Childminder in North Lincolnshire

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

Children are happy and settled in this home-from-home setting. They have access to a wide range of resources that reflect their interests, which means they can make choices about their play. Children have a strong relationship with the childminder and good friendships with each other. They initiate conversations and are keen for others to join in their play.

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The provision requires improvement

Children behave well. The childminder gently reminds them of rules, such as not climbing on furniture. Children are reminded to use good manners and to be kind to each other and the childminder's pets. Their empathy is promoted well through role play with baby dolls. Children are secure in the familiar daily routines. Their developing independence is supported ready for the move to nursery school. For instance, the childminder helps them to put their shoes on.

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The provision requires improvement

Children enjoy playing outdoors. They explore how their natural environment changes with the seasons. For example, the childminder talks to them about how the garden is changing now that the spring flowers are growing. The childminder understands the importance of completing effective risk assessments so that children can play in a healthy and safe environment. However, she does not always ensure all hazards are removed or minimised before children enter the premises.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn. She completes observations and plans her curriculum to focus on their interests. The childminder involves children in planning activities. For example, she asks them which resources they would like to use to make pictures of spring flowers. Children enjoy playing with small-world toys. The childminder interacts with them well and encourages their play. She helps them to be imaginative, develop story lines and make links to their own real-life experiences. n The childminder supports children's communication and language skills successfully. She models language well throughout their play, engages them in conversation and repeats words so that they hear them pronounced correctly. The childminder helps parents to understand the negative impact that excessive use of dummies can have on children's speaking skills. n Parents speak very highly of the childminder. They comment that their children

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need to do better?

make good progress and love attending. The childminder provides parents with activities to support children's learning at home. For instance, she shares workbooks with them to promote children's early reading. However, the childminder does not encourage a consistent two-way flow of information to ensure continuity in children's learning. In addition, she does not complete the required progress check for all children aged between two and three years. This

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27 April 2022 means that, potentially, gaps in children's learning could be missed. n The childminder talks to children about keeping safe when using the internet and about their bodies being private. She supervises them well during their play. The childminder understands the importance of keeping the premises safe and secure. However, she does not always remove potential hazards to children's health and safety before they enter the premises. For example, children have to wait for dog faeces and discarded tools in the garden to be cleared away before they can play. n The childminder promotes children's early numeracy and writing skills successfully. Children develop their small muscles when they squeeze paint from tubes. They use their fingers and sponges to make patterns in paint. The childminder encourages children to count. They think about what number comes next in a sequence and she helps them to understand concepts, such as 'one

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need to do better?

more'. n The childminder reflects on her practice and continues to build on her knowledge and skills. She reads widely and has plans in place to improve her practice. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the childminder completed training to enhance her understanding of children's mental health. She has adapted her practice so that she can spend more one-to-one time with children who may be struggling.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder knows how to recognise the signs that indicate a child might be at risk from harm or abuse. She has a secure knowledge of wider child protection issues, such as children who might be at risk from exploitation. The childminder knows the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child, or an allegation is made. She has clear procedures in place for the use of mobile phones and other electronic devices. Although the childminder records which children are on the premises each day, she does not keep an accurate record of the times they attend the setting.

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Due date

complete effective risk assessments to make sure all potential hazards to children's health and safety are minimised or removed before children enter the premises 04/05/2022

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Due date

27 April 2022 keep an accurate record of the names of children who attend the setting, and their hours of attendance 04/05/2022

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Due date

review children's progress between the ages of two and three years, and provide parents and/or carers with a short written summary of their child's development in the prime areas. 26/05/2022

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should:

n implement the planned improvements to strengthen partnerships with parents and promote a continuous two-way flow of information about children's learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540276 Local authority North Lincolnshire Inspection number 10237289 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 26 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Doncaster. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 4. She occasionally works with an assistant. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free 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 their evaluation of the setting. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder planned her curriculum and organised different aspects of learning. n Children spoke to the inspector about toys they play with when they attend the setting. n The inspector considered parents' feedback and discussed working with different families with the childminder. n The inspector observed teaching and completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. She talked to the childminder about training and how she evaluates the provision.

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Inspection activities

27 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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Inspection activities

27 April 2022 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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