Webb, Jaimee-Leigh

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 themselves. They settle quickly when they start, and they demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in the childminder's care. Children behave very well, showing respect towards each other and the childminder. They develop strong friendships, seeking each other out to share their experiences. Children talk about seeing each other in local shops and that they had an ice cream. They are confident and develop increasing independence in their play and self-help skills.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy planting seeds and learning what the seeds need to grow. They handle tools confidently to fill containers with mud before planting their seeds. They carefully fill the pots with water, calmly taking turns and sharing with their friends. Children are curious about how strawberries grow. They listen attentively when the childminder explains how the fruit develops from the flower and that the sun will turn it red. Children learn about healthy foods. They know that fruit, such as watermelon, will help their bodies to grow.

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The provision is good

Children listen to the childminder and follow simple instructions well. They learn how to tighten screws on construction toys. They are keen to help with routines, such as bringing all the children's water bottles to the table for snack time.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is qualified and is experienced. She understands the typical stages of child development. She knows children very well and plans effectively for what each child needs to learn next. The childminder gives children time to practise and to embed the new knowledge and skills. This helps children to become confident in their abilities. n Children hear a wide and varied range of words as they talk with the childminder. They show that they understand what is said to them, such as when they use these words in different contexts. Children tell the childminder, they are 'patting' the mud in the container and that it is 'splashy' when they add water. The childminder provides children with 'carrot coins' as part of their lunch. She plans a 'vegetable forage' to build on children's interest in growing plants. n The childminder uses a range of strategies to help children who speak English as an additional language. For example, she speaks clearly and gives children time

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need to do better?

to think. She asks parents to provide common words and phrases in children's home language that she can use to support children's understanding. n Children eagerly choose books to look at with their friends. They know which books are available, and they choose a favourite book about owls. The childminder aims to inspire children to develop a love of reading. She reads

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11 June 2021 stories to them every day. n The childminder teaches children how to handle and to care for animals safely. Children help to feed and care for the childminder's pet rabbits. They learn to be gentle and respectful. They learn about the difference in habitats and foods that are good for animals to eat. n The childminder works well in partnership with parents and with other providers that children also attend. She shares information regularly about children's learning and about what they need to know next. This helps to provide children with consistency in their care and learning. n Children understand why they must wash their hands throughout the day. The childminder supports children to become independent in toilet training. Children receive lots of praise and gentle reminders. n Parents are very positive about the childminder. They state that their children settle quickly and thoroughly enjoy themselves. Parents comment that children

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'thrive' and 'flourish' in the childminder's care and 'make fantastic development socially and emotionally'. n The childminder is less focused on developing children's knowledge, understanding and language for mathematics. She models counting and helps children to compare the size of familiar objects. However, she does not extend children's knowledge further, such as about volume and capacity. n The childminder reflects on her practice continuously to identify what is working well and how she can improve. She gathers the views of parents and of children to help her to evaluate the service she provides. The childminder conducts online research, and she has identified training that will help to develop her knowledge and skills further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder attends regular training to keep her knowledge about safeguarding updated. She confidently identifies possible signs of abuse, and she knows what to do should she have any concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder is knowledgeable about wider safeguarding issues, such as the risk to children of being exposed to extremist views and to female genital mutilation.

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should:

n enhance knowledge and skills to develop children's learning and understanding of mathematics further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY559003 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10190329 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 12 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2018 and lives in Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire. She operates from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting 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 her evaluation of the setting. n The childminder showed the inspector the areas of her home that she uses for childminding, and they discussed how the childminder organises the curriculum. n The inspector discussed with the childminder the activities she had provided for children on the day of the inspection. n Parents provided written feedback, and the inspector took account of their views. n Children spoke to the inspector about the childminder's pet rabbits. They told the inspector that the rabbits have had babies and they showed the inspector where the rabbits live.

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Inspection activities

11 June 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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