Childminder in Somerset

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 emotionally secure, confident, and happy with the childminder. She provides a clean, safe environment, where children soon settle to the activities and are excited to explore and learn. Children have daily opportunities to be outdoors and investigate nature. Children remember their learning because the childminder provides good support. For example, she demonstrates to young children how to roll a ball of dough using her hands or a press and children enjoying repeating this. Later they return to the activity and spontaneously manage for themselves, recalling what they had to do. Children gain good independence skills, supporting them well for their next stages of development and school. For example, they dress dolls which helps them with managing their own clothes, they wash their hands and put on their shoes. The childminder demonstrates to children how to manage a new skill or solve a problem. She then gives them plenty of time to practise for

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themselves, such as using a pipette or removing dough that is stuck in a tube. She provides just the right amount of help for children to achieve their goals, without them getting frustrated. Parents no longer enter the premises as they would have done before COVID-19, unless their children are new to the setting. However, the childminder shares good information with parents through technology, daily discussions at the door and written feedback on children's care.

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need to do better?

n The childminder seeks a good range of information from parents on what children can already do, to know how to plan for them as soon as they start. To ensure the curriculum is sufficiently challenging, the childminder makes good observations to know how children are developing and what they need to learn next. She uses children's interests to motivate their learning, adding additional ideas and resources to maintain their concentration. n The childminder has a good understanding of what children are learning and how she is supporting that. She recognises some ways she can improve activities and challenge children even further. However, she does not provide enough opportunities for children to learn about cause and effect. For example, she draws children's attention to bubbles coming out of chalk in water but does not explain why that is happening. n Children are strong communicators. They listen and respond well to instructions.

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The childminder provides effective support for language skills, such as narrating what they are doing, adding vocabulary, and asking open questions. The childminder plans well to ensure children have opportunities to support all areas of development. However, opportunities to look at books are limited. n Children have strong, positive relationships with the childminder and each other. She provides a good role model, helping children to share, take turns, respect

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need to do better?

9 November 2021 each other's ideas, and wishes. The childminder sits with children at lunchtime. She has high expectations of children's behaviour, and they have good manners. Children see how the childminder thoroughly washes her own hands and drinks plenty of water. They have good discussions about healthy eating and looking after their teeth. n The childminder respects the children's ideas, choices and needs. For example, when young children need her help, she asks them what and how they want her to do it. She then seeks confirmation that she has done what they wanted her to do. Children develop a positive awareness of each other's differences and learn to value each other and themselves. n The childminder has good partnerships with parents and other providers sharing care of the children. She meets regularly with children's key person at nursery to discuss children's developmental needs. The childminder has completed the

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required two-year progress check to compare assessments and identify where children may need additional support. n The childminder continues to evaluate her own skills. She has improved her understanding of supporting children's well-being and since COVID-19 has developed her awareness of helping children who feel anxious. The childminder seeks out new training opportunities to further develop her knowledge.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder understands her responsibilities to keep children safe. She continues to update her knowledge in all aspects of safeguarding children, by attending training. She knows possible signs and symptoms which may indicate a child is at risk of harm and what to do if she is concerned. She has a clear policy and contact details for other agencies. The childminder supports children well in learning to manage risks and take care of their own safety. For example, they learn about road safety on outings, that berries on plants are only for the birds and how to use tools.

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should:

n improve awareness of helping children to learn about cause and effect to support their understanding of the world further n enhance the curriculum to increase opportunities for children to develop their reading skills further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2534597 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 10208549 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 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2019. She lives in a residential area close to Taunton town centre. The childminder provides care for children Monday to Wednesday, term time only.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 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 led the inspector on a walk around the setting to discuss how they use their environment to implement their curriculum. n The childminder and the inspector carried out a joint observation. n The inspector spoke with the childminder at convenient times to discuss leadership and management, and sampled documentation. n The inspector assessed the effectiveness of safeguarding and care procedures, n Parents' and children's views were taken into account.

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Inspection activities

9 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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