Childminder in Slough

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 feel happy, safe and secure in the warm and welcoming setting. The childminder provides an inclusive environment for all children and ensures that their individual needs are met. Children demonstrate a positive attitude to their learning and make good progress from their starting points. The childminder interacts well with them and promotes their communication and language skills effectively. She uses effective questioning to find out what they already know and extends their learning, for example by involving them in conversations. Children are confident communicators and eager to join in with singing familiar songs and rhymes. They listen with interest to familiar stories and confidently predict what will happen next. The childminder successfully extends their learning further. For example, when children recognise ducks in books, she encourages them to talk about their own experiences of feeding ducks.

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The provision is good

Children behave very well. The childminder has high expectations of children's behaviour and conduct. She teaches them effectively about boundaries of the setting, such as being kind to others and treating others with respect. They are keen to engage with the childminder and take part in activities. They successfully develop the skills they need for the future. They confidently complete tasks independently, have good social skills and demonstrate confidence in speaking and listening. Children share their thoughts and ideas during interesting conversations with the childminder.

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n Children are friendly and confident, and the childminder is a positive role model. She teaches children to listen, communicate positively and understand the difference between right and wrong. Children respond well and successfully develop valuable social skills, which will prepare them for their future lives. n Partnerships with parents are highly effective. Parents are complimentary about the setting and the childminder. The childminder shares photos and observations of children's progress with them and values their contributions towards children's learning. Parents comment on the level of care and the variety of activities. They describe the childminder's focus on children's development as being good. n The childminder skilfully helps young children to develop mathematical language and an understanding of numbers. She successfully weaves mathematics into children's daily routines and play. For example, when children walk upstairs, she

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need to do better?

counts how many steps there are and children repeat this. n The childminder has a good knowledge of how children learn and develop. She uses this knowledge well to provide purposeful play activities, which engage all children. However, in her eagerness to develop their skills further, she does not always allow them to follow their interests and occasionally interrupts their play.

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13 May 2021 For instance, she interrupts their concentration as she moves them on to different activities and experiences. n The childminder regularly observes children in their play and completes assessments to check their progress. This helps her to identify any gaps in children's learning. However, when planning and completing activities with children, she does not consistently focus specifically on what children need to learn next. n Children learn effectively how to keep themselves safe. For instance, younger children learn how to climb stairs safely. Older children develop an awareness of how to keep themselves safe, including when accessing interactive online games. n The childminder places a good focus on supporting children's communication and language skills. She uses effective teaching strategies, including repeating, recalling and questioning, to help determine children's level of understanding.

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n The childminder places a strong focus on children's physical well-being. She ensures that children have a wide range of experiences to encourage them to be physically active. For example, they play outdoors and visit local parks. Children benefit from healthy meals and snacks and follow good hygiene practices, such as washing their hands regularly. n The childminder is committed to her role and ongoing professional development. She makes good use of online courses and has regular meetings with her co- childminder to discuss practice issues. This helps them to continually make improvements to the provision.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good understanding of her safeguarding responsibilities. She keeps her safeguarding knowledge up to date through attending training courses. She can confidently identify the signs and symptoms which may indicate that a child is at risk of harm. She keeps well informed of her local safeguarding procedures and knows who to contact if she has any concerns. She ensures that children are continuously supervised when in her care and completes daily checks on her home to identify and eliminate any potential risks.

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should:

n provide children with more uninterrupted time to engage freely with their play, to enhance their learning to the highest possible level n develop further the planning of activities, to focus more specifically on what children need to learn next.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY557825 Local authority Slough Inspection number 10190222 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 5 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2018 and lives in Slough, Berkshire. She operates from Monday to Friday for most weeks of the year. The childminder works with a co-childminder.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n Discussions were held between the childminder and the inspector to help establish the childminder's understanding of how to safeguard the children in her care. n The inspector viewed relevant documentation, including evidence of suitability checks, paediatric first-aid training and public liability insurance. n The views of parents were gathered through telephone conversation and reading their written comments. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.

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Inspection activities

13 May 2021 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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