Childminder in North Somerset

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder has thought carefully about how she organises the play spaces for the children to make them enticing and interesting. Children are eager to explore the contents of the different containers, such as wooden, wicker and cardboard boxes. Older children discover the tiny toy ladybirds. They use their developing early mathematical skills, counting the dots and saying when one has more than another. Toddlers use a magnifying glass to closely examine the different toy insects and stones. The childminder talks with them about the texture and shape as they explore and experiment. Babies look through baskets filled with different items. They find a wooden spoon and bang it on the pots, pans and lids. They repeat the sounds they like and giggle with the childminder as she praises their efforts.

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The provision is good

The childminder encourages the children to be sensitive and respectful of others. She includes celebrations from home for the children to learn about what makes each of them unique. They visit the local mosque and church, try food from different countries and join in with songs or rhymes in different languages. Children discover what it is like in the wider world and are well prepared for moving on.

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need to do better?

n Children show exceptional care and consideration for others. Older children listen and respond to what babies and toddlers say and do. For example, they show younger children how to press the bottom of a toy shark to play a favourite song about a baby shark. They hand back pan lids, so babies can continue banging them with the wooden spoon. The childminder consistently reinforces these messages, acting as a good role model and praising the children for being kind and demonstrating good sharing. n The childminder provides consistent support for children's positive behaviour and encourages their learning well. For example, she excitedly calls the children to look at a real ladybird she has found. She encourages them to compare this with the toy ladybirds and to look it up in the book on insects. The childminder reminds children to use gentle hands as it is only small and asks what they think she should do with it. She tells them they have good ideas when they suggest it

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should go back outdoors to find its 'mummy and daddy and some food'. n The childminder has high expectations for all children in her care. She seeks to constantly improve the quality of education and care she provides. The childminder makes the most of opportunities to enhance her skills, for example through training courses and meeting up with other childminders to discuss good practice. She has recently completed training on using natural materials to stimulate children's curiosity and has added more natural resources to her play equipment. The childminder has noticed that children are eager to explore the

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25 February 2020 different collections and use their imaginations well. n The childminder provides a language-rich environment which includes cue cards and pictures around the room of children's favourite rhymes. She encourages older children's interest in letters and sounds. However, she sometimes uses letter names rather than sounds as children try to find the correct letters in their names to spell them out. The childminder models language and narrates play for the children, supporting their emerging vocabulary and language skills. n There are strong partnerships with parents. The childminder regularly shares photographs with parents to show them what children are learning throughout the day. She provides them with ideas to help them continue children's learning at home and to help children build on their new skills. n Children learn to manage tasks for themselves and gain good self-care skills. For

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example, the childminder encourages babies to use spoons to eat their porridge and praises toddlers when they successfully remove the peel from their banana. She offers older children the chance to do more complex tasks, such as pouring the water at lunchtime, or putting on their coat and shoes to go for a walk. n Children are excited and eager to learn. They can readily access the different toys and resources indoors and receive good support from the childminder. She knows them well and helps them focus and engage with the activities. Children choose to complete puzzles following positional clues from the childminder to put the pieces together. On walks outdoors, the childminder poses challenges to stimulate children's curiosity and learning. She provides picture clues for the children to find things in the environment. She talks with them about why the pictures look different from the real things, for example the bird feeders being

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need to do better?

empty because the birds have eaten the food.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder keeps children safe and carries out daily risk assessments on the play spaces they use in her home and garden. She has completed update training for child protection and knows the current guidance on how to refer concerns should she have worries about the welfare of a child. The childminder helps children manage risks and keep safe on outings. She reminds them to stop at the kerb and then look and listen for cars before crossing the road.

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should:

n help children to learn letters and sounds when they show an interest in early reading.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY480958 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 10126407 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 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 19 September 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in West Wick, Somerset. She operates from 8am to 6.30pm Tuesday to Thursday, all year round. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and childminder carried out a learning walk around the childminder's home and garden to see how she plans the curriculum and provides learning experiences for the children. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching indoors and on a walk outdoors. n A joint evaluation of the activities was carried out to look at the impact on children's learning. n The views of parents were taken into account through written testimonials they had provided. n A range of the childminder's paperwork was sampled, including children's records, complaints records and policies and procedures.

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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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