Childminder in Devon

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 are happy and settled in the childminder's warm and welcoming home. The childminder has strong partnerships with parents and works closely with them to find out about children's needs and interests before they start. She uses this knowledge effectively to provide continuity in children's care and to prioritise support for their emotional well-being. Children build strong relationships with the childminder and are clearly secure in her care. Parents comment that they are grateful for the nurturing care their children receive and that children 'blossom' in this environment. Children are confident and independent in the well-thought-out environment. They happily choose the activities they wish to take part in and treat resources and toys with care.

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The provision is good

Children play well with others and are learning to share the resources and develop simple storylines together as they pretend to make meals for the childminder and each other. They are familiar with the routines and boundaries and only need gentle reminders to help them follow these. The childminder is dedicated to helping every child to become confident and resilient. She has high expectations for their progress and supports them in a calm and caring manner.

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need to do better?

n The childminder knows the children well and uses her observations of children's achievements to provide a well-balanced curriculum. She supports children to effectively learn new skills in line with the next steps for their development. However, on occasion, next steps are not precise enough to help the childminder focus her interactions to accelerate children's learning. So, while children make good progress overall, it is not as rapid as it could be. n Clear priority is placed on nurturing a love of books. The childminder enthusiastically shares stories with the children and makes good use of pictures to involve children in the story. Children sit enthralled by stories and enthusiastically join in. They use books independently and know how they work. n Children are well prepared for their future learning. They are confident communicators who are able to share their thoughts and ideas. The childminder

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need to do better?

effectively narrates their play to extend their sentences and to add new words to their vocabulary, such as 'pine cone'. She introduces counting and numbers through songs and rhymes. However, she does not always maximise opportunities to enable children to work things out for themselves or solve simple problems. For example, when singing counting songs, children are not encouraged to work out how many are left when one is taken away. Children concentrate very well and persevere to complete tasks with support from the childminder. n Children behave very well and consistently use manners with gentle support

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need to do better?

18 February 2020 from the childminder. They gain valuable social skills and develop clear friendships within the group. n The childminder regularly reflects on her practice and the experiences she provides for children. She accesses a broad range of training to keep abreast of legislation and current issues and to improve the quality of the experience she offers children. She uses the knowledge gained from training well to further enhance the quality of opportunities. For example, she completed certification in forest childcare to further support her already strong commitment to providing regular varied high-quality outdoor experiences. n Children have many good-quality opportunities to explore the local area and develop a growing sense of the world around them. For example, they walk to the local park and observe the building of a replica of the Mayflower ship that is being built in commemoration of its 400th anniversary. The childminder extends

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children's learning well to consider the world beyond their local community through a range of stimulating opportunities. For instance, they are in communication with a sponsored child living in India. They send her pictures and explore how she lives through photographs, books and discussion.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder fully understands her responsibility to protect children in her care and has detailed policies in place to support this. She is vigilant in her observations of children and is alert to signs of potential abuse. The childminder completes regular training to refresh her safeguarding knowledge and to extend her understanding of wider issues, such as domestic abuse and forced marriage. She is confident of the correct procedures to follow if concerns arise or an allegation is made against herself. The childminder rigorously assesses and monitors the home environment to ensure all spaces are consistently safe and hygienic.

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should:

n ensure that children's next steps are precise enough to support them to make even greater progress where possible n maximise opportunities throughout the day to extend children's learning even further to encourage them to solve simple problems.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY264003 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10062532 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 2 to 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 1 September 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives with her partner, who is also a registered childminder, in the town of Torrington, in Devon. The childminder operates Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 5pm all year round. The childminder is in receipt of early education funding for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector all of the areas where children play and discussed how the space is organised to meet the children's needs. n A joint observation of a co-minder was undertaken by the childminder and the inspector. n The inspector observed the interactions between the children and the childminder and considered the impact on their learning. n The views of parents were taken into account through written feedback, and a range of paperwork was sampled to check suitability and training.

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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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