Hurley, Denise

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

The childminder provides a warm and relaxed environment for children to learn and develop in. She provides children with a good range of activities and experiences to support their interests. Resources are organised at children's level to support them to make choices within their play.

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The provision is good

Children have developed good attachments with the childminder and other children at the setting, thus supporting children's emotional well-being successfully. The childminder is an effective role model and treats children with respect. She provides children with continuous encouragement and praise for their achievements, as a result, children behave well and show good confidence within her care. The childminder teaches children about boundaries and positive behaviour during their play. For example, she sensitively supports children to take turns and share the resources. They listen and respond well to the childminder's instructions.

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The provision is good

Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, parents are unable to enter the childminder's home. The childminder makes good use of daily written feedback and weekly electronic communications to ensure information about children's activities and care arrangements is shared effectively with parents. Therefore, this change has had no direct impact on children's learning and development.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides children with daily outdoor experiences to develop their knowledge about nature and the world around them. Children enjoy watching the squirrels in the local nature park. The childminder encourages children to listen carefully to the squirrel and the noises it makes as it eats the acorns. The children listen curiously and begin to copy the sounds they can hear. n The childminder develops children's critical thinking and mathematical knowledge during their play. For example, she supports children to see and feel the difference in weight during a mathematics activity. She promotes children to have a go and test out their own ideas. The childminder provides children with new ideas and uses mathematical vocabulary to develop their knowledge. For instance, the childminder and children use the measuring scales to identify which container is the heaviest and what they need to do to the other container

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need to do better?

to make it balance. n The childminder knows the children in her care well and can talk accurately about their capabilities. She provides engaging activities and resources to support children to make good progress in their learning. However, information gathered from assessments is not always used consistently well to decide what

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need to do better?

24 May 2021 children need to learn next. n The childminder teaches children how to keep themselves safe while in the local community. She talks to them about road safety, crossing the road and 'stranger danger'. Children talk about the different signs and symbols they can see during their walk. For instance, children point out the sign on the park gate and say that they cannot have food in the park. n The childminder promotes children's awareness of germs and uses effective hygiene practices to minimise risks. Children are encouraged to be independent by carrying out small tasks appropriate for their age and stage of development. n The childminder keeps her statutory training up to date. She reflects on her practice. She considers what works well and what improvements to make. The childminder identifies that she would like to develop her knowledge further to raise the quality of teaching and education by maximising training opportunities.

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need to do better?

n Partnerships with parents are good. They comment on the good progress their children have made since starting with the childminder. The childminder shares some information with parents regarding their child's development and next steps. However, this is not done consistently enough to provide parents with regular, clear information and ideas on how to promote learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good understanding of the procedures to follow should she have any safeguarding concerns, including wider safeguarding issues. She recognises the possible signs and symptoms of abuse. The childminder knows who to contact if she has concerns about the welfare of a child. The childminder ensures that risks to children in her home are minimised. She supervises children at all times, both in her home and on outings. The childminder implements effective policies and procedures to keep children safe and shares these with parents.

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should:

n make better use of assessments to build a curriculum for children to develop each stage of their learning across all areas of the curriculum n strengthen links with parents to share regular, clear information on what children are working on and how to support this at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY557405 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 10175218 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 5 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2018. She lives in Swindon, Wiltshire. She operates Monday to Thursday from 8am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 2.45pm all year round. She offers before and after school care and care in the school holidays. She takes a total of four weeks annual leave taken throughout the year. The childminder has a home child carer training qualification.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the setting and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The childminder completed a learning walk with the inspector across all areas of her home that children access. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector accompanied the childminder and children on a trip to a local park. n The written and verbal views of parents were considered by the inspector. n The inspector observed the quality of education both indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning and development.

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Inspection activities

24 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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