Childminder in Blackburn with Darwen

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder has made significant improvements to her practice since her last inspection. She has worked with the local authority to implement effective training and development plans for herself and her assistants. Additionally, she has ensured Ofsted has been supplied with all the necessary information to allow suitability checks to be carried out on all adults working in her home. This means she now meets all legal requirements of the early years foundation stage. Children happily enter the childminder's home. They eagerly greet the staff and the other children. Children are kind and courteous. They enjoy talking to the childminder and to each other about their home lives. The childminder spends time with all parents. This ensures she is aware of any changes to children's routines, and allows time for parents to share information about children's care and learning. The learning environment is well organised with a good selection of toys and

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The provision is good

resources. Children settle quickly into their self-chosen activities. Children particularly enjoy circle time and have good listening and attention skills. They excitedly look out of the window and discuss the weather. They sing their favourite songs and learn about the days of the week. However, more can be done to help staff further develop the quality of their teaching and to assist children to develop their self-help skills even further.

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need to do better?

n Overall, the childminder and her assistants interact well with children. There is a good focus placed on helping children to acquire good communication and language skills. The childminder repeats words in children's home languages and in English to help strengthen their understanding. Additionally, she and her assistants use effective questioning as they play with children. Children relish sharing their ideas and develop a wide vocabulary. For example, as children play a shape game they identify and say more complex shape names, such as 'hexagon'. n The childminder attends a variety of training. She has used learning from this to make meaningful changes to her setting. For example, she now implements the required development checks for children aged between two and three years. Additionally, she holds a valid paediatric first-aid qualification, as do most of her assistants. n The childminder provides some effective support for her assistants. They have

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attended mandatory training and, overall, work well as a team. More can be done to strengthen supervision arrangements, so staff receive more individualised feedback that helps raise the quality of teaching to the highest levels. n Children are keen to have a go and can do things for themselves. They wash their own hands before eating and after using the toilet. However, the

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4 March 2020 childminder and her assistants are too quick to do things for children that children can do for themselves. These include skills that they need to prepare them for future learning and school, such as learning to wipe their own noses, serving themselves food and drinks and putting on their own aprons. n Children have active imaginations and are creative. For example, they pretend to make food in the domestic role play area and design and create pictures using collage materials. Children are beginning to write, and understand that letters carry meaning, such as the initial letter of their first name. n Children have good mathematical skills. This is because the childminder identifies where children need the most help. She also plans effectively, to close any potential gaps in their development. Older children confidently identify a small group of objects, count them out and place the correct number of items

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onto a corresponding picture card. Additionally, all children enjoy taking part in number songs and rhymes. n Children behave well and follow the childminder's simple but effective house rules. Children are patient. They gain an appreciation of their own feelings and the feelings of others. For example, they understand the need to wait their turn during their play and during routine times of the day. Children relish tasks such as helping to tidy away the toys and resources. n Children visit the local park, and go on outings to the library. These experiences provide opportunities for children to practise their physical skills and extend their literacy development. Routines for babies are closely implemented as agreed with parents. Meals provided for children are healthy and nutritionally balanced.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has attended training to refresh her knowledge and deepen her understanding of safeguarding and child protection. In addition, she provides training for her assistants. They have a secure understanding of what they need to do should they have concerns about a child's welfare or the conduct of each other. All assistants have been thoroughly vetted and are suitable to work with children. The childminder's home is clean, safe and secure.

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should:

n provide more individualised feedback on the quality of education to all assistants to help them identify their own training needs and support them to raise the quality of their teaching to the highest levels n allow children further opportunities to do things for themselves and encourage older children to develop their self-help skills as they prepare for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY541335 Local authority Blackburn with Darwen Inspection number 10127668 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 18 Number of children on roll 14 Date of previous inspection 30 September 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Blackburn, Lancashire. She works with five part-time assistants. The childminder operates all year round from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder discussed her self-evaluation with the inspector during conversations throughout the inspection. n The inspector viewed documentation such as information relating to the suitability of the childminder and her assistants. n The childminder planned an activity and discussed its effectiveness with the inspector. n The inspector observed interactions between the childminder, her assistants and the children. The inspector assessed the impact these have on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with a number of parents and took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

4 March 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

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