Childminder in Cornwall

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 feel safe and secure in the childminder's home. She provides them with activities that meet their interests and support their development. These encourage children to settle quickly and help them to make good progress. For instance, children enjoy 'posting' wooden balls through a box, where they fall into a wicker basket. This encourages them to develop good coordination skills.

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The provision is good

The childminder aims to provide children with a home-from-home environment. Children can free-flow between activities to support their independence. They are confident learners and enjoy investigating resources at their leisure. Children behave well. They follow the childminder's rules effectively. For instance, children know to sit at the table when eating and use their manners, saying 'ta' or 'thank you'. They enjoy helping to tidy away the toys when they have finished playing with them.

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The provision is good

Children have formed good attachments to the childminder. They feel reassured by her presence and enjoy cuddling up for a story before nap-time. Due to the COVID- 19 restrictions, parents are not able to come into the setting. Nonetheless, the childminder ensures that they receive information through electronic communication. This helps to keep parents informed about what their children are doing throughout the day.

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need to do better?

n The childminder quickly recognises children's individual care needs. She tends to these promptly, for example when children need their nappy changing or when they feel tired. Children cooperate with basic hygiene measures and know when it is time to relax before bed. n Children have good opportunities to develop their senses. The childminder provides children with a range of different breakfast cereals for them to explore. They develop a good understanding of fine, rough and hard textures to support their creative development. n The childminder helps children to develop their communication skills. She repeats words and uses simple sentences to encourage children to develop their language. Children learn new words and begin to make the sounds of objects, such as 'choo-choo' as they play with the trains. n Children engage in lots of activities to help them learn about numbers and shapes. However, the childminder does not always provide them with

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mathematical language to help them learn to count and solve number problems. n Children enjoy playing with leaves made from materials. They squeal with delight as the childminder cascades the leaves over them. Children listen to the childminder when she sings 'autumn leaves are falling down' and laugh when

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need to do better?

19 October 2021 the leaves land on their head. Children enjoy the company of others, supporting their social development well. n The childminder attends frequent training to help her improve the setting in order to benefit children. She has used this to make changes to the indoor environment. For instance, the childminder provides resources to help children to sustain their concentration. Children become more engaged with the activities on offer. The childminder also plans to develop the garden area. For example, to provide children with musical and physical apparatus. This will encourage children's creativity and physical skills further. n Parents compliment the childminder on the care and education she provides. They comment that she provides a 'comfortable' and 'cosy' environment. However, the childminder has yet to provide opportunities to support children's learning at home to ensure consistency in their development.

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need to do better?

n The childminder promotes children's good health. She encourages them to wash their hands with a flannel before and after eating and provides them with healthy snacks. Children go on daily walks with the childminder to the local park or woodland areas to support their physical and emotional well-being. n The childminder uses government guidance to help monitor children's progress from their starting points. She knows children well and what she would like them to learn next to help them make good progress. For instance, the childminder encourages children to stack wooden blocks and to use both hands independently to develop good hand-to-eye coordination.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder ensures children's well-being. She uses safety gates to prevent them from accessing certain rooms in her home, such as the kitchen. The childminder uses resources that are age-appropriate to ensure they are suitable for children to play with. She understands her role in protecting children from harm. The childminder can identify when a child may be at risk and how to contact the relevant child protection agencies. She attends frequent safeguarding training to ensure her knowledge is up to date and to keep abreast of changes in legislation.

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should:

n provide more opportunities for children to hear and say mathematical language to support their understanding of counting and number problems n provide opportunities for children to enhance their learning at home to support their overall development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2522596 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10206578 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 4 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2019 and lives in Liskeard, Cornwall. She provides care on Monday and Friday from 9am to 3pm, and on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7.30am to 5.30pm, all year round. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and have taken that into account in her evaluation of the setting. n The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. n The childminder and the inspector carried out a joint observation together. n The inspector and the childminder discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n The inspector read written statements from parents and looked a relevant documentation, such as the childminder's qualifications and her safeguarding policy.

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Inspection activities

19 October 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

19 October 2021 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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