Childminder in Bristol

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Outstanding

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The provision is good

The childminder is caring and provides a very nurturing environment for the children. She has built extremely strong and beneficial relationships with them. They are very happy and content and thrive in her care. Young children behave very well. They listen respectfully to the childminder, share with their friends, and take turns with toys. They take pride in doing things for themselves and excellently develop their sense of responsibility. They conscientiously tidy toys away, help to clean the table at mealtimes and put their rubbish in the bin. The childminder gives children time to tackle new tasks, developing their confidence and encouraging them to 'have a go'. Children work hard to get the tops off their yoghurt pots at lunchtime and to build with construction items. They develop very positive attitudes towards learning and developing their skills.

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The provision is good

The childminder kept in touch with children and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her messages and video calls helped maintain their relationships during periods of national lockdown. Parents do not come into the childminder's home, in order to help maintain safe social distancing. The childminder continues to maintain a very beneficial two-way flow of communication with parents, through daily chats and messaging. She has also set up a noticeboard outside her home to share useful information with them.

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need to do better?

n The childminder carefully monitors and assesses children's progress through frequent observations. She identifies any gaps in children's development and makes plans to help them to achieve the next steps in their learning. All children make good progress, and their personal, social, and emotional development are very good. This includes children who speak more than one language. Children gain essential skills that will support their future learning. n Overall, the childminder supports children's communication well. Children listen and show considerable understanding for their age, they learn to take turns in conversation and start to discuss their ideas. However, at times, the childminder does not flexibly adapt her support, such as to model speech sounds clearly and consistently, to develop all children's language skills as quickly as possible. n The childminder sets out her home in a very child-centred way. She provides a

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varied and highly organised range of toys and stimulating resources. These are very thoughtfully presented across the main rooms of her home and out in her garden. She makes excellent use of all areas, maximising opportunities for children to make choices. They eagerly explore, making marks with chalks on the easel and find wheels to put on items that they build. They use play tools imaginatively to 'fix things' and giggle excitedly as they hide in the play tent. n Children have fun with the childminder. She gets down to their level, and

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3 November 2021 sensitively joins in with their play and exploration. Overall, she effectively inspires them and they concentrate well on things that interest them. However, the childminder does not adapt her approach during adult-led activities. She occasionally does not build on children's emerging ideas, to extend their engagement with the resources and develop their skills to the highest level. n The childminder uses the local area extensively to broaden the range of learning experiences offered to children. They relish trips to visit the city docks, where they excitedly watch the boats and the construction vehicles working nearby. They build their confidence and social skills in new situations during visits to local play-based groups where they can meet with other children of a similar age. The childminder meets regularly with other childminders at a local woodland near her home. They work together to offer the children inspiring

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activities to learn about and experience nature. n The childminder conscientiously reflects on her practice and provision, making changes to benefit the children in her care. She works closely with a group of local childminders to discuss and share good practice and gain new ideas. She uses her membership with childminding associations and links with local authority advisers to undertake training, to maintain her skills and to keep abreast of changes to requirements.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder closely monitors children as they play. She carries out thorough risk assessments on her home and when on outings to help maintain children's safety and security, including during her trips to the local woodland. She is vigilant as children play and explore in her home and gives them reminders on safe practices. The childminder knows what actions to take if she has a concern about a child's safety or well-being. She ensures she keeps abreast of any changes and refreshes her knowledge by undertaking relevant child protection training regularly.

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should:

n adapt teaching to flexibly follow and support children's needs even more closely, developing their skills to the highest level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 106827 Local authority Bristol City of Inspection number 10125403 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 2 Date of previous inspection 24 February 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1998 and lives in Clifton, Bristol. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Tuesday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection of the childminder since the COVID-19 pandemic. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provision. n The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and discussed with the childminder how she implements the educational programmes for the children. n The childminder and the inspector evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together. The inspector observed the children and the childminder and spoke with them at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector took account of parents' written views by reading their comments in letters. n Relevant documentation was reviewed by the inspector, including suitability checks and paediatric first-aid qualifications, and the childminder informed of her procedures for safeguarding the children.

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Inspection activities

3 November 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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