Childminder in Lancashire

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 thoroughly enjoy their time with the warm and friendly childminder and her equally engaging assistant. Children show excellent listening and attention skills from an early age and understand important social expectations such as waiting for a turn. For example, children come together for group activities and patiently wait their turn to select a prop from the bag to indicate which song to sing. Children show wonderful consideration for their peers as they help those who are feeling shy to take a turn. Children are keen learners and eagerly join in with activities. They respond extremely well to the childminder's and assistant's enthusiastic interactions and suggestions for play ideas. Children concentrate well and bounce back after setbacks in their play. For example, with good emotional support from the childminder, children happily rebuild their tower after it falls down.

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The provision is good

There is a good balance of freely chosen play and adult-led activities. The childminder uses observations of children's learning to help her decide what children already know and can do and to identify the skills children need to learn next. This informs activity planning very well. However, on occasion, teaching is not always flexible to ensure learning intentions are always met.

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n The childminder and assistant provide excellent support for children's language skills. For example, they provide a clear narrative throughout the day and repeat words back to children to ensure they hear correct pronunciation. During a matching game, the assistant introduces vocabulary such as 'match' and 'same'. She explains the concept extremely well and draws children's attention to the corresponding pictures. n The childminder successfully promotes children's interest in books and reading. She uses wonderful tone of voice and changes pitch to create awe for children as they become absorbed in the story. Afterwards, the childminder encourages the children to recall some of the characters from the story and how they felt. This greatly promotes children's literacy skills. n The childminder and assistant differentiate their teaching well, for instance during group activities. However, changes that occur during planned adult-led

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need to do better?

activities are not always taken account of, such as the needs and interests of children. This means learning intentions are not always fully met. n The childminder values parents as partners. She shares daily verbal feedback and a detailed weekly diary that helps to keep parents informed. The childminder shares some information with parents regarding planning for their children's next steps. However, this is not done routinely in order to provide parents with regular information that promotes targeted learning at home.

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20 February 2020 n Children are given excellent support for their understanding of the impact of their actions on others. For example, the assistant takes great care to help children understand the importance of sharing. She encourages children to think about how others may feel if we are unkind and do not share the resources with our friends. She revisits the subject later in another context, for instance when reading a story on the same subject, to further embed children's understanding. n The childminder and her assistant work extremely well together. They engage in frequent professional discussions regarding children's learning, their own teaching and ways they feel they can improve. These reflective discussions help to ensure practice remains strong. The childminder has been using evaluative practice to reflect on ways to reduce workloads and unnecessary time spent on paperwork. n The childminder is committed to continually updating her knowledge and skills.

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need to do better?

She seeks out training opportunities, including formal training, accessing webinars and other types of online research. The childminder recently attended training on enabling environments for younger children. This has helped the childminder and assistant to reflect on how they currently provide an effective and impactful environment for this age group.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistant are alert to signs of abuse and neglect and are well versed in the procedures to follow if they have a concern about a child in their care. They attend all required training to ensure they remain vigilant and up to date with child protection and wider safeguarding issues. The childminder's assistant is also confident in the procedures to follow if she has concerns about the childminder's practice. Some parts of the childminder's written safeguarding policy are due to be updated, and she plans to share the amended document with parents.

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should:

n maintain flexibility during planned activities that takes account of changes in children's needs and interests to ensure learning intentions are met n strengthen partnership working with parents and provide even more information on children's individual plans and how parents can continue learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY480010 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 10076201 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 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13 Date of previous inspection 11 February 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Ashton, Preston. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She regularly works with an assistant.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector held discussions about the early years provision and meeting children's needs. n The inspector spoke with the childminder, assistant and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n Parents' views were taken into consideration through written feedback provided. n Discussions following a joint observation were held and the inspector took account of the childminder's evaluations. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.

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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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