Childminder in Bath and North East Somerset

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder and the children have trusting and secure relationships. The childminder is caring and considerate. She instinctively reacts to children's needs, giving them lots of reassurance and supporting their well-being very effectively. Children thoroughly enjoy their time with her. They are happy and settled and really enjoy her company. The childminder knows children well. She plans activities and resources thoughtfully, linking closely to children's current interests. She inspires their curiosity and effectively motivates them to explore. Children enjoy dinosaur focused stories and eagerly search and then find toy dinosaurs outside in the garden. The childminder gets down to children's level, playing and exploring alongside them. She sensitively suggests further ideas. Young children enjoy washing and cleaning the dinosaurs. They concentrate and try new skills as they push the spout of the soap down and watch as liquid soap drops into the water.

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The provision is good

They collect the clean dinosaurs in small buckets and are pleased with their buckets full of dinosaurs. Once inside, they join the childminder in creating dinosaur houses. They push blocks down to connect them to a small platform, working hard to create a tower, and then put a toy dinosaur on top. They smile proudly as the childminder praises them. All children make good progress and gain the skills they need for their future learning. This includes children who learn English as an additional language.

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need to do better?

n The childminder uses her observations of children as they play to assess their learning and build on what they already know and can do. She accurately outlines gaps in their development through her regular assessments. She makes precise plans to support these through clear targets for each child. The childminder liaises closely with staff, at other settings that children attend, to help to provide a collaborative approach for children. n The childminder takes children out into the local community and develops their understanding of the world well. They visit play-based groups to mix with other children and develop their social skills. They also enjoy visiting the local shops with the childminder. They buy items related to recent activities, such as oranges that link to a story about Africa the childminder had read to them. n The childminder supports children to be active and develop a healthy lifestyle.

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need to do better?

They spend considerable time in the childminder's small, but well-resourced, garden. They particularly enjoy exploring and creating with the sand and water, making interesting mixes. They show resilience and happily explore despite the wet weather, comfortable in their wet weather clothing. The childminder also takes children to local parks, where they can develop their abilities on the challenging equipment. n Children behave well and any minor disagreements are quickly dispersed due to

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need to do better?

10 March 2020 the prompt interaction from the childminder and her positive encouragement. She supports children to play together, learn to share resources and take turns. n The childminder encourages children to be increasingly independent. She offers them ideas and techniques and lots of encouragement to help them to do things for themselves. Young children persevere very well to chop their fruit up at snack time and put their boots and coat on to go outside. n Overall, the childminder supports all children's communication skills well. She develops their concentration, listening and understanding very effectively. At times though, the childminder does not make the most of opportunities to encourage children to express themselves and develop their speech further. This particularly relates to children who are more reluctant or lack confidence to speak and children who learn English as an additional language.

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need to do better?

n The childminder works in close partnership with parents. She keeps them well informed about all aspects of her practice and promptly informs them of any changes to her provision. They discuss children's achievements and interests and the childminder provides parents with detailed assessments of children's development. n The childminder makes good use of advice from local authority advisers to help her to reflect on her provision. She meets with other childminders to discuss and share good practice. She evaluates her provision, including monitoring children's development, and identifies her strengths and areas for improvement. She has correctly outlined that she needs to offer children more opportunities to explore making marks and develop their interest in early writing.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a secure knowledge of the procedures to follow in the event of any concerns about a child. She refreshes her knowledge of child protection regularly by undertaking a range of relevant training. The childminder supervises children well. She carries out thorough checks of her home and garden. She minimises risks and implements her outlined safety arrangements consistently, to ensure children can play and explore safely. For example, she uses safety gates to restrict children's access to higher risk areas, such as the stairs inside and the steep steps in her garden.

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should:

n develop more ways to encourage children to express themselves and progress their communication skills further n extend the opportunities for children to explore making marks and develop their early writing skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482841 Local authority Bath and North East Somerset Council Inspection number 10125799 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 3 Date of previous inspection 15 July 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Weston, Bath. She operates all year round from 7.45am to 6.15pm, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds qualified teacher status.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and discussed with the childminder how she implements the educational programmes for the children. n The childminder and the inspector evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together. n The inspector observed the children and the childminder and spoke with them at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector took account of parents' written views by reading their comments in letters. n The inspector looked at a sample of the childminder's documentation, including evidence of her suitability and training and her procedures for safeguarding the children.

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Inspection activities

10 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

10 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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