Childminder in Luton

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children are settled and happy in the childminder's welcoming home. They benefit from significant improvements made since the last inspection. Overall, activities and experiences arise from the childminder and their co-childminder's secure knowledge of what children can already do and what they need to do next. Children have plenty of opportunities to explore and investigate outdoors. They learn about the world around them as they plant, care for and harvest fruits and vegetables. Children spontaneously fill watering cans and water their plants, showing care for the things they grow.

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The provision is good

Children behave well and understand what is expected of them. They follow the childminder's good example. They are kind to each other and know how to help look after the space around them, tidying up after activities. Children learn to be independent in preparation for their future learning. They set out plates for snack and carefully butter crackers. Babies practise using a spoon to feed themselves.

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The provision is good

Children explore dough, and they strengthen their hand muscles as they roll and press. They predict what might happen when they add more flour to the dough, correctly deciding that it will become less sticky. They cut out numbers in the dough, then form more numbers using their fingers. The childminder praises children as they correctly identify the numbers they have made.

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need to do better?

n The childminder and her co-childminder have improved their understanding of how children develop and learn since their last inspection. They find out what children already know and can do, and work with their assistant to provide experiences to support all children's learning. They have high expectations for children's development and give children the support to achieve these. The adults who work with the children plan for their development together, and most children are achieving in line with expectations. Where development is lower, children are catching up as the adults are focusing more specifically on the gaps in their development to build on what they can already do. n Children benefit from the care of adults who are enthusiastic, get involved in their play and help them to take the next step. The adults encourage them to explore, for example to find out why balls will not come down a tube. Children

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try different things, correctly working out that they need to push more balls to push out the one that has become stuck. However, at times, the adults over- direct activities and do not give short instructions that younger or less-confident children can respond to more easily. This sometimes means that children do not see a learning experience through to its full conclusion. n Parents report that they are happy with the care and education their children

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need to do better?

19 May 2022 receive. They comment positively about the improvements that have been made. Parents report that they receive lots of support and ideas to help their children's learning at home. The childminder and her co-childminder work hard to involve parents and this has a positive impact on children's experiences. n The adults focus on helping children to hear and understand words. They commentate on children's play to help children hear and respond to the words they hear around them. This supports the language development of all children, including those who learn English as an additional language. However, activities are not always planned to allow the youngest children to be as fully involved as the older ones. Younger children have things that they like to do and that help them make progress. However, this means that they do not have the best opportunities to learn from their older friends. n The childminder and her co-childminder have put in place robust procedures for

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need to do better?

professional development. They have a wide range of training that they use to help them and their assistant to keep up to date with relevant knowledge. This has helped them to make improvements, including to the ways that they manage children's behaviour. They have improved the safety of the indoor and outdoor spaces. Children now move around spaces safely. For example, they pedal bikes around the garden, negotiating obstacles and taking care not to bump into each other.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder, their co-childminder and their assistant all demonstrate much- improved knowledge and understanding of child protection matters. They have a secure awareness of the signs and symptoms of potential abuse and/or neglect. They know the reporting procedures for local relevant agencies and how to share any concerns about adults who work with children. Both childminders show a much-improved understanding of how to ensure adults remain suitable to work with children.

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should:

n adapt how adults speak to children during activities, to give children enough time to follow instructions and to see activities through to their full conclusion n find ways to involve the youngest children more successfully in group activities and everyday routines to support their development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY452688 Local authority Luton Inspection number 10217769 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 15 Date of previous inspection 1 December 2021

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Luton. She operates her provision all year round from 7am until 8.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with another childminder and an assistant on a full-time basis.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector viewed the areas of the provision used by children and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The childminder, their co-childminder and the inspector discussed the curriculum and their intentions for children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The childminder and the inspector observed an activity carried out by the co- childminder. They discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection to gather their views.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector reviewed a range of documents relating to the running of the provision, including evidence of the suitability of all adults who work with children on the premises.

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Inspection activities

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

19 May 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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