Childminder in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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 are settled and happy in the welcoming atmosphere the childminder has worked hard to create. They develop extremely strong bonds with the childminder and with each other. Children display high levels of confidence and curiosity. They move easily around the childminder's home, selecting the toys they wish to play with. The childminder is consistent about how she expects children to behave. She is calm and clear when helping children put into practice what they are learning about acceptable behaviour. Children are learning to be kind and considerate.

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The provision is good

Parents speak positively about the childminder. They state that the children benefit from her kind and warm approach. She has a clear vision for her setting and treats children with equal respect. Parents comment that the childminder has helped them to support their child's communication and language at home. Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the childminder holds doorstep chats to exchange information with parents as children arrive and leave.

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The provision is good

The childminder plans a balanced curriculum that covers all areas of learning. Her interactions with children are warm and nurturing. However, on occasions, the childminder misses opportunities to fully extend children's learning. She describes what children are doing as they play, modelling terms effectively, to give meaning to children's actions and develop their understanding. However, she sometimes asks closed questions which prompt one-word answers from children and does not encourage their thinking further.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has high expectations for children. She plans interesting and challenging activities to stimulate their learning. She assesses their development consistently, to ensure they make good progress. She keeps detailed written records of children's progress. However, some of what the childminder records does not add to her understanding of what each child needs to learn next. These records add unnecessarily to her workload. n During lockdowns, due to COVID-19, the children did not attend. The childminder kept in touch with families effectively through telephone and a messaging system. This helped children quickly settle back in with the childminder. In depth discussions with parents helped her to quickly reassess children's developmental levels to ensure they had not fallen behind in their learning. n The childminder evaluates her provision and has identified areas where she could improve further. She is keen to strengthen her knowledge and evaluates

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need to do better?

her practice following training. For instance, the childminder talks about how recent research has helped her consider the different ways that boys prefer to

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need to do better?

15 June 2021 learn. The childminder takes children out on walks, for fresh air and to be physically active in the local parks or beach each day. n The childminder places good emphasis on supporting children's independence and provides plenty of opportunities for children to take safe and supervised risks. She gives younger children the time and space to learn how to climb stairs safely. Older children follow rules and instructions when out for walks. Children stay close to the childminder as they walk and stop and look for traffic when it is time to cross the road. n The childminder promotes healthy eating and explains to children about the food they eat. For example, she talks about the vitamins in food with the older children and explains that blueberries are good for your immune system. n Children are developing a love of books. They ask to listen to stories and sing songs, knowing the childminder will happily oblige. However, she occasionally

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need to do better?

misses opportunities to ask sufficiently probing questions, to help fully challenge children's thinking and build on what they already know. n The childminder promotes children's awareness of the diverse customs of different families. Resources and activities in the setting reflect diversity and include many opportunities to help children to appreciate diverse ethnicities and traditions. They meet many other children on outings. This helps their appreciation of diversity and supports them to develop their social skills. n The childminder supports children who speak English as an additional language well. For instance, the childminder uses key words in their home language as well as in English. This helps children to learn English quickly, as they repeat new words, such as 'harmonium' and socialise with other children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good understanding of her safeguarding responsibilities. She keeps her safeguarding knowledge up to date through attending training courses. She can identify confidently the signs and symptoms which may indicate that a child is at risk of harm. She keeps well informed of her local safeguarding procedures and knows who to contact if she has any concerns. She ensures that children are supervised continuously when in her care and completes daily checks on her home to identify and eliminate any potential risks.

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should:

n make better use of opportunities to further challenge children's thinking skills during activities, to promote their learning to the highest level n consider ways to reduce workload, ensuring that assessments and records are used even more efficiently to identify precisely what children need to learn next.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY553960 Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Inspection number 10174368 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in the Southbourne area of Bournemouth, in Dorset. She follows the Montessori educational philosophy. She provides care Monday to Thursday from 8am to 6pm, throughout the year. The childminder is qualified to level 3 in childcare and education and level 4 in Montessori.

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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 and the inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss how she delivers her curriculum. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the childminder and held discussions with her about the children's learning and her teaching. n The inspector observed the childminder interacting with children. She assessed the impact of teaching on children's learning. n The inspector took account of parents' views through reviewing a sample of their written feedback and by speaking to some parents during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

15 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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