Childminder in Cambridgeshire

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children are happy and settled in this calm and safe, home-from-home environment. They are confident and self-assured with the childminder, who works alongside another childminder, every day. Children have fun as they engage in a broad range of experiences in the well-presented and well-resourced playroom. They freely access a wealth of toys and activities, many of which are planned and provided in accordance with their current interests. Children laugh and giggle as they play imaginatively, alongside the childminder, in the recently set out role-play café or draw with purpose with chalks on a board.

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The provision is good

Children have many opportunities to go out into the wider community. They engage in physical play at the local park. They learn to swim and feel safe in water, as they attend a weekly swimming session. They make regular trips to the local library, where they learn to use books and choose favourite books to take home, so they can read with their parents and carers. Children behave very well. They are polite and courteous with each other and understand about sharing and taking turns. The childminder acts as a good role model and helps children to make choices and understand the consequences of their actions.

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n Children have lots of opportunities to learn skills for the future. They use glue, with a variety of tactile materials, to make cards for a special occasion. They practise how to hold pens correctly and know the names of different colours, as they select which pens they want to use. They play cooperatively as they re- enact a favourite nursery rhyme, encouraging each other to 'huff and puff and blow the house down'. n Children are confident when handling books and know how to turn the pages, one by one. They know and remember previous stories that the childminder has read to them, and confidently retell these stories, in their own words, with intonation and comic timing. n The childminder provides lots of opportunities in daily routines for children to be independent. They choose what they want to play with and help to tidy away toys. They have a go at putting on their own coats before going outside.

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Children know and understand why they should wash their hands and do so competently with little support. n Children have lots of opportunities to practise speaking. The childminder asks open-ended questions to help children to think and gives them time to respond. Children listen to stories, which the childminder reads. They dance and sing along to popular songs that they know and love. n The childminder has good partnerships with parents. They are provided with daily verbal feedback and written diaries for their children. This keeps parents

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16 March 2020 informed about what their children have been doing and their daily routine. Many parents speak very highly of the childminder and her co-childminder. They particularly comment that they provide a safe, caring and happy environment, and that they are impressed by the wide range of activities at home and outside in the community. n The childminder prepares food safely and provides children with a good range of healthy and nutritious meals. Mealtimes are social occasions, where children confidently chat with the childminder. They take on age-appropriate responsibilities, as they carefully put their used plate in the dishwasher and place any waste in the bin. n The childminder observes children and has begun to assess their progress. However, this is not used to best effect to check what the children can do, to further inform teaching. The childminder has recognised this and intends to use continuous professional development to enhance her knowledge and practice in

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need to do better?

this area. n The childminder reviews and evaluates her service, which includes seeking the views of parents. She has plans to provide a more print-rich environment in order to further support children's literacy skills. She also intends to enhance the resources in the garden, so that children have broader learning opportunities when playing outside.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has attended mandatory safeguarding training, including training on the 'Prevent' duty. She has a sound knowledge of safeguarding and is aware of the indicators that might alert her to the fact that a child is being abused or mistreated. The childminder is aware of local safeguarding procedures and knows how to report any concerns. She has appropriate contact details available should she need to use them. The childminder closely supervises children as they play and ensures that she keeps children safe on outings, helping them to learn about road safety.

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should:

n improve the use of assessment to more accurately check what the children know and can do. Use this information to better inform teaching and provide parents with the best information about their children's progress n enhance the learning environment so that it is richer in print, to further support children's literacy skills n implement plans to further improve learning opportunities outdoors, in order to better support those children who learn best outside.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY559875 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10149297 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder was registered in 2018 and lives in Stretham, Cambridgeshire. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She works alongside her mother, who is also a registered childminder.

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Inspection activities

n Ofsted is aware of the challenges that Covid-19 is currently posing to those we inspect. During this visit, the inspector took into consideration the impact of any measures being taken to slow the spread of Coronavirus by the childminder. This has included the effect these measures have had on the current attendance of the children and staffing arrangements. n The inspector viewed the areas of the home used for childminding. She discussed with the childminder how she plans for children's learning and how the educational programme is implemented. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector observed an adult-led activity and evaluated this with the childminder. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and her co-childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons

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living in the household. n The inspector spoke with children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector spoke to a sample of parents and took account of other parents' views through written feedback provided.

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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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