Childminder in Doncaster

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

The childminder provides a welcoming, homely environment for children who love to explore. It is suitable for all the children who attend and are at different stages of development. For example, the youngest children can crawl around and explore in safety. This is because the childminder has made sure that they cannot access toys that are not appropriate for their age or stage of development. Children are happy and settled. They select their favourite toys, one of which is a teddy bear. They press its buttons and listen to popular action rhymes, number and alphabet songs. After a short while, children approach the inspector and ask her to press the button for their favourite rhyme. They sing and do the actions in front of her. This shows that children are confident and feel safe to show off their abilities. The childminder has high expectations for good behaviour and children listen carefully to what she says. For example, they stop rolling their bottle of water around the

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The provision is good

table when asked. The childminder is focused on helping children to develop social skills they need to make friends. To further advance these skills, the childminder takes children to local groups, where they meet, play and learn to cooperate with others.

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need to do better?

n The childminder requests that parents visit her with their children, which allows children time to form a bond with her. It also helps to reassure parents as they prepare to leave their children with the childminder. n The childminder gathers information from parents about what they know of their children's abilities and adds them to her own observations. She uses this information to plan activities and play opportunities to help children achieve across the ares of learning. n Parents are well informed verbally about their children's experiences, and their health and well-being, on a day-to-day basis. The childminder completes a daily diary for the youngest children and updates children's assessments on an electronic system that parents access frequently. The childminder engages parents further by encouraging them to add any new developments children have made at home. n Parents hold the childminder in great esteem. They are keen to stress how much

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of an impact the childminder has had on their children's development. Parents say they know their children are safe, eat well and enjoy their day. n Children cooperate with personal care needs, such as nappy changing. The childminder uses a changing mat and disposes of the nappy immediately. Children wash and dry their hands before eating and after using the toilet. This helps to reduce the risk of cross infection. n The childminder approaches behaviour management sensitively. While children are well behaved, some are at the very early stages of understanding the impact

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27 January 2020 of their actions on others. For example, in their excitement, they do not understand that they cannot knock down another child's tower without upsetting them. The childminder uses a diversion tactic and quickly gets them building a tower of their own to knock down. n The childminder takes children to a wildlife park, swing park and to feed ducks at a nearby lake. This helps to broaden children's experiences and provides them with regular fresh air and physical activity. n The childminder is focused on helping children to refine their communication and language skills. She listens carefully to what children say and lets them know that she understands them. The childminder often repeats words back to them, so they hear the correct pronunciation. n Children know they are thirsty and help themselves to a drink of water. Having lunch is a relaxed time for them. The youngest children are secured into their

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high chair and placed at the same table as other children. The children enjoy home-cooked meals provided by the childminder. n The childminder has largely focused professional development for her and her assistant on mandatory requirements. This means that there is very little focus on how they can improve the quality of teaching so that children make more rapid progress. n The childminder has not fully considered ways she can support her assistant to enhance her skills even further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistant attend local authority training on safeguarding and child protection. The childminder confidently names different types of abuse and possible signs and symptoms. She is clear about what to do if she feels a child is at risk of harm or abuse. The childminder keeps up to date on wider issues, such as radicalisation and extremism. She has suitability checks in place for her assistant. The childminder makes sure that her assistant keeps her paediatric first aid up to date. The childminder keeps her home secure and fully supervises any access children have to the family pets. This helps to keep children safe.

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should:

n explore further professional development opportunities that focus more precisely on raising the quality of teaching and children's learning n find ways to support assistants and help them to continue to develop their practice for the benefit of children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 317852 Local authority Doncaster Inspection number 10072850 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 7 Date of previous inspection 25 February 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2000 and lives in Doncaster. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She works with an assistant. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector evaluated a planned activity with the childminder. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at children's records and a range of other documents, including training certificates and suitability checks. n The inspector took account of parents' 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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27 January 2020 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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