Childminder in Milton Keynes

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 thoroughly enjoy the time they spend with the childminder and the co- childminder. Children cannot wait to get through the door in the morning and explore the toys and resources on offer. They continued to interact with the childminder during periods of closure due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. For example, they talked with her regularly on video calls. This helped to maintain a strong and warm connection, and helped children to feel happy and confident to return to the childminder's care once they were able to do so.

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The provision is good

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, benefit from a curriculum that is ambitious and designed to help them achieve well. Children show that they enjoy learning and are keen to take part in the activities and experiences on offer. They listen well and cooperate with requests from the childminder.

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The provision is good

Children are safe in the childminder's care. She supervises them closely enough to ensure they are safe while giving them space and time to explore independently. The childminder ensures she has a clear understanding of any medical needs of individual children and adapts routines to ensure their care needs are well met.

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need to do better?

n The childminder makes accurate assessments of what children know and can do, and builds the curriculum around this. She takes into account the age and stage of each child as she does so and adapts her curriculum to meet the individual needs of each child. The childminder is ambitious for all children and wants them to achieve their best. She understands that some children may need extra support and help to make the progress of which they are capable. n There is a strong focus on developing children's communication skills. The childminder models new language and reads stories regularly. She plans these activities thoroughly and understands that children benefit from revisiting favourite stories. For example, when reading familiar stories, she leaves gaps in repeated refrains and children fill in the missing words. Overall, children's language skills are supported very successfully. However, sometimes the

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childminder does not leave enough gaps in her conversations and explanations to allow children to share their own ideas and talk about what they are doing. n The childminder understands that children do not really know something unless they can remember it long term. For example, she observes children as they play in the water tray to see if they can remember how to use a pipette. Children carefully squeeze and release the handle, knowing that this way it will fill with water. The childminder is able to see that they have remembered what they were shown.

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24 May 2021 n The childminder plans a range of focused learning experiences with the aim of building further on children's existing skills and knowledge. Overall, these are delivered effectively. Sometimes though, in wanting to make activities look exciting and inviting, they become overly complicated. For example, the childminder and co-childminder planned an activity to encourage children to retell a favourite story, but some of the additional resources that were added distracted the children from this task. n The childminder plans her day well to ensure opportunities for learning are not wasted. For example, she uses the time after lunch, when younger children sleep, to provide more focused support for older children. At these times, they take part in activities designed to meet their specific needs and stage of development. n Parents speak extremely highly of the childminder. They describe her as going

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'above and beyond'. The childminder works closely with parents to support learning at home and also helps parents obtain the funding and support they might need when children are facing particular challenges. Parents could not appreciate the childminder's support more. n Children confidently meet many of their own personal needs. The childminder does not rush children as they try and do things for themselves. She recognises that these are valuable learning experiences and will help children feel good about themselves. She offers praise and encouragement as children manage to change their own clothes and manage their own toileting.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder understands her role in keeping children safe. She has an accurate understanding of the signs that a child may be at risk of harm. The childminder understands the importance of accurately recording any concerns and sharing them promptly with the relevant people. She takes effective steps to keep her knowledge updated. For example, she is aware of recent changes in how to report some safeguarding concerns in her local area. The childminder ensures that the premises are clean and safe in order promote children's safety and good health.

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should:

n ensure children have time to share their thoughts and ideas during conversations to extend further their developing language skills n consider more fully how to use available resources to enhance activities and help ensure children can focus well on the intended learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY559666 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 10190563 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 1 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2018. She works from her co-childminder's premises in Westcroft, Milton Keynes. The childminder offers care Monday to Wednesday from 8am until 3pm, for most of the year. She holds a relevant level 3 childcare qualification.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in the evaluation of the setting. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder. n Parents shared their views with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation.

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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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