Childminder in Oxfordshire

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 thoroughly enjoy their time with the childminder. They move around her home and garden with great confidence, happily making choices about what to do. They know where to find the resources they want to use because the childminder organises the learning environment very well. This helps children be independent in their learning. This was illustrated when very young children helped themselves to paper and pencils because they wanted to draw. They knew exactly where to find these because the childminder ensures they are within reach and in the same place each day.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from being looked after by a childminder who has high expectations for their behaviour. They have in the childminder a role model who consistently shows them how to be considerate and polite. As a result, children instinctively use 'please' and 'thank you'. They put resources away after use and help set the table for mealtimes.

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The provision is good

Children take part in a range of interesting learning experiences that meet their developmental needs very effectively. The childminder knows the children extremely well and takes account of their personalities when planning how best to engage them in learning. This approach is very successful in helping children to focus and enjoy their learning. For example, the childminder knows that some children learn best through first-hand, practical experiences. With this in mind, she teaches a lot of her curriculum through involving children fully in daily tasks and routines.

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n Children show very good levels of independence for their age. This is because the childminder teaches them how to do things for themselves and gives them plenty of time to practise developing skills. Young children can put on their own shoes and know where to hang their coats. They are able to change their own clothes, making sure everything is on the right way round. They use cutlery carefully and correctly. n Children develop a strong love of books. They choose favourite stories for the childminder to read. She reads clearly and with great expression. This helps ensure children remain focused and interested. Children remember familiar words and phrases from favourite stories and enjoy talking about what they can see in the pictures that accompany the written words. n Children learn a lot through helping to prepare meals. They learn to use tools, such as knives and peelers, safely. Children also learn a lot about numbers and

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need to do better?

other mathematical concepts. For example, the childminder shows them how to count correctly and teaches them about the difference between a half and a

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need to do better?

24 March 2022 quarter. Children show that they are gaining a very good grounding in mathematics. n Overall, the childminder supports children's language development very well. She models language clearly and shows great delight as children learn new words and phrases. Younger children thoroughly enjoy using the new words they learn. Older children confidently listen and talk. Occasionally, the childminder asks questions that interrupt, rather than enhance, the flow of children's play and learning. n Children are encouraged by the childminder to try out their own ideas and work things out for themselves. This helps them to become independent and inquisitive learners. Children talk about their 'experiments' as they mix sand and water. They focus hard as they try to solve the problem of how to get the damp sand out the bottom of a container. Children show great pride when they work out that by mixing and tipping quickly they can achieve their aim.

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need to do better?

n The childminder helps children understand what makes them special and unique. She encourages them to teach her words in the languages they sometimes hear at home, and praises them when they show her new skills they are learning elsewhere, such as dance moves. n Parents are full of praise for the childminder. They really appreciated the effort the childminder made to stay in touch during closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Children remember talking to her remotely and the activities she dropped off for them to do. Parents report that because the childminder remained a consistent presence in children's lives, they settled back into her care very happily when she was able to reopen her provision. n The childminder understands that working closely with staff at other settings children attend can be beneficial to children. Although she reaches out to staff at some nurseries, this is not consistent. For example, the childminder has not

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need to do better?

considered how she can build these partnerships with nurseries from which she does not collect children.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a secure understanding of the signs that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. She knows how to share any such concerns, and the importance of doing so promptly, to keep children safe. The childminder attends regular training and completes her own research to ensure her safeguarding knowledge remains up to date. She has an accurate understanding of wider safeguarding issues, such as the risks to children of being exposed to extreme views or ideologies. The childminder ensures that her home is safe and secure, and supervises children closely at all times.

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should:

24 March 2022 n develop questioning techniques, reflecting on how to use these to best effect to support and extend children's learning n build more consistent partnerships with staff at other settings children attend, to share information more regularly about children's progress, interests and needs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 133327 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10228246 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 7 Date of previous inspection 27 September 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1989. She lives in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The childminder operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, throughout the year.

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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 setting. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about their intentions for children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children, and evaluated the quality of education being provided. n Parents shared their views, and the inspector took these into account. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

24 March 2022 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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