Childminder in Bristol

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children are happy and settled in the childminder's care. They develop good relationships with the childminder and demonstrate feeling secure. For instance, they hold the childminder's hand and separate from their parents happily. Children are keen to explore the resources. They are confident in making their own independent choices about what they want to play with and they eagerly tell the childminder what they would like to do. Older children excitedly take the lead for starting song time, where the childminder and other children happily join in. Children giggle together as they dance along to the action songs.

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The provision is good

Children are kind and considerate of each other; they share the resources and help to tidy away the toys when they have finished playing. Children form good friendships with the other children in the group. They talk about the friends who are coming to play and eagerly greet each other when they arrive. Children benefit from regular outdoor play opportunities and fresh air and exercise. The childminder ensures that children have daily outings so that they can have physical play and explore their local environment. There was some time during the COVID-19 pandemic when the children were not able to attend, due to the restrictions. The childminder kept in touch with the families during this time.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides children with good support to help them to develop their language and communication skills. Children are confident at speaking and sharing their ideas. They confidently talk to each other and the childminder as they play. Younger children capably use sentences as they describe what they have made with the sand. The childminder provides support to children who speak English as an additional language to become confident in speaking in their home language and in English. Children who speak English as an additional language are confident and able to join in and make relationships with the other children in the setting. n The childminder provides a curriculum that uses children's interests to engage children and to promote their learning. The childminder skilfully interacts with children and uses her knowledge of how children learn to support their engagement in activities. Children are keen and motivated to learn. However, on

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some occasions, the older, more capable children need a bit more challenge to help them to make better progress in their learning. n The childminder helps children to gain a good mathematical awareness. For instance, she uses children's interests well to introduce mathematical language and concepts as they play. Children confidently speak about quantity, size, shape and numbers as they play with the dough and sand. They count their fingers and are confident with simple addition, such as pointing out that five

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19 November 2021 fingers and five fingers make ten. Even the youngest children are keen to count and are able to recognise numerals and understand what they mean. n Parents say that they are very happy with the care that their children receive. Parents speak highly of the experiences that their children have with the childminder. They say that the childminder keeps them well informed about their children's learning. Parents say that their children miss going to the childminder on their days off. n The childminder recognises the importance of keeping her knowledge and skills up to date and relevant. She regularly carries out training and she accesses information to help to ensure that she is providing a good service. Recent training on children's communication has helped her to reflect and make changes to the way that she communicates with children. n Children are very imaginative and enjoy being creative and the childminder

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supports this well. She uses different tones and actions to motivate children to be involved in games. Children excitedly scream and run when the childminder pretends to be a lion. They continue to climb over the furniture and chase each other around the room. The childminder recognises the risk of children hurting themselves and tries to calm them down. However, she does not talk to children about why she does this, so that they could learn about risks and how to keep themselves safe.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder suitably understands her responsibilities to keep children safe. She carries out risk assessments in her home and for the outings that she takes children on. The childminder is vigilant and aware of the signs that may indicate that a child is at risk of harm. She has good procedures in place to follow to safeguard children and she understands her responsibility to report any concerns that she has about children's welfare.

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should:

n provide the older, more capable children with more challenge, to support them to make even better progress in their learning n support children to learn about risks as they play, to help them to learn how to keep themselves safe.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479910 Local authority Bristol City of Inspection number 10061869 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 6 Date of previous inspection 11 February 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in the Lawrence Weston area of Bristol. She provides care for children from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 has taken that into account in their evaluation of the childminder. n The inspector spoke to parents and took their views into account. n The inspector carried out a learning walk with the childminder. They discussed the learning environment and how the curriculum is organised. n The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with children throughout the inspection. n The inspector spoke to the children and the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector sampled some documentation.

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Inspection activities

19 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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19 November 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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