Childminder in Leicestershire

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

Sometimes children do not behave well. The childminder has some realistic expectations of minded children's behaviour and their ability to manage various tasks. However, sometimes young children are not supported well enough to manage their own feelings when they are learning to share toys. This negatively impacts on their own and other children's attitude to learning. That said, children have warm and close relationships with the childminder. They enjoy their time with the childminder and laugh and giggle with her during play activities. Children happily and safely explore toys and resources that the childminder provides. Since the pandemic, children learn to say goodbye to their parents outside the childminder's home and settle into their play. They confidently make choices by themselves and know what they want to play with.

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The provision requires improvement

Overall, children show good levels of concentration. However, at times, children's precise learning is not supported. This is because the childminder lacks clear intent to plan activities and challenges for each child's individual next steps in their learning. Children have daily opportunities for physical activity outdoors in the fresh air in the childminder's secure and enclosed garden. Their physical skills are supported well. Children enjoy pushing themselves around on wheeled toys, they climb low-level apparatus and make marks with chalk, such as circles and lines.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not set high enough expectations to support children's consistent good behaviour. She does not always use effective strategies to help children manage their own feelings and behaviour when learning to share toys. Children are not learning as much as they could, despite being emotionally secure. n Although the childminder plans activities that children show an interest in and want to participate in, these are not accurately focused on what she wants the children to learn next. Consequently, her planning does not help her to support children's learning and development precisely enough. n Children show good levels of concentration and focus on the activities most of the time. They particularly enjoy exploring different textures, such as compost, rice, artificial grass, and softened porridge and oats. They develop their fine muscle skills as they successfully use small scoops to transfer rice and compost

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between the containers and funnels. n Children have a positive relationship with the childminder, who is warm, kind and caring with them. They learn clear routines, such as hand washing before meals and after eating, and playing outside or with compost. Children sit well at the table for healthy meals and snacks and feed themselves confidently. n The childminder supports the communication and language development of

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13 May 2021 children. She encourages children to use new words. For example, during a sensory and imaginative play activity, children copy her words such as, 'gobble' and 'roar' as they play with the dinosaurs. n The childminder supports children's mathematical development. She helps the children to count the counters as they place them in the slots and work out how many farm animals they can fit in the pen. n Parents spoken to on the day of inspection value the care and support offered to their children. Information has continued to be shared between the parents and the childminder during the pandemic and currently to ensure their child's welfare and safety needs are met. The childminder also offers parents ideas to help them to continue their child's learning at home. n The childminder has completed various online training courses to keep her knowledge up to date regarding safeguarding and welfare legislation. She

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reviews her practice and makes changes to ensure children remain safe and healthy. n The childminder plans activities that help broaden children's experiences when they are away from their home environment. She takes them to the park and visits the farm. This helps children to develop further knowledge of the natural world and their local community.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder follows well-written policies and procedures should she have a concern about a child in her care. She has completed various online training to deepen her knowledge about wider safeguarding practice, such as the 'Prevent' duty. The childminder takes appropriate action to minimise risks in her home. Her premises, indoors and outdoors, are safe and secure. For instance, she places a lock on the garden gate to ensure children are unable to leave the garden unaccompanied. The childminder takes into account the impact of the pandemic in her practice. She shares safe strategies with parents to minimise health risks.

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Due date

13 May 2021 ensure consistent strategies for managing children's behaviour are implemented, so that children have a clear understanding of how to share toys and what the boundaries and expectations at the setting are, to support all children's learning 28/05/2021

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Due date

accurately identify children's current development, and understand what each individual child needs to learn next, so that planning is targeted to meet children's next steps in learning. 28/05/2021

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Setting details

Unique reference number 225290 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10145261 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 29 January 2020

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1992 and lives in Queniborough, Leicester. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder cares for funded children and occasionally works with an assistant.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including the childminder's incident record and evidence of the suitability of the adults living on the premises. n The inspector completed a joint observation and evaluated this with the childminder. n The inspector took account of the views from parents spoken to on the day of inspection. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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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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