Childminder EY472881

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children thrive in the nurturing care of the childminder. They enjoy their time with her and demonstrate that they feel emotionally safe and secure. Children snuggle up to the childminder when they become tired. They have unique opportunities to develop relationships with older children as they are included in activities with the childminder's own children. This helps to promote good social skills and as a result, children are confident to engage visitors in their play.

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The provision is good

Children happily choose their own resources and play independently. They have a positive attitude to learning as they like to do things for themselves, such as completing jigsaws. Children show good manners and behave well as they share toys with their friends. They take turns to find plastic numbers and pick them up with tweezers, which develops their fine motor skills. Children are given time to recognise numerals and count. They receive warm praise and encouragement from the childminder for their achievements, which helps to raise their confidence and self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Children listen to the childminder and follow simple instructions. They help to tidy up when they have finished playing with toys. Children are well prepared for their eventual move to school as the childminder has high expectations of them managing their own personal care. They capably dress themselves and manage their own toileting needs.

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need to do better?

n The childminder encourages children to explore and be active as they learn. She ensures activities that she provides reflect their interests. For example, children develop a positive attitude to learning as they enthusiastically feed pretend animals. They put water in the pond for the plastic ducks to swim in. n Children thoroughly enjoy sharing books with the childminder, often choosing their favourite stories for her to read to them. The childminder follows children's interests and asks questions as they read books. For instance, she makes links to pictures in the story to her own pet dogs. Children listen well and point to animals that the childminder names, such as sheep and pigs. They know the noises the different animals make. This helps to promote children's literacy skills. n The childminder knows children well as individuals. She plans activities and uses their own play to support them to learn new skills. For example, she has found

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need to do better?

many different ways for children to explore quantity and counting. She encourages children to fill containers with cereal as they talk about 'full' and 'empty' and count the animals that are the same. However, sometimes, the childminder does not fully extend discussions and explanations to challenge children's knowledge and learning even further.

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need to do better?

5 March 2020 n The childminder has strong partnerships with parents which are warm and positive. Parents comment on how much their children's social skills and confidence have grown. The childminder provides parents with regular reviews on their children's progress. She exchanges information daily that helps to promote a consistent understanding of what children already know and what they need to learn next. n The childminder teaches children about the importance of good hygiene routines, such as washing their hands before lunch. She makes good use of her own garden and the walk to nursery to promote children's physical development and understanding of the world. n The childminder broadens the experiences that children have at home to support and extend their learning. For example, they feed the childminder's pets daily and learn how to care for them. n The childminder is experienced and attends mandatory training, including first

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aid and safeguarding, to keep her knowledge up to date. However, she does not fully focus her professional development precisely enough to help her to enhance the quality of education she offers children in her care. n The childminder reflects on the quality of her provision. She seeks the opinions and views of parents and children, and uses these well to help to identify further ways to build on her already good practice. Parents speak highly of the childminder and of the support she gives to them as a family.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good understanding of safeguarding issues. She can identify different indicators of abuse and neglect, and knows who to contact if she has concerns. Additionally, she understands how to recognise and report signs that children may have been exposed to extreme ideas. The childminder has a good awareness of using effective risk assessments, to help minimise harm to children. She ensures the house is safe and secure for children and regularly plans fire drills to ensure children know what to do if they have to evacuate the house.

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should:

n provide more challenge for children to help them to learn new ideas and develop their skills n ensure that appropriate professional development opportunities enhance knowledge and skills to fully extend children's learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY472881 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10075646 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 4 Date of previous inspection 14 July 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed a range of play activities in the childminder's home and garden. She considered, with the childminder, the impact of teaching on children's learning and development and discussed children's progress. n The inspector and the childminder completed a learning walk around the setting. They discussed how the environment is organised and the curriculum is planned to support children's learning. The inspector took account of how the childminder completes risk assessments to ensure that children remain safe. n At appropriate times during the inspection, the inspector spoke to the children and the childminder. She also took account of the written views of parents. The inspector observed the quality of interactions between the childminder and the children attending. n A sample of documentation that supports the effective management of the childcare was viewed by the inspector. This included evidence of qualifications,

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the suitability of the childminder and other household members, and a sample of policies.

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Inspection activities

5 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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5 March 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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