Childminder in Worcestershire

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

Children have fun and are visibly happy in the warm and welcoming environment. The childminder has a strong understanding of how children learn and uses her careful observations to plan activities that capture their excitement. For instance, older children are eager to sit down to play card games with her and are excited to identify the cards that match. The childminder communicates clear instructions and supports children to develop their understanding that games have rules. She supports children to develop a secure understanding of turn taking and sharing and embeds respect in all aspects of their routines. Children listen carefully to instructions and ask questions to check their understanding. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure.

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The provision is good

The childminder knows her children well and has high expectations of what they can achieve. Children are keen to do things for themselves and are developing a very positive attitude to their learning. The childminder offers children good opportunities to practise using their fine motor skills. For example, children develop good hand-eye coordination and demonstrate control of their bodies as the childminder helps them to cut with scissors. Children enjoy sharing books and eagerly recall familiar stories. For instance, they enthusiastically complete the sentences from their favourite stories as the childminder reads, and talk about what comes next. This supports the development of their early literacy skills.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has attended a wide variety of training to develop her professional knowledge since her last inspection. For instance, she has attended training to extend her knowledge of working with babies. This has supported her to develop the resources and activities she provides for very young children to support them to make the best possible progress. n Children's communication skills are well supported. For example, the childminder encourages them to identify the pictures on dominoes, count how many pictures are the same and to identify their colours. She consistently repeats words and phrases back to children, helping them to correct their pronunciation. n The childminder develops children's mathematical skills well. For instance, as children cut their fruit for snack time, they count how many pieces that they have and enjoy discovering halves. However, occasionally, the childminder misses opportunities to challenge children even further to extend their skills of

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need to do better?

perseverance and develop their concentration skills even more. n Children's behaviour is good. The childminder consistently supports children to understand expectations and boundaries. Children develop firm friendships and are very kind to one another. However, there is opportunity to extend the strategies that she teaches to help older children to understand their own

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22 January 2020 emotions and express their feelings even further. n The childminder supports children to develop a good understanding of managing their personal safety. For example, children hold hands and help one another as they walk up the stairs. They are keen to show the childminder how they can cut their fruit safely at snack time. n The childminder regularly evaluates her provision to help her identify her strengths and areas of development. She regularly seeks the views of parents and children. For example, since her last inspection, she has developed her systems for observing and monitoring children's development to ensure that she shares this with parents even more frequently. n The childminder consistently shares information with parents about their child's development. For instance, she provides a communication diary, photographs and information about their progress in their learning. Parents speak highly of

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the childminder and the communication that she provides about their children. They praise the wide variety of activities that are planned, indoors and outdoors. They comment on how supportive the childminder is to their children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder is committed to ensuring children's personal safety at all times. She regularly attends training to ensure that her safeguarding knowledge is up to date. She knows the signs that indicate a child may be at risk of abuse or neglect and the procedures to report any concerns about a child's well-being. She understands the need to protect children from extreme behaviours and ideas. The childminder continually assesses her environment to ensure that it is safe and secure and is vigilant to potential hazards that may occur.

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should:

n use opportunities that arise to help children to understand and manage their own emotions and feelings n develop opportunities for older children to develop their skills of perseverance to sustain their levels of concentration even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY258532 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10063193 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 0 to 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 17 Date of previous inspection 14 December 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in Yateley, Hampshire. The childminder operates her service from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for most of the year. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector was given a tour of the premises by the childminder and carried out a learning walk to discuss the childminder's curriculum. n The childminder and the inspector discussed the play activities and children's learning during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection. n The childminder provided evidence of her suitability and qualifications. n The inspector read written feedback from parents to gain their views.

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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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