Childminder in Kent

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children build strong bonds with the childminder and are visibly happy and content in her care. They are confident to make their own choices about their play and learning, keenly selecting resources from the wide variety of choices on offer. The childminder is a good role model and children are keen to share their ideas with her. She listens carefully to what they have to say and consistently praises their achievements. This contributes to children's good self-esteem and confidence.

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The provision is good

The childminder knows her children well and has high expectations for their behaviour and learning. She uses her effective observations and assessments to identify age-appropriate next steps to support children to make good progress in their learning. The childminder embeds children's next steps in their play effectively to develop their knowledge and understanding across all seven areas of learning. She values offering children opportunities to develop strong social skills to prepare them for future learning. For instance, she plans regular trips to the library, local activity groups, the park and soft-play areas to extend their opportunities to socialise with larger groups of children.

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The provision is good

Children thoroughly enjoy opportunities to be creative and approach activities with enthusiasm. They use creative materials with increasing control and coordination, and talk about activities with confidence. For instance, they are keen to help stir the mixture to make cupcakes and talk eagerly about who they will share them with.

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need to do better?

n The childminder supports children's communication and language development particularly well. She continually narrates play, talks positively with children and asks questions to encourage them to use their thinking skills. The childminder consistently models new vocabulary and the correct pronunciation of words to extend children's understanding. n Children are offered good opportunities to develop their fine motor skills. They persevere well to complete a wide range of puzzles and are keen to solve problems. When children become frustrated, the childminder uses questioning effectively to help them overcome this. For instance, she encourages them to try again, and when they succeed she praises their efforts. Children are keen to share their achievements and proudly share their completed puzzles. n Children's behaviour is very good. The childminder has clear expectations for behaviour and communicates these effectively. Children listen attentively, follow

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need to do better?

instructions with care and approach activities with enthusiasm. However, at times, the childminder is too quick to do things for children, and misses the opportunity to encourage them to do things for themselves in order to develop

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need to do better?

5 March 2020 higher levels of independence. n Secure settling-in arrangements support children to build strong relationships with the childminder and to feel emotionally secure. The childminder carefully adapts her settling-in process to meet the individual needs of children and gain an understanding of their interests and care routines. n The childminder uses self-evaluation to help her develop and raise the quality of her provision. She seeks the views of parents and children, as well as completing research to help her to identify areas of improvement. However, she has identified that there is opportunity to improve her training arrangements to extend her knowledge and skills in order to improve the quality of experiences for children even further. n Parent feedback is positive. The childminder consistently shares information with parents about their children's learning and collects information about their

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interests at home. Parents praise the variety of resources and activities that the childminder offers and how happy their children are in her care. They comment on the good opportunities their children have to broaden their tastes in food and the effective communication that they receive.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good understanding of the child protection procedures that she must follow if she has a concern about a child's safety or well-being. She attends safeguarding training to refresh her knowledge and completes research about wider safeguarding issues, such as female genital mutilation and the 'Prevent' duty. The childminder talks confidently about the indicators of abuse and neglect and the risks of children being drawn into extreme behaviours or ideas.

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should:

n make full use of opportunities that arise to develop children's independence and self-care skills n enhance the arrangements for ongoing professional development, to raise the quality of practice even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY477195 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10132640 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 1 Date of previous inspection 29 July 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Northfleet, Kent. She operates Monday to Friday from 7am to 5.30pm, all year round.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder gave the inspector a tour of areas of her home used for childminder. They discussed the quality of activities she plans and how they support children's learning and development. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n The inspector read feedback from parents and took account of their views. n The inspector conducted leadership and management discussions with the childminder.

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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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