Childminder in Devon

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 creates a safe and welcoming space. For example, she has clear rules on mobile phones being turned off and not used in the home and ensures that all visitors comply with this. Her home is used to offer a wide range of well- presented and stimulating activities that are based on children's individual interests and needs. Children are confident and happy within the environment. They move freely between the rooms and enjoy selecting their own resources from the clearly labelled trolleys in the playroom.

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The provision is good

Children are well settled and secure within the home. The childminder works closely with families to ensure that each child is offered a settling-in routine that supports their individual needs. Children have strong bonds with the childminder; they seek her out for cuddles when they are tired and bask in her praise of their achievements. The childminder shows equal delight in each child's achievements. She has high expectations for them that she supports through careful questioning and encouragement throughout their play. Children respond well and are motivated learners who show increasing levels of concentration. They are learning how to behave when playing with others, to understand simple rules and to take turns.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a clear and ambitious vision to provide high-quality care and education for all children. She uses robust processes, such as external audits and self-evaluation, to regularly review the quality of her practice. She also takes account of parental contributions. The childminder carefully identifies training that extends her professional knowledge and makes very good use of this to support children to make continuing progress in their learning. n The childminder knows the children very well and makes highly effective use of observations and assessments to plan for their next steps in learning. She works closely with the children, using clear explanations and demonstrations so that they all make good progress. However, occasionally, she does not maximise opportunities in everyday activities to fully teach children the knowledge they need to extend their skills more rapidly. For example, although she shows

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children how to hold a knife when preparing their snack, she does not extend this to show the techniques of how to use a knife to cut. n The childminder has a secure knowledge of how children develop communication skills and she promotes these extremely well. She provides a clear narrative for younger children's play while introducing an ever-widening vocabulary to enrich all children's understanding. Children are confident communicators. They enjoy choosing items from the 'singing bag' and singing songs and rhymes to match the item. n Children are well prepared for their next steps in learning. They independently

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23 January 2020 select from the wide range of available books and know how to use them to tell a story. The childminder skilfully introduces mathematical language into activities. Children can identify colours, use language to describe size and are beginning to count up to five. They are learning to respect one another with support from the childminder. Older children share and offer younger ones a turn with the musical instruments unprompted. n Good attention is placed on supporting children to develop a healthy lifestyle. The childminder provides a range of healthy snacks. Children independently wash their hands before meals and enjoy daily walks and outings in all weathers. Children independently access their own drinks throughout the day. However, supervision is not always successful enough to prevent children from sharing cups, which poses a risk of cross-infection. n Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder provides detailed

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information to help parents fully understand their children's progress and development in line with the early years foundation stage. She works closely with parents to meet each child's individual needs and provides high-quality support and ideas for parents to continue learning at home. Parents say they value the professional, passionate approach offered by the childminder.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a secure knowledge of her statutory responsibilities to keep children safe. She knows who to contact should she have any concerns about children's welfare. She is confident in the process to manage any allegations that may be made against her. The childminder attends regular training to extend her understanding on issues like the 'Prevent' duty and the indicators to look for in female genital mutilation. She carries out robust risk assessments and carefully teaches children how to keep safe and assess risks for themselves. Younger children know not to play on the steps and skilfully manage moving between different levels in the garden without support. Older children learn how to manage risks when using online technology.

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should:

n make the most of everyday opportunities to teach children skills that enable them to make even more rapid progress in their learning n enhance the management of resources to continue children's free access to drinks without the risk of cross-infection.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY548348 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10109072 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 13 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 13 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in Bideford, Devon. The childminder operates Monday to Friday from 6.45am to 5.30pm all year round.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder gave the inspector a tour of the spaces used by the children and explained how she organises these. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector reviewed children's development records and discussed children's progress and next steps with the childminder. n The childminder completed a joint observation with the inspector and they discussed the learning taking place. n The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their written comments.

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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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