Childminder in Rotherham

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder strongly encourages children to be inquisitive learners. Children take part in a wealth of enjoyable play-based learning opportunities, where they experiment and test out their ideas. For example, children make resources so that they can see what happens when it is windy. The introduction of more natural and real-life materials enhances children's investigation and exploration skills. For instance, children's awe and wonder is clear as they search through and find different objects in the curiosity box which the childminder has made. They show great excitement as they find a variety of bangles, beaded necklaces and a magnifier to play with. Children use the magnifying glass and demonstrate amazement as they discover it makes things bigger.

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The provision is outstanding

Children develop an impressive sense of belonging. The childminder helps children to feel valued as she displays photographs of their families around the playroom. Children are very polite, well-mannered individuals, who continually use good manners. They say 'please', 'thank you' and 'you're welcome' during the daily routine. Children learn to stay safe and develop superb independence, confidence and social skills. This is the firm basis upon which their future learning is built. Children are provided with a wide range of fruit and drinks of water, which they can independently access at any time they feel hungry or thirsty. They also help prepare and make their own food, from sandwiches to cooked meals like lasagne.

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n Parents are active participants in their child's ongoing learning and development. Highly effective links with home are created, such as when children are provided with regular opportunities to take home 'Travelling Ted'. Parents share photographs and write about what the teddy did while in the child's home. The childminder confirms that children enjoy recalling, sharing and discussing the bear's adventures with their peers. n The childminder provides parents with extremely informative and practical ideas of how to continue to build on their child's prior learning at home. For example, following a dough-making activity, children took the dough home with an activity sheet. Parents were encouraged to make shapes out of the play dough and to talk about these with their children at home. The childminder gave children bags to take on autumn walks with their parents to collect leaves, pine cones and conkers. Children then brought these into the childminding provision so that they

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could investigate and explore their findings with their peers. n Children follow excellent health and hygiene routines from a young age. For example, the childminder works with parents to support children to become independent with their toileting, when they are ready. Children also learn to clean their own teeth. The childminder has high expectations for all children,

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25 February 2020 which are shared comprehensively with parents. For instance, the childminder strongly encourages parents to support their children to use an open-lidded cup by the time they are aged two-and-a-half years. She plans for children to drink only milk or water, to help minimise the impact from sugary drinks on children's health. n Children develop effective physical skills as they skilfully use tweezers to pick up small coloured pom-poms. They concentrate exceptionally well as they enjoy sorting these into different colours, which they are then encouraged to count. Opportunities to develop children's small muscle skills are plentiful, such as when they learn how to hold and use scissors when chopping up play dough. Children draw and make marks when playing in sand and with mud. n Children delight in listening frequently to stories and singing popular nursery rhymes. They relish looking through nursery rhyme books and holding models of

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familiar characters while they join in with the associated song. Children enjoy sitting on the childminder's knee as they request which books they would like her to read. These experiences, as well as ongoing discussions, explanations and questioning, support, extend and enhance children's communication and language skills extremely well. n The childminder is passionately committed to the ongoing development of her outstanding provision and practice. She seeks children's and parents' views on the service she provides, using feedback to inform changes for continuous improvement. She networks regularly with other local childminders and continues to access an extensive range of training and development. All of this contributes to the childminder maintaining a high-quality provision, where all children thrive.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder completes an extensive range of training courses, which broadens her knowledge of safeguarding children. She is aware of a wider range of indicators of abuse including child exploitation, forced marriage, county lines, extremism and radicalisation. The childminder fully understands the procedures to take if she has any concerns about a child in her care. Children are supported to learn how to stay safe as they are encouraged take risks in a secure environment. Safety protocols are installed on electronic tablets and children are closely supervised when they access these devices. When the childminder learns of any current internet-based games children may be accessing away from her provision, she researches these. Information about the suitability and risks of these are then shared with parents to help keep children safe from harm.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 303036 Local authority Rotherham Inspection number 10117205 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 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 18 May 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1989 and lives in Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Wednesday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds a relevant qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder explained to the inspector how she organises her home and supports children's learning and development. Areas used for childminding were viewed by the inspector during the inspection visit. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. Parents' views were obtained through written feedback provided. n The inspector and childminder evaluated the quality of teaching and children's learning during an activity. n A range of documents was sampled during the inspection, including training and insurance certificates.

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Inspection activities

25 February 2020 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

25 February 2020 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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