Childminder in Lincolnshire

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 are happy and settled and show a positive attitude towards their learning. They are excited to engage with the childminder and her assistants. Babies give the childminder a beaming smile when they wake from their nap. Young children have a smile on their faces all the time as they run around exploring. The childminder and her assistants know the children well. They acknowledge that the children were all born during the COVID-19 pandemic and they are often unsettled by new people. Children who are unsure of visitors receive sensitive and gentle reassurance.

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The provision is good

Children have good opportunities to build on their physical skills. For example, they negotiate the childminder's garden, which is on different levels, with confidence. They climb and slide, kick, roll and throw balls safely. Children learn about different celebrations. They explore items that relate to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, and proudly show visitors their colouring pictures relating to the Jubilee. Children thrive on adults high expectations of them. They proudly show assistants their attempts to write their own name on their drawings. Children are well behaved. Younger children learn good manners and how to be polite as they follow the childminder's and her assistants' lead. Children are reminded to say 'thank you' as they are handed their lunch. Children are encouraged to wait patiently for their turn to wash their hands.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is passionate about her business and committed to getting to know the children and families she looks after. She is a superb role model to her assistants, and holds regular meetings with them to discuss and evaluate activities. However, supervision, coaching and support for her assistants to further develop their knowledge and skills to the highest level have not yet been fully implemented. n The childminder and her assistants establish secure and trusting relationships with children. They get to know the individual children's personalities well and understand what makes them happy and equally what makes them sad. Children enjoy the company of the childminder and the assistants. They are eager for the adults to help them find bugs in the garden and explore living things. n The childminder is clear about her curriculum. She knows what the children already know and what she wants them to learn next. The childminder and her

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assistants plan activities that help children to progress in their learning. For instance, for children who are beginning to draw freely, activities are planned to further help them develop their skills using additional equipment to make marks. For instance, children explore large scale paper with different brushes, rollers and crayons.

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26 May 2022 n The childminder and her assistants support young children to develop skills to support their future learning. For example, children are encouraged to be independent. This includes helping them to change their own clothes, such as taking off their cardigans and changing their t-shirts. n The childminder shares a written summary when children move on to another setting to show each child's progress. However, when children attend another early years setting, she does not always share information about children's achievements and development. This potentially does not help to promote consistency in their learning. n The childminder is aware that during the COVID-19 pandemic, children did not have opportunities to mix with other children of their own age. Being a larger home-based setting, each day the children play and explore together in various groups and develop their social skills well. For example, the children sit together

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at lunchtime and chat with each other during their meal. n The childminder has developed strong relationships with parents. She keeps them regularly informed about their child's activities and daily routines via a secure online live feed. Information is updated throughout the day, including, details regarding children's sleep times and nappy changing. This helps to promote a shared approach to supporting children's development. n Children are confident to explore their own ideas and spend a long time at their chosen activity. For instance, they put on a chef's hat and apron and are keen to use their imagination in the play kitchen. Staff engage children in conversations about what they are doing, they ask children what their favourite food is. Children say, 'I love pasta'. This helps to encourage children's speaking skills.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has created an extensive 'at a glance' guide to all things safeguarding. This offers an instant reference guide to ensure they can not only identify types of abuse but also have access to the correct authority's phone number. This means, they are able to act immediately if they have a concern about a child's safety. The childminder's home is extremely clean and tidy. She places high priority on healthy practices. For example, she encourages regular handwashing and children to change out of outdoor clothes into a clean set of clothes before lunch and sleep times. The childminder carries out daily, weekly and monthly checks of her home, to remove or minimise any potential hazards.

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should:

n develop a focused programme of supervision and coaching to help assistants to develop their knowledge and skills even further

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should:

26 May 2022 n promote a collaborative approach with other early years settings that children attend to support their learning and development further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490260 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 10233279 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 21 Date of previous inspection 9 August 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Grantham, Lincolnshire. She operates all year round from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Thursday, and from 8am until 2pm on Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder employs two assistants.

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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 provision. n The inspector looked around the areas of the setting available to children. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder, her assistants and the children throughout the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector took account of returned questionnaires from parents. n Relevant documentation was available for inspection, including suitability checks, qualifications and policies and procedures.

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Inspection activities

26 May 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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26 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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