Childminder 108223

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children thrive in the childminder's welcoming and nurturing home. They have plenty of one-to-one attention, which has a significant impact on their social skills. Very young children are friendly and introduce themselves with confidence, clearly saying their name and age. Children have strong bonds with the childminder. They benefit from her kind, calm approach, which is reflected in their positive attitudes and eagerness to take part in all activities that she provides.

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The provision is good

The childminder places a huge emphasis on the importance of outdoor learning. She ensures that children are active outdoors every day, benefiting from fresh air and exercise in the her very well-resourced garden. Children are incredibly curious and love to explore. For example, they excitedly look for bugs and worms under logs and investigate spiders in webs, counting out loud how many legs the have. Young children very quickly learn how to manage their own conflict, including how to play with toys together and take turns.

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need to do better?

n The childminder works highly effectively with professionals at other provisions children also attend. She shares information about children's progress in a variety of ways, including visits to the setting and verbal discussions. This ensures a consistent approach to children's care and learning. Parents speak extremely positively about the support their children receive and are delighted with the variety of experiences their children have on a daily basis. They comment that their children's confidence and independence have flourished since being with the childminder. n Children listen and behave very well. They treat each other with respect and kindness as they learn to share toys and take turns. Children respond very positively to the childminder, who uses praise and encouragement to acknowledge children's achievements. For example, she praised children who helped to tidy away the toys when they had finished playing.

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need to do better?

n The childminder reflects effectively on her practice. She makes good use of evaluation to identify further opportunities to improve her skills. For example, she undertakes regular online training to broaden her knowledge. n Overall, the childminder's quality of teaching is very good. She uses questioning as a strategy to find out what children know. However, at times, the childminder does not consistently give children a chance to respond to and answer questions. This sometimes affects their ability to concentrate and think. n Children have fabulous opportunities to learn about the world around them. For example, they regularly visit the childminder's field where she keeps horses and sheep. Children feed and groom the horses and learn about what different animals eat. They have grown carrots from seed and harvested them to eat at

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30 January 2020 snack time, and talk confidently about the strawberries and peas they also grew. n The childminder regularly observes children and assesses their learning accurately. She knows children well and plans the educational curriculum based on what they know, understand and can do. This is illustrated as she uses her extensive range of resources to enable children to learn and practise new skills and concepts in a variety of ways. For example, children have great fun as they manipulate and create shapes with modelling dough. They learn to identify the smaller and larger balls of dough and count out pretend cup cakes into a cake tin. n The childminder supports children to develop good hygiene practices. For example, they learn the importance of washing their hands before eating and after playing outside. The childminder enables children to understand why making healthy food choices is important to their well-being.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder demonstrates a good understanding of safeguarding. She knows about the signs that indicate a child may be at risk of harm and how to report a concern. The childminder attends regular safeguarding and first-aid training. She is proactive in keeping her knowledge and skills updated and regularly attends training to improve these further. The childminder completes rigorous risk assessments in her home and on outings, and swift action is taken to minimise any hazards.

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should:

n give children even more time to think and respond to questions with their ideas and answers to help them to achieve at the highest levels.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 108223 Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead Inspection number 10108394 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 2 to 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 16 June 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1999. She lives in Old Windsor, Berkshire. The provision operates Monday to Thursday from 7.30am until 6pm, all year round.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She reviewed relevant documentation, including certificates and insurance documents. n The inspector completed a learning walk with the childminder to discuss how she meets children's care and learning needs. n Discussions were held with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n During the inspection, the inspector spoke to and interacted with the children.

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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

30 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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