Childminder in Somerset

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder has high expectations for children's progress, helping prepare them for their future learning. She plans activities effectively to provide children with a broad range of experiences across the areas of learning. The childminder builds on children's interests, for example through using their favourite stories, and provides young children with a range of sensory experiences. Children are quick to engage, showing confidence in their movements and a positive attitude to their learning. They happily explore the real objects, for instance by stacking the metal containers with great concentration and perseverance. Children show high levels of curiosity as they discover different ways to make marks in the oats. Children play nicely together and share the resources.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder provides a clean, safe and secure environment for children to explore independently. However, she does not always help children to learn about keeping healthy, for example by explaining why they should wash their hands before they eat and why they should not eat food that has been on the floor. Although the childminder obtains consent from parents to administer medication, she does not keep a written record each time she administers a medicine, to share with parents.

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need to do better?

n Overall, the childminder has a good understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the early years foundation stage and implements these efficiently. However, she has not ensured that she keeps a written record each time she administers a medicine to a child, to share this with parents on the same day, or as soon as reasonably practicable. n Children form strong bonds with the childminder, who knows them well. The childminder cuddles children close and reassures them. Children quickly settle into their routines, with the childminder supporting their emotional well-being successfully. n The childminder supports children to learn behavioural expectations, such as reminding younger children not to throw toys. However, she does not consistently provide children with clear explanations to help them begin to assess risk for themselves and see the possible consequences of their actions. The childminder maintains a clean environment for children to play. However,

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need to do better?

she does not help children to understand good hygiene practices to keep themselves healthy, for example by explaining why it is not safe to eat food that has been on the floor. n The childminder responds well to younger children's babbles. She acknowledges their verbalisation, copying their sounds back to them. On occasion, the childminder does not make the best use of opportunities to model language,

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need to do better?

30 January 2020 such as providing a narrative to help children match actions to words, to build their vocabulary further. n Children form good physical skills. For instance, younger children crawl competently to retrieve pen lids from under the table and place them back on top successfully. They are keen to have a go at early writing on the wipe-clean boards, exploring circles and lines. Children show great interest in oat flakes, using a pincer grip to grasp them. They confidently push together and pull apart construction bricks, investigating how they fit together. n The childminder fosters positive relationships with parents. There is a good exchange of information when parents drop children off, to ensure the childminder meets children's emotional and care needs. The childminder gathers good information from parents as children start at the setting. She uses this information well to provide an initial assessment of what children can do, to

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support the planning of engaging experiences. Parents feel well informed about their children's progress. n The childminder takes time to evaluate her provision and carry out relevant research. For example, she has identified the improvement in children's imaginative play and their small-muscle development since introducing a new mud kitchen. She has identified further ideas to improve outcomes for children, such as providing parents with five-minute activities to support learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder implements policies and procedures well, overall. She has good procedures to ensure that known and authorised adults collect children, which keeps children safe. She protects children on outings, talking to them about road safety and the importance of holding onto the buggy when they walk to school. The childminder attends training to improve her knowledge of wider safeguarding issues, such as online safety and child sexual exploitation. She has a good understanding of her role and responsibilities to report any concerns about a child's welfare.

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Due date

keep a written record each time a medicine is administered to a child, and inform parents on the same day, or as soon as reasonably practicable. 14/02/2020

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should:

n use every opportunity to model language to support younger children to build their vocabulary n provide young children with clear explanations so they understand how to keep themselves and others safe and the possible consequences of their actions n provide consistency in modelling hygiene practices so children learn how to keep themselves healthy.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY548276 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 10130865 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 4 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Wilstock village, near Bridgwater in Somerset. The childminding service operates daily throughout the year.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector conducted a tour of the premises with the childminder and discussed how she organises the environment and plans learning experiences. n The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children as they played. n The inspector observed care practices. n The views of parents spoken to on the day were considered. n Documents, including medication and accident records, were sampled.

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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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