Jones, Catherine Ann

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children are happy and settled with this encouraging childminder. They are confident and feel safe in the childminder's care. The childminder models positive behaviours for children. This supports children to develop exemplary behaviour. Children are taught how to share and take turns from a young age. Children quickly develop the skills to be respectful and tolerant of one another. They demonstrate kindness and consideration in their actions towards others. For example, older children collect babies' bottles for them when they become upset.

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The provision is good

The childminder consistently praises children for their excellent listening skills, which helps to build their self-esteem. The childminder has devised a curriculum where there are plentiful opportunities for children to develop their vocabulary and speech. Children gain a love of reading books from a young age. Babies help to turn the pages as the childminder reads. Older children help to retell the story by joining in with well-known phrases. Children enjoy an inspiring and varied selection of well-organised activities. For example, they become engrossed in their daily 'what's in the bag' session where they enjoy choosing an object out of the bag and sing the nursery rhyme that it goes with.

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The provision is good

The childminder adapted her provision in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She revised the collection and drop-off procedures. Children now leave parents at the door and wash their hands as soon as they arrive at the setting.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides a broad curriculum that builds on children's knowledge and skills. She promotes children's mathematical development well. The childminder encourages children to recognise numbers within their environment. For example, children recognise numbers on car registration plates and on front doors as they go on walks. The childminder introduces younger children to colours as they independently explore stretchy tubes. Older children complete colour-matching and counting activities independently. They show good levels of concentration and persistence to complete the tasks successfully. Children enjoy making marks in the play dough with the toy zoo animals. They learn how to press buttons on torches to enable them to work. n The childminder constructs a curriculum that fully promotes children's physical development where children learn to develop their small- and large-muscle skills.

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This helps to prepare children for the next stage in their learning. Children benefit from going on daily trips to the zoo, woods, boat museum and local playgroups. Older children talk about their recent trip to the airfield to watch the 'Beluga aeroplane' and their journeys on local transport. These experiences help children to learn more about the world they live in.

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16 November 2021 n The children enjoy the wide range of healthy, nutritious food that the childminder prepares for them. She helps children to understand the benefits that eating healthy food can have on their bodies. Children thoroughly enjoy their social mealtimes. n The childminder has forged positive relationships with parents. They are extremely pleased with the service provided. Parents praise the childminder for the excellent communication links with home and for the large range of experiences she provides for children. The childminder seeks parental views and opinions through monthly questionnaires and she values what they say. She uses feedback that she receives to support any improvements. Parents bring in resources from home to support the topics that their children are learning about. The childminder has formed partnerships with the local school. She readily shares information about children's learning with them. This ensures that

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children's needs are being met. n The childminder teaches children about the dynamics of families that may be different to their own. She provides children with opportunities to learn about similarities and differences between themselves and others. For example, children learn about a range of religious festivals that occur at different points in the year. n Overall, babies crawl around to access the resources they wish to play with and older children are encouraged to put their own shoes and coats on. However, at times the childminder does not always focus on supporting children's growing independence.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Children are supervised well at all times when on the premises. The childminder teaches children about road safety on a daily basis. Children learn how to cross roads safely with a lollypop warden or while waiting for the green man at traffic lights. The childminder understands her responsibility to protect children. She has a good knowledge of the signs and symptoms that indicate a child may be at risk of harm. The childminder knows how to report any concerns she may have about a child's welfare. She updates her safeguarding knowledge by accessing appropriate training.

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should:

n provide further ways for children to develop their growing independence.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY318545 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 10129049 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 8 Date of previous inspection 27 January 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2007 and lives in Bromborough, Wirral. She operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder. She has taken that into account in her evaluation of the setting. n Relevant documentation was sampled by the inspector, including evidence of the childminder's training. n The childminder and the inspector had a tour of the premises and completed a learning walk to ascertain the childminder's intent and rationale for the early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children during the inspection and evaluated the impact this had on children's learning. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

16 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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Inspection activities

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