Childminder in Devon

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder draws on her many years of experience to create a welcoming and nurturing environment. Children are happy and very settled in her care. The relationships between the childminder and children are strong. She is attentive to their care needs and consistently praises their achievements. Children are confident within the childminder's home. They independently decide what they want to play with and collect extra stools for the table so that they can sit with their friends. Children's behaviour is good.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder is diligent in giving thought to children's safety and well-being. She supervises children closely and helps them to develop a good understanding of how to keep themselves safe. For example, she reminds them to chew their food fully so that they do not choke. However, the childminder lacks some knowledge around wider safeguarding issues.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder has a secure knowledge of the children in her care and works closely with families to ensure care is consistent between home and the setting. For example, they share strategies for toilet training that include the use of stickers to reinforce good habits. The childminder plans learning experiences to challenge and extend children's knowledge and skills, and works closely alongside them to support their achievements. She firmly believes in every child's potential and carefully balances high expectations for individual achievement with a relaxed teaching style. Children thrive in this supportive environment and all make good progress in their learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has an informal but positive approach to reviewing and considering her practice. She takes account of parents' views and considers what children need next to support their learning. She is committed to her role, but self-evaluation is not sufficiently focused to identify gaps in her knowledge or training opportunities that could improve her practice even further. n Children make good progress from their starting points. The childminder tracks their progress and identifies the next steps to extend and challenge their learning. She uses everyday experiences well to teach and reinforce learning. For example, she encourages and models counting while children play with the pretend kitchen and then encourages children to work out how many cups they need to match the number of people. n The childminder provides clear explanations and gentle reminders to help children learn simple rules. She successfully supports their emotional security.

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need to do better?

Children respond extremely well and are kind and considerate of others. They show care and concern for their friends, for example noting 'oh dear you are

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need to do better?

27 February 2020 tired' when someone yawns, and they share the resources with each other unprompted. n Children are confident communicators who listen carefully and show a strong understanding of language even before they can speak it. The childminder creates a secure narrative throughout the day to ensure that all children hear a wide vocabulary and can make sense of their play. She carefully matches routines and demonstrations to her explanations to support children's developing language. This supports all children well but is particularly successful for those children who speak English as an additional language. n Children are well prepared for their future learning. They enjoy stories and know how to use books independently. Children have many opportunities for drawing and enjoy creating pictures that they are able to label. They enjoy songs and rhymes, and older children are learning the sound of letters in their names.

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need to do better?

Children concentrate well and persevere to complete puzzles successfully. They learn to count and recognise shapes with good support from the childminder. n The childminder has built strong partnerships with parents. They share regular information about children's achievements. This successfully supports parents to be fully involved in their children's development and be well supported to carry on children's learning at home. Parents speak highly of the childminder and greatly value the quality of care and education she offers.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a clear understanding of her responsibilities to keep children safe. She attends training to support her safeguarding knowledge and is able to recognise a range of signs that may indicate children are at risk of harm. The childminder knows the action to take if she has concerns about children's welfare and is clear on her responsibility to pass on all concerns or allegations. However, she has more limited knowledge of the 'Prevent' duty. The childminder gives careful thought to other aspects of practice and takes secure action to maintain a safe environment. For example, children take part in regular fire evacuations and know that they must not approach the dog cage that she has introduced, as that is the dog's safe space.

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Due date

increase knowledge and understanding of the 'Prevent' duty. 17/04/2020

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should:

n focus self-evaluation more precisely to identify any gaps in knowledge and consider training opportunities in order to raise the quality of provision further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY413332 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10074535 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 12 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 14 June 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Barnstaple, Devon. She operates Monday to Friday from 7.15am until 6.30pm, and on occasional Saturdays, all year round, except for personal holidays.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children, and assessed the impact this has on children's development. n The childminder showed the inspector the parts of the house used for childminding purposes and explained how she organises her service. n The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views from written statements. n The inspector looked at a sample of the childminder's documentation, including evidence of the suitability of those living on the premises. n The inspector spoke to the children and the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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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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