Childminder in Somerset

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision requires improvement

Children are happy and settled in the childminder's care, and they develop warm and trusting relationships with her. The childminder provides children with lots of encouragement and praise in their play. She has interesting discussions with older children. However, she does not use her interaction with the younger children to challenge them well and help them develop their language skills. For example, she misses several opportunities to encourage children to speak and learn new words to develop their vocabulary.

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The provision requires improvement

Children behave very well. They develop positive attitudes and good social skills, such as sharing and taking turns fairly. The childminder and older children model good behaviour for the younger children, who they play kindly and considerately with. Children play well together and share lots of jokes and laughter. They benefit from daily activities to develop their physical skills, such as jumping on the trampoline, running in the garden and going for walks. Older children create their own games and include the younger children, who enjoy playing with them. The childminder provides a good range of play provision and activities for children. However, on occasions, children cannot use the room where the play provision is stored, and this restricts them from choosing and exploring freely to build on their interests and learning further.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder has adapted her practice to keep children and families safe throughout the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not deliver the curriculum to a consistently good standard. She misses opportunities to provide purposeful challenges in some activities to meet younger children's individual learning goals and to build on what they can do. For example, she praises children's drawings, but misses the opportunity to talk about the marks they make and to develop their language as planned. n The childminder does not exchange information with the other settings children attend, to help complement and support their development as well as possible. n Children join in with the activities the childminder suggests and organises with enthusiasm. For example, children explore a new sand-art activity to find out what they can do and make. The childminder demonstrates how to use this and builds on their curiosity by helping children to learn more through finding pictures of sand sculptures and animals on the internet.

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need to do better?

n The childminder assesses children's learning regularly and monitors their ongoing progress to identify what she wants children to learn next. She works well with parents to share information about their children's development and to identify and agree children's next steps for learning. Parents benefit from regular

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need to do better?

13 July 2021 updates from the childminder regarding their daily activities, such as photographs of their children playing. n The childminder organises walks and outings in the mornings to provide new and enjoyable experiences for children. These include walks in the woods, meadow and by the stream, trips to the library to borrow books, and other places of interest, such as National Trust properties. n The childminder supervises children closely, and does not allow them to play in the areas of her home she has assessed as not suitable for play. She teaches children about keeping themselves safe from harm. For example, children learn how to use the play equipment safely and how to keep safe on walks. Overall, the childminder helps children to develop healthy lifestyles, such as through eating healthy meals and offering children drinks of water. n Children develop good independence and self-confidence to help them prepare

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need to do better?

for school. For example, younger children learn to wash their hands and manage their lunch boxes efficiently by themselves. The childminder encourages them to take on greater physical challenges as they become more self-assured. n The childminder reflects on the care she provides children, to identify some areas for improvements. However, this is not always successful in ensuring that the quality of her teaching and use of resources supports all children's individual learning well.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder assesses the risks to children in her care and has measures in place to keep them safe in her home and on outings. She understands her child protection responsibilities and knows how to safeguard children's welfare, including the signs a child might be at risk of harm. The childminder attends training to help her understand the risks to children. She has procedures in place to ensure she can take appropriate action in the event of a concern about a child in her care.

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Due date

improve the use of activities and quality of teaching to children to help them make better progress in their next steps for learning, particularly their language skills. 10/08/2021

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should:

n improve the organisation of play provision, to allow younger children to choose and explore freely and to build on their learning experiences n develop the partnerships with the other settings children attend, to complement children's developmental needs even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY552000 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 10133813 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 5 Number of children on roll 09 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in Taunton, Somerset. The childminder provides childcare Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder 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 their evaluation of the setting. n The childminder completed a learning walk around her home and explained how she uses activities to meet children's interests and to deliver the curriculum. n The inspector observed activities and the quality of the childminder's interactions with the children, in the house and garden. She discussed the effectiveness of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and discussed her knowledge of the requirements of the early years foundation stage.

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Inspection activities

13 July 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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