Childminder in Cornwall

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Outstanding

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The provision is good

Children flourish in the care of the exceptionally warm and caring childminder. She welcomes children and their families into her vibrant and nurturing home, where children feel safe and secure. Partnerships with parents are strong. The childminder gathers detailed information from parents when children first start. This enables her to plan effectively a broad and challenging curriculum based securely on children's individual interests and needs. As a result, children make excellent progress in their learning and development. The childminder knows the children extremely well, has high expectations for them and successfully ignites their curiosity and interest.

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The provision is good

The childminder is a superb role model for the children. She gives them lots of praise and encouragement for their efforts and achievements. Children's behaviour is excellent. They develop extremely positive attachments to the childminder and play very harmoniously with their peers. The childminder has made exceptionally good links within the community to provide a wider experience and extend children's learning further. For example, children engage in meaningful interactions with older people when they visit a local residential home. They thoroughly enjoy gymnastic sessions, which develops their coordination, teaches good listening skills and increases self-esteem and confidence.

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need to do better?

n The childminder uses self-evaluation effectively to reflect on her practice and identify areas for improvement. She has introduced home learning bags which provide activities for parents and children to complete together at home. This has strengthened partnerships with parents even further and children have enjoyed activities about numbers, shapes and mark making. Children develop a wide range of skills, which prepares them extremely well for the next stage in their development and school. n The childminder uses her knowledge gained from training and research to provide children with an extensive range of open-ended resources to develop excellent imaginative and language skills. They use pieces of wood to make a car and use real tools, such as a hand drill and saw, to make holes in wood to hang decorations. n Children have a vast array of opportunities to go on exciting outings and benefit from fresh air and playing outside, to develop strong physical skills. They

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need to do better?

independently access resources such as wood cut to different sizes, brushes and water. They use their imagination very well and work together, using excellent problem-solving skills to balance wood against a table to make a den. n The childminder shares information about children's progress with some settings that they attend. However, she does not always follow up on communication

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29 January 2020 with them or engage as effectively as possible to help ensure a consistent approach. n The childminder promotes children's excellent language development successfully. She talks to them and interacts with them highly effectively as they play in the 'Chinese restaurant'. She introduces new words, such as 'chopsticks', as they learn about other cultures and festivals. n The childminder uses photographs of the children engage in activities to encourage conversation and extend learning. Children learn about life cycles as they observe baby chicks hatch from eggs or caterpillars change into butterflies. These activities help children to gain an excellent understanding of the world. n Children thoroughly enjoy listening to stories and singing songs and rhymes. The childminder helps children to think about feelings and emotions as she talks to them about the characters in a story and how they might be feeling. They take it

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in turns to play musical instruments, learning to beat a drum in time to the rhythm as they sing favourite songs. n Children access a wide range of resources for themselves. The childminder encourages the children to help her tidy the toys and resources away before they have their lunch. However, she does not encourage them consistently to think about keeping the play areas safe for the youngest children, who might put resources into their mouths. n Babies and younger children show that they feel safe and secure as they snuggle into the childminder or sit on her lap to listen to a story. Older children develop good independence skills as they dress themselves for outside play and use the bathroom with minimal help. Children play extremely well together. For example, they help one another to master new skills such as riding a skateboard in the garden.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good understanding of child protection issues and is clear on her role and responsibilities to keep children safe. She ensures that she keeps her knowledge up to date and attends regular training opportunities. The childminder can identify the signs or symptoms which may indicate a child is at risk of harm and knows the reporting procedure to follow. She has good knowledge of wider safeguarding issues. The childminder shares her procedures with parents, so they are fully aware of her safeguarding responsibilities.

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should:

n encourage older children more to think about their environment and involve them in risk assessing to ensure younger children can not access resources

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29 January 2020 which are unsuitable or put small pieces of equipment in their mouth n develop partnership working with all other settings that children attend, to share more detailed information and provide consistency for children's care and learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY332664 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10125602 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 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 26 February 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in Helston, Cornwall. She operates Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm, all year round.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector around her home and explained how she delivers the curriculum. n The childminder and the inspector observed the children engaged in activities and had a follow-up discussion about children's learning and progress. n A range of documentation was viewed, including parents' feedback. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection and took into account the views of parents.

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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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