencils and activity writing sheets. Children demonstrate their love of mark making as they rub crayons over leaves to make different patterns. However, the childminder has not thought about how she can weave more writing experiences throughout the provision, to ignite children's interest further and provide even more challenging writing experiences. n The childminder has effective ways of involving parents in the life of the setting. She regularly shares information with them about their children's progress. Parents comment that they are 'overwhelmed' with the progress their children

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need to do better?

make. The childminder offers parents ideas and activities to extend their children's learning at home. Any contributions about children's learning are valued by the childminder and are used to enhance her activity planning further.

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need to do better?

20 November 2019 n The childminder plans lots of outings and visits into the curriculum. Children talk gleefully about their love of the library and sing their favourite songs from the visit. Additionally, children develop a love of books and reading. They demonstrate their early reading skills as they select books and carefully turn the pages. Children narrate excitedly and recall their favourite parts of the story. The childminder extends their skills by asking meaningful questions. These test their thinking even further. Children, including those who speak English as an additional language, are confident communicators. n Children are independent and are supported by the childminder to develop their self-help skills. They relish tasks such as washing their own hands before meals and chopping up their own fruit at snack time. Children gain an understanding of how to keep themselves safe. For example, they know that the knife must be

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need to do better?

handled carefully. n The childminder reflects on her practice and has made some meaningful changes to her provision. For example, she has re-arranged some resources such as books and small-world toys to make them more easily accessible to children. That said, she does not actively seek targeted professional development opportunities to deepen her knowledge of how young children learn even more and, in turn, support them to make even better progress. n The childminder is a good role model. She provides children with constant praise and encouragement and treats them with fairness and respect. Consequently, children behave well and develop positive attitudes. Children are kind and caring to their peers and have good manners.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good understanding of her role and responsibilities to keep children safe. Her home is safe and secure and there are good systems in place to keep children safe on outings. The childminder has a firm understanding of the correct procedures to follow should any allegations be made about her or the quality of her provision. The childminder has failed to notify Ofsted of a significant event. However, there is no impact on children, and Ofsted accepts that on this occasion this was an oversight by the childminder.

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should:

n provide more innovative ways to support children to develop their early writing skills through all areas of provision n source more highly targeted professional development opportunities to help deepen knowledge, strengthen teaching and improve outcomes for children even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY554039 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10127659 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 3 to 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and is located in Accrington. She operates all year round, except for public holidays and during the Christmas period. Opening hours are Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm.

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Inspection activities

n A tour was conducted with the childminder, during which the inspector discussed with the childminder how she organises her provision. The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The childminder and the inspector took part in a joint observation of an activity. n A meeting was held with the childminder. The inspector looked at relevant documentation and checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder and that of other household members. n The inspector spoke to the children throughout the inspection. n The views of parents were considered by means of written feedback provided on the day.

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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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