Childminder in Rotherham

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

Children feel safe and secure as they engage in an interesting range of challenging experiences. They are encouraged to become confident, independent individuals, who behave well. The childminder offers friendly reminders which help children to abide by simple rules and boundaries. Children recall familiar phrases from popular stories and sing familiar rhymes as they play. The childminder actively encourages this, as she recognises that this builds on children's developing communication skills. For example, as one of the children uses tweezers to carefully select a purple pom-pom, they say 'purple prickles on his back'. The childminder praises the child and agrees it is the same colour as the purple prickles on The Gruffalo's back. With the childminder's encouragement, the child continues to animatedly talk about and recall details from this story.

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The provision is good

While national COVID-19 (coronavirus) restrictions were in place, limiting children's access to parks and indoor physical play areas, the childminder purchased additional physical play equipment. This was so that she could continue to plan for and promote children's physical skills. When playing outside, children learn to take turns as they count how many bounces they can do on the new small trampoline. When playing in the small indoor ball pool, children begin to throw the balls around. The childminder encourages them to aim and throw their balls into a bucket, helping to improve their control and coordination skills.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has clear plans of what she wants children to develop in their communication and language. For example, the childminder repeats words, puts them into sentences and focuses on using the correct pronunciation. When giving explanations or asking questions, the childminder ensures children have listened and understood what is being said. She understands how to extend children's communication skills as they move from saying one or two words, to talking in simple and then more complex sentences. It also helps children who have slight delays in their speech, to hear how words should sound as they then try and repeat these correctly. n When the childminder reopened following the period of successive national lockdowns, she spent time reassessing children's abilities. She gathered clear information from parents and made her own observations, noting the clear changes in children's abilities. This enabled her to identify children's current

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need to do better?

interests and to focus on supporting children with what they needed to learn next. n The childminder continues to review children's ongoing progress to ensure that they are moving forward in their development. Long-term plans also help to ensure children develop the skills and knowledge needed as they progress

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need to do better?

5 May 2021 through life. Targeted support is provided to any child who is not making expected progress. If this support does not help children to catch up, the childminder liaises closely with parents and other professionals. This ensures children receive any additional support they need so that they do not continue to fall behind. n Older children play cooperatively together and younger children enjoy playing alongside their peers. The childminder has identified that some children need to learn how to engage in play with others, especially other children. However, while these children are encouraged to engage in play with adults, they are not consistently supported to actively engage with their peers. n Parents confirm that the childminder has supported their children's development. Parents speak about their children being supported with potty training and how the childminder has built on their skills to become more independent in

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need to do better?

managing their own personal hygiene needs. Parents explain their children have developed independence and practical skills as they have been supported to drink from a cup without a lid. Parents welcome the support and guidance provided by the childminder. n The childminder wants children to learn how to sit and concentrate for longer periods of time in preparation for school. She plans a daily welcome-time activity to support children in these areas. Children are encouraged to identify their names as they say hello. They are then encouraged to recite the days of the week, to count to the date and to then discuss things like the weather. Children then find their names and enjoy exploring how to secure these to the board with the magnets. The childminder then moves them on to the other discussions, which does not maintain their interest as well as the magnets. Children lose concentration because the childminder has not effectively aimed the activity at

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Improvements have been made since the last inspection to ensure children are protected from potential harm. The childminder has undertaken a wide range of training courses on child protection. This has helped to increase her knowledge of the procedures she would need to follow, without delay, should she have a concern about a child. Her knowledge of indicators of abuse, including wider aspects of abuse in the local and wider community, have also been improved. The childminder discusses and provides information to both children and their parents on how to remain safe when using the internet. Children are well supervised, and the childminder risk assesses all areas and resources children use. This helps to ensure they remain safe and suitable.

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should:

5 May 2021 n support younger children to develop their social skills so that they are confident to join in with their peers n support children to maintain focus for longer periods of time.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476290 Local authority Rotherham Inspection number 10145812 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 11 Date of previous inspection 5 February 2020

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in the Flanderwell area of Rotherham. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, except for family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 2.

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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 childminder showed the inspector around the areas of her home she uses for childminding. She also explained how she intends to support children's learning and development. n The inspector and the childminder evaluated the quality of teaching and children's learning during an activity delivered by the childminder. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

5 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

5 May 2021 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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