Childminder in South Gloucestershire

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder gets to know children and their families really well. Babies and children settle quickly and develop secure relationships with the childminder and her assistant. They are happy and relaxed and grow in confidence in the nurturing and welcoming environment. The childminder's patient and prompt support and clear explanations effectively help children learn to manage their feelings and behave well. Older children learn to appreciate the needs of the babies and take care when playing near them.

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The provision is good

Children show curiosity and are keen and motivated to learn and develop their skills. They concentrate well on things that interest them. The childminder's assistant has a particularly friendly and playful manner and this successfully inspires children's engagement and their desire to have a go. Older children have great fun imaginatively cooking and serving play food. They show their knowledge as they name items and use numbers to discuss how long things will take to cook. They explore painting and become increasingly more adventurous, following the assistant's role-modelled techniques and ideas. Babies enjoy exploring technological toys and learn to press the correct buttons to create the desired effect. Older children are fascinated to explore digital alarms, and they show good mathematics skills as they count down. Children develop key skills and attitudes that prepare them for their move on to school.

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need to do better?

n The childminder works closely with her assistant to monitor their practice and evaluate her provision, to identify areas for improvement. For example, they have flexibly developed their approach and support of parents at drop-off and pick-up times. They now offer parents a more relaxed and extended time to discuss their children and watch them as they settle in or observe how they play. The childminder uses local groups to discuss and share good practice with other childminders and implements new strategies to help her to continue to support children's progress and outcomes. n Partnerships with parents are strong. The childminder ensures that she works closely with parents to provide a consistent approach to the support children receive. She finds out about children's interests and achievements at home and keeps parents well informed about children's progress and care arrangements while they are with her. She and her assistant also work effectively with

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professionals in other early years provisions to support children to settle into a larger setting. n Children make good progress. The childminder observes children's play and exploration, assesses their achievements and outlines any gaps in their development. She promptly outlines next steps in the children's learning and

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need to do better?

10 February 2020 works to support these, in order to help these gaps close. However, the childminder and her assistant do not always fully adapt activities when there is a mixed age group, to extend all of the children's involvement and skills further. n Babies develop their physicals skills very well. The childminder closely encourages and challenges them. Non-mobile babies have regular tummy time to develop their posture and strength and older babies toddle along with increasing skill, holding tightly to the childminder's hand. Outside, children are offered a wealth of opportunities to develop their skills on challenging equipment in the childminder's garden and at local parks. They learn about the natural world through regular nature walks and on trips to the childminder's allotment, where they help plant and grow a wide range of produce. n Children's communication is developing well. They listen and show their

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need to do better?

understanding as they respond to the childminder's or her assistant's questions and follow their instructions. Babies excitedly babble as they bring the childminder play food and they learn words such as 'baby' as they rock a baby doll. Older children discuss their intentions and plans and take turns in conversation well. However, the childminder does not fully think through the set- up of the play areas. At times older children are not able to follow and develop their ideas freely, such as to explore making meaningful marks as they play, to develop their early writing and literacy skills further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant carry out thorough risk assessments of their home and garden and when taking children on outings. They are familiar with the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child. They attend regular training to keep their knowledge updated and to help them keep children safe and well, such as child protection, first aid and food safety training. Children's well-being is always at the forefront of the childminder's mind. She is constantly reviewing arrangements to ensure that babies and younger children can explore and play safely and that their care needs are promptly supported.

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should:

n give further consideration to adapting adult-led activities to fully support the differing needs of the children involved n focus more precisely on supporting older children's interests and ideas during their free play, particularly to extend their early literacy skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 136346 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 10125435 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 0 to 9 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 3 August 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1996 and lives in Bradley Stoke, Bristol. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder regularly works with her husband, who is her assistant. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 2. The childminder provides funded early education for children aged three and four years old.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and discussed with the childminder how she implements the educational programmes for the children. n The childminder and the inspector evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together. n The inspector observed the children, the childminder and her assistant and spoke with them at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector took account of parents' written views by reading their comments in questionnaires and letters. n The inspector looked at a sample of the childminder's documentation including evidence of her and her assistant's suitability and training, and her procedures for safeguarding the children.

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Inspection activities

10 February 2020 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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