Greenwood, Natalie

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 happy and safe. The childminder creates a warm and welcoming environment that supports an ambitious and well-planned curriculum. Children love being outdoors. They access well-organised outdoor play areas where they engage with nature and the natural world. The childminder takes children on daily walks where they experience opportunities to explore and to investigate the countryside and the local amenities. For example, children regularly visit a local community allotment. They spend all day exploring and investigating the flora and fauna, and they plant, sow, cultivate and harvest different types of healthy foods.

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The provision is good

Children are physically active. They show good control and coordination in both large and small movements appropriate for their stage of development. In addition, children's physical well-being and emotional health are considered as a priority. The childminder's recent training in mindfulness is transferred effectively into children's daily routines. For example, children enjoy yoga and breathing exercises each morning and evening. They confidently follow the childminder's instructions to create their animal pose. Children learn breathing techniques which help them to feel calmer and become more aware of their emotions. Most of all, children enjoy themselves and have fun keeping healthy.

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The provision is good

Exceptional relationships are established with the children and their families. The childminder's help, advice and support has continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, she regularly checked in with parents. The childminder read favourite stories and held singing sessions with children using video links. These helped the children to feel settled and assured upon their return. Although parents drop off and collect children on the doorstep, these changes have not impacted on the sharing of children's progress and achievement. In addition, the childminder continues to support parents with examples of extending children's learning at home. This includes building on children's love of reading.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is highly effective in developing professionally, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. She has recently enrolled on a course to help her understand child development related to the challenges those with special educational needs and/or disabilities face. This is an area she is interested in developing further into her provision. In addition, she reviews and refines the documentation that she maintains. This enables her to keep up to date with changes to legislation and to meet changes in requirements. n Children are well behaved. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure through the close relationships established with the childminder. For example, children sit on the childminder's knee and snuggle in while looking at books.

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need to do better?

3 December 2021 Children learn to share and to take turns, and show kindness towards others. They understand how their acts of kindness makes them and others feel. Children proudly show off the personalised Christmas gifts and the printed wrapping paper that they have made to give to their parents. n Children develop confidence and resilience. They learn to wash their hands independently and to make choices and decisions about what they do. Children learn to use different tools. For instance, they competently use a knife to carefully chop their banana into slices at snack time. The childminder constantly praises them for their achievements. This helps to build their self-esteem. n The childminder extends children's experiences by taking them to groups where they have a wider opportunity to socialise with other children. The childminder enriches children's understanding of the world around them by making use of

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need to do better?

her local area. Children learn about the wider world as they play with resources and enjoy stories which represent different communities and families. n The childminder constantly talks to children throughout their play. She provides appropriate challenge and recall during conversations to support children's speech and language. Children enjoy, listen attentively and respond with understanding to familiar stories, rhymes and songs. These are appropriate to their age and stage of development. However, occasionally, the childminder does not model the use of the correct words with children. This means children do not always hear the right pronunciation of the word so that they store it and remember it correctly.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a secure understanding of how to keep children safe from harm and abuse. She knows the signs that might lead her to be concerned about a child's welfare. The childminder attends regular training to keep her child protection knowledge up to date. She has appropriate procedures in place for reporting concerns about children and adults to the appropriate authorities. The childminder ensures her home is clean, safe and secure. Children can play and explore in safety under her careful supervision. She carries out regular checks of all equipment and carefully considers how to keep children safe when they are on outings.

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should:

n focus more precisely on using accurate words with children so that they hear and remember these correctly.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY553871 Local authority Cumbria Inspection number 10148338 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 Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Kendal, Cumbria. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder is registered to provide 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 setting 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 her evaluation of the setting. n The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and the children during activities and assessed the impact of teaching on children's learning. n The childminder and the inspector evaluated the activities observed during the inspection and discussed the children's learning. n The childminder showed the inspector the areas of her home that children access. They discussed how the childminder organises her setting and plans the curriculum and experiences for children. n The inspector took account of the views of parents from written feedback provided. n Relevant documentation was viewed by the inspector, including evidence of the childminder's training and suitability of the household members.

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Inspection activities

3 December 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

3 December 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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