Fussey, Jeanette

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children arrive ready to join in with the activities that are already underway in the childminder's busy and welcoming provision. They discover a basket of pretty toy Easter eggs. Pre-school children count the eggs and notice that they are different sizes. This helps them to consolidate their mathematical knowledge. Children of all ages use the attached ribbons to carefully hang the eggs on a tree. This helps to promote children's arm and hand control. The youngest children hide the eggs under the settee. They laugh with delight and mischief when the childminder wonders where all her eggs have gone. Children know the childminder's high expectations for their conduct towards each other. School-age children are eager to read to younger ones. They willingly help with serving lunch.

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The provision is good

The childminder kept in contact with children during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Families brought materials for her to use to make 'insect hotels'. The childminder built the hotels and sent photos of them to the children. This helped children to learn about caring for wildlife. When it was time to return to group provision, the children were eager to see the hotels. This supported them to adapt quickly to parting from their parents at the front door. Children now follow well- established arrival and departure routines that help to promote their independence.

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need to do better?

n The childminder and her assistants work together well. Their polite manner sets a good example for children to follow. Children are consistently respectful and helpful towards others. They all join in cheerfully at tidy-up time. Children who become deeply absorbed in solitary and imaginative play are left undisturbed. This allows them to concentrate and develop their own ideas. n Parents praise the well-qualified and experienced childminder. They say that her setting is like an extension of the family and that children are excited to attend. n The childminder supports parents to continue children's learning. Children take sunflower seeds home. They tell the childminder their news about growing the seeds. The shared experience encourages children to think and talk about what is the same and different about their homes and families. n The childminder and her assistants plan activities that match children's interests.

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However, sometimes, they do not help children to focus precisely enough on what they need to learn next. Some children are ready to learn more about dividing a given number in different ways. The childminder and her assistants do not consistently help them to practise this during activities and routines. This does not help children to make the swiftest progress. n Children make good progress in learning to speak. There is non-stop, lively conversation about wide-ranging topics. For example, children discuss which recycling bin each item of rubbish should go into. The childminder introduces

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12 April 2022 interesting words. Everyone 'scrunches' their chiffon square into a ball. Matching the word to the action helps the children to extend their meaningful vocabulary. n The childminder makes effective use of resources. She places a giant cardboard tube upright and writes children's names next to their height marks. This helps children to learn about relative height. Younger toddlers are fascinated to discover that the tube rolls away when they push it with their feet. The activities help children to learn the properties of cylinders. n The childminder and her assistants promote children's early reading well. Toddlers know that the pages open from right to left. They take great care when they lift the flaps to discover what is concealed behind them on the page. Children often bring books to adults and ask to be read to. This shows that children find reading enjoyable and worthwhile. n The childminder is supportive of her assistants. They like working in the setting

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need to do better?

and want to do their best for the children in their care. However, the assistants do not know precisely enough what they need to do to improve their professional knowledge and skills. This does not promote their progress towards excellent practice effectively enough.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder demonstrates secure knowledge of child protection. She trains her assistants to understand and implement her safeguarding procedures. Everyone knows what to do if they have concerns about children's welfare. The childminder identifies and minimises risks to children's safety. She teaches them about road safety when they go for local walks. She tells them why they must stand still on the platform until the train has stopped. This helps children to learn self-control that keeps them safe. The childminder provides children with fresh and healthy food. She gathers information about children's allergies to particular foods and caters safely for them. This helps to promote children's physical well-being.

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should:

n sharpen the focus on the intended learning for individual children n help assistants to understand precisely what to do to improve their practice.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY271430 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 10129037 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 18 Number of children on roll 20 Date of previous inspection 9 June 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Stockport. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Tuesday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant qualification at level 4. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. Three assistants work with the childminder on a part-time basis.

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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 and the inspector discussed the childminder's intentions for her curriculum. They considered the impact of activities on children's progress. n The inspector observed interactions between the childminder, her two assistants and the children. She spoke with and played with children. n Parents completed questionnaires for the childminder, and the inspector spoke with a parent. The inspector took account of parents' views. n Documents used in the childminder's setting were sampled by the inspector. The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder and members of her household aged 16 years and over.

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Inspection activities

12 April 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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