Childminder EY478539

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children have access to a wide range of open-ended resources indoors and outdoors, targeted at promoting their learning and development. They repeatedly recall past learning during conversations with the childminder. This demonstrates how much children learn and remember from some of the high-quality experiences the childminder offers.

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The provision is good

Children are happy and safe in the childminder's care. They develop secure attachments to the childminder as they cuddle up to her for stories and songs on the sofa. Babies feel safe and confident to greet visitors with smiles and a welcoming cuddle. Children form close friendships with one another as they happily reciprocate cuddles and displays of affection. They use their friendships as a foundation for their learning. For example, during a number recognition activity, children learn the significance of numbers that represent their own age. Impressively, they also match numbers to the different ages of their friends.

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The provision is good

Children proudly refer to each other as 'my friend'. They consistently use good manners during conversations, and listen and respond well. Children of all ages participate in the tidy-up process in some way or another. Whether they are sweeping up cereal using a dustpan or operating a toy hoover, children thoroughly enjoy working together.

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need to do better?

n The childminder teaches children about feelings as she explains the positive impact their kind actions have on others. For instance, she tells them it is kind to share because sharing makes people happy. This helps children to understand rules and learn a sense of right and wrong by developing empathy for others' feelings. n The childminder encourages babies to take appropriate risks as she supports them to climb the stairs. This helps to promote babies' physical development. She also supports children to use scissors and knives safely while developing their physical skills. n Children are growing increasingly independent, putting on their shoes and coats, using the toilet and preparing their own meals. These skills help to prepare children for when they go to school. n The childminder provides chalks and paintbrushes for children to develop their creative and early handwriting skills outdoors. Children's listening skills are

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developed outdoors as they listen carefully for sounds inside shells. Babies enjoy the musical sounds they create by shaking a hanging wind chime. n The childminder creates a visually exciting farmyard scene made of cereals, soil, animal figures, tractors and logs for children to explore. Children's mathematical

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12 February 2020 skills are developed as they read numbers on logs and fill containers with soil. Children show their understanding as they explain, 'We're filling this up'. Babies develop their muscles and core strength as they pull themselves up to the tray. They also delight in the sensory experience of touching and tasting cereals. n Children's curiosity and thinking skills are developed as the childminder encourages them to add water to dry materials. She supports children's basic understanding by asking them to feel the new texture of the soil and comments that it is 'wet'. However, the childminder does not initiate further conversations or elaborate on ideas to extend children's knowledge and understanding more. Additionally, her own speaking and reading of English does not always encourage children to develop their vocabulary consistently well. n The childminder encourages children to wash their hands after messy activities,

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before eating and after using the toilet. However, she is not currently teaching children about the importance of handwashing after using tissues. Therefore, children's knowledge and understanding of vital health and hygiene practice are not being fully developed. n The childminder shares her assessment findings with parents and outside professionals to gain extra support needed for children's development. In turn, she plans suitable activities and makes changes to meet children's specific needs and help them to progress. n Parents praise the childminder for her understanding of children's unique characters and for her support in helping children to progress.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has robust safeguarding policies and procedures which she follows in order to keep children safe. She receives training and information from her local authority to ensure her safeguarding knowledge is kept up to date. The childminder has a secure knowledge of the local authority's safeguarding procedures. She knows how to identify children at risk of harm and how to report her concerns in a timely way. She also knows how to record complaints. The childminder supports children in age-appropriate ways to protect themselves from risks.

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should:

n extend activities further and role model broader language to raise children's understanding and develop their vocabulary further n promote children's understanding of managing their own health and hygiene more consistently, particularly after using tissues.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478539 Local authority Luton Inspection number 10076055 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 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 13 June 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Luton. She operates from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, with the exception of bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors to assess the impact on children's learning. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder throughout the inspection. She looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of all persons living in the childminder's home. n The inspector and the childminder completed a joint evaluation of an activity to identify areas of strength and improvement. n The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times during the inspection. She took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided. n The inspector and the childminder looked at the areas used by children and discussed how the early years provision is organised.

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Inspection activities

12 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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