Childminder in Warwickshire

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Throughout their time in the childminder's home, children thoroughly engage in their play, choosing from the super variety of resources. Very young children confidently move between the childminder's lounge and conservatory, accessing their favourite resources. Children of a similar age with similar interests play harmoniously alongside one another for very long periods. They pretend to cook with play foods and go shopping, working together to fill up a shopping trolley. Children are very expressive. They confidently use their body language and many facial expressions to show their feelings and emotions. Young children have wonderful opportunities to use a stimulating variety of tools and equipment and explore resources such as grains of rice and pasta shapes. Children use funnels to fill empty water bottles and discover that in order for this to be successful they need to pour very slowly. Children excitedly explore a range of sounds they can

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make. Independently, they shake pasta in sieves, and trickle rice through their fingers into tin buckets, plastic jugs and weighing scales. Children become engrossed in manipulating individual grains of rice and posting them through the top of their water bottles. They confidently seek adult support and speedily learn how to screw the bottle lid on and off. Children repeat this process multiple times, showing huge amounts of pride in their achievements.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is extremely effective in evaluating her own practice. She accurately identifies her skills and areas she can improve. The childminder has a positive attitude and is proactive in making necessary improvements. She seeks out specific training to support gaps in her knowledge and extensively researches practices in childcare and engages in webinars. The childminder frequently spends time with other providers and is highly effective in sharing ideas for activities and good practice. n Children's behaviour is excellent for the majority of time they are together. Young children play harmoniously alongside one another. The childminder knows the children in her care extremely well. She knows the signs that indicate children are tired and how their mood changes. The childminder swiftly intervenes at these times, for example when children have little squabbles over the most popular resources, such as an interactive barbeque.

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n The childminder's practice is extremely consistent in ensuring children are emotionally secure at all times. For example, if she leaves the main play areas to go into the hallway, she continues to talk to the children, reassuring them that she is very near. The childminder extensively supports the children so they know what is going to happen next. She thoroughly explains to them that they need to have their nappy changed and supports them to engage in this process, by suggesting they fetch the nappy changing mat. Children take great pleasure in

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3 February 2020 helping the childminder. n The childminder is very flexible in her approach to how activities are implemented. She makes excellent use of what she knows from her assessments of children's development and plans for specific learning intentions for each child. The childminder is highly effective in adapting activities and following the children's spontaneous interests and supporting them to lead their own learning. n Children are making outstanding progress across the seven areas of learning. The childminder skilfully incorporates the children's interests in the adult-led activities. For example, when making musical shakers, the childminder provides pasta pieces shaped as the children's favourite television characters. This significantly promotes the children's eagerness to participate. n Children with English as an additional language are supported extremely well by the childminder. She is fluent in French and therefore can fully converse with

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children in their home language. The childminder is highly effective in using this attribute to extend children's English-speaking skills, significantly enabling them to communicate with adults and children alike. n The childminder has established excellent strategies for working in partnership with parents. She extensively shares with parents their children's achievements, her current plans and specific targets for their individual children to make progress. Parents describe the childminder as excellent. They say that she is very calm and nurturing. Parents especially appreciate the extensive variety of activities the childminder provides, and how happy their children are in her care.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder is very knowledgeable about the procedures she must follow in the event of a concern about a child in her care. She keeps her knowledge of current legislation up to date through accessing safeguarding training and webinars. The childminder is fully aware of the signs and symptoms of abuse and harm. Children's safety is successfully promoted. The childminder extensively assesses the risks in her home and takes positive steps to minimise these risks. She has a safety gate permanently in place at the bottom of her staircase, so that the young children she cares for who have free access to the hallway cannot climb the stairs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY304288 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10116082 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 6 Date of previous inspection 8 June 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder was registered in 2005. She lives in Rugby, Warwickshire. She operates all year round from 7.45am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities in the childminder's home and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including the childminder's training certificates and evidence of the suitability of all adults living in her home. n The inspector took account of the written views of parents and those spoken to on the day of the inspection.

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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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