Childminder in 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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children enjoy playing indoors and outdoors at the childminder's home. They have fun switching on the different-coloured lights on the interactive tray, saying when the lights are red, blue or pink. Younger children pretend to 'drive' to the swimming pool in the toy car outdoors. Other children play peek-a-boo in the playhouse, hiding behind the windows as they open and close them. Older children fill containers with wet sand then turn them over to make sandcastles and use chalks to write the letters in their names on the chalk board.

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The provision is good

Children talk to the online virtual assistant to ask for favourite songs. They remember the actions to songs about sleeping rabbits and a baby shark, and join in with the repeated phrases. They eat a variety of food at meal and snack times. The childminder helps children learn about healthy food choices. They tell her that even though pepper is a healthy food choice, they do not like the taste. The childminder takes children on walks with her dogs and outings to the local park to play on the larger climbing equipment. Children enjoy visiting toddler groups where they meet up with different children to socialise and play together.

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need to do better?

n Children enjoy their time with the childminder and learn well. The childminder makes accurate assessments about what children can do and knows what they need to learn next. For instance, she helps young children begin to use sipper cups instead of bottles and talks with parents about how they can help children as they start to use the potty and toilet. n Children explore colours as they sort pasta into different-coloured egg boxes. The childminder talks with them about which colours they have and models counting to four. The children copy her words and smile when they receive praise for matching the colours correctly. n The childminder asks children questions as they play, and talks with them about what they are doing. However, she sometimes misses chances to let children develop and express their ideas as they engage in different activities. n Children make confident choices about what they want to play with from the

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wide range of accessible toys and resources. They use their imagination well as they pretend to feed the baby doll and wrap it up to keep it warm. They develop physical skills and manage risks as they work out how to climb the slide or avoid bumping into others when riding in the push-along cars. n The childminder provides a broad range of activities, resources and toys to cover the different areas of the curriculum. However, images and activities linked to cultural diversity and disability to support children's understanding of the wider world are limited. n Children show care and consideration for others. They share the chalks and

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12 February 2020 chalk board, waiting patiently for the cloth to wipe the marks they have made off the board. They demonstrate understanding about the importance of good hygiene, for example when they explain that they need to wash hands to get rid of germs before they sit down to eat. n Children's independence and self-care skills are encouraged well. For example, the childminder praises older children's efforts as they put on coats and shoes to go outdoors. She encourages younger children as they use try to use spoons to feed themselves or cloths to wipe their faces after eating. n The childminder prepares children for moving on. For example, she encourages children to find their pictures and name cards to put on the tree to show they are here, and talks with them about what happens when they go to pre-school and school. n Partnerships with parents are very good. The childminder regularly shares children's achievements with them and asks for information about what children

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like and want to do next. Parents offer suggestions and talk about what children do at home so this can be included in activities in the setting. They comment positively on the different outings and experiences that children have taken part in.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder makes sure she keeps children safe. She checks that gates to the garden are locked when children play outdoors and ensures that she has done daily risk assessments indoors and outdoors. She has completed online update training for child protection. She knows the current guidance on how to refer concerns should she have worries about the welfare of a child.

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should:

n build on interactions with children, and adapt activities in ways that focus more effectively on enhancing children's experiences n provide more opportunities and use resources more effectively to help children learn about the diversity of the world around them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY548100 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10112308 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 7 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire. She operates Wednesday to Friday from 7.30am until 5.30pm, all year round.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n A learning walk around the childminder's home and garden was undertaken by the inspector and the childminder to see how she provides learning experiences for the children. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors. n A joint evaluation of the activities was carried out to look at the impact on children's learning. n A range of the childminder's paperwork was sampled, including children's records, policies and suitability records for the childminder and household members.

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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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