Childminder in Somerset

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 Met

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder provides a homely environment where children feel emotionally secure. Children benefit from a well-organised play space with a broad range of resources to meet their interests and stage of development. Children enter happily and quickly and confidently make choices about their play, such as finding specific small-world toys from their favourite television show. They are familiar with routines, for example, they remove their coats and shoes and find their photograph to confirm their attendance. The childminder is consistent in her approach to helping children manage their feelings and emotions. Most children are helpful and follow instructions well to tidy up. The childminder gives those children who are less keen to help specific tasks to engage them, helping them to gain the skills they need for their eventual move to school.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder implements her policies and procedures effectively to keep children safe, overall. Although she gains consent from parents to administer medication, she does not always record all required information or share the written record with parents. Children have a good understanding of hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before they eat. However, the childminder does not consistently support children to understand how to keep themselves healthy and safe at mealtimes.

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need to do better?

n Overall, the childminder has a good understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the early years foundation stage. However, she has not ensured that she records all details in the written record each time she administers a medication to a child and does not always share this with parents. n Children gain good independence in their self-care. When children have toileting accidents they confidently get changed into spare clothing. Children relish completing tasks, such as finding their drinks and lunch boxes for snack. However, the childminder does not consistently help children understand expectations while they eat to keep themselves healthy and safe. n Children are happy and settled and form strong attachments to the childminder. She helps them to play nicely together and to learn to share and take turns. The childminder encourages children to have good manners and to respect each

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need to do better?

other's play space and choices. n The childminder plans the curriculum well to provide children with a range of experiences across the areas of learning. She builds the curriculum around children's interests and their next steps in learning. From her observations at a toddler group, where children delighted in exploring the dark tent, the childminder is in the process of mimicking the experience with blackout material for children to use in their den building. On occasion, the childminder does not

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need to do better?

25 February 2020 organise focused activities as well as possible to engage all children at their level of understanding and capability. n Children are confident to make choices about their play. They develop their imagination well, such as creating a shopping list of what to buy at the role-play shop. The childminder interacts well, using a number poster to help children recognise numbers and add quantities to their list. Children use utensils well, such as a colander from the role-play kitchen, to explore sound. They persevere successfully to release the utensils from their hooks to challenge themselves further. n The childminder works closely with parents and other early years settings children attend to meet children's individual needs. She gathers good information as children start at the setting to help them settle quickly. Parents are well informed of the children's experiences and progress.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder attends regular training to keep her safeguarding knowledge up to date, including wider safeguarding issues, such as 'cuckooing' and female genital mutilation. She has a good understanding of her role and responsibility to report any concerns she has about a child's welfare. The childminder provides a safe and secure environment and ensures she keeps children safe on outings. She implements policies and procedures well, overall. She has good procedures to ensure known and authorised adults collect children, which keeps them safe.

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Due date

keep a written record of each time a medicine is administered to a child, particularly the date, and inform the child's parents on the same day, or as soon as reasonably practicable. 20/03/2020

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should:

n support children better to understand mealtime expectations to keep them healthy and safe, and to begin to assess risk for themselves n review the organisation of planned activities to enable all children to participate at their level and to build on their skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY453417 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 10125770 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 4 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 5 September 2014

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Bridgwater, Somerset. The childminding service operates Monday to Thursday, throughout the year. She is in receipt of funding for early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed a planned activity with the childminder and discussed children's learning. n A learning walk was completed with the childminder to discuss the organisation of the environment and how she plans the curriculum. n The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children as they played inside. n The inspector sampled documentation, including the daily attendance record, medication forms and accident records.

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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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