Childminder in Essex

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

p.1

The provision is good

Children are confident communicators and freely share their thoughts and ideas with each other. They quickly develop trusting and warm relationships with the childminder. Children listen carefully to what she says and respond enthusiastically to her instructions. All children, including the younger ones, have good social skills. They are very polite, remembering to use 'please' and 'thank you', often without any prompting from the childminder. This helps children to develop key skills to support their future learning. Children behave well and know that they need to share resources and take turns. They patiently wait for their friends to finish with resources, such as toy traffic lights, before taking their turn.

p.2

The provision is good

Children are constantly curious and motivated to learn. They demonstrate their good memory skills as they recall events from a story read earlier in the day. For example, children remember information about sea creatures and are amused by the knowledge that it is the 'daddy seahorses who have the babies'. Children really enjoy their time with the childminder. They laugh as she joins in with their play, helping them to use spray bottles to create water patterns on the fence. Children enjoy using resources creatively for different purposes. For example, they eagerly pretend to be 'fish' as the childminder uses a toy tape measure to reel in her 'catch'.

p.2

need to do better?

n The childminder has a good understanding of children's interests and how they learn best. This helps her to plan appropriate next steps to support their development. Consequently, children make good levels of progress in relation to their starting points. They learn to be independent and persevere to solve problems for themselves. For example, children 'drive' their cars to the role play petrol station, parking them carefully next to the pretend pump. They quickly recognise that the hose will not reach the petrol tank, so they work out that they need to turn their car around to solve the problem. n Children enjoy learning about the world around them. The childminder provides activities that encourage children to learn about recycling and introduces complex words, such as 'biodiversity'. Children sift through cooked, coloured spaghetti to find pictures of items, such as crisp packets and glass bottles, that

p.2

need to do better?

should not be in the sea. They place these pictures in 'the bin' and continue to clean up the sea. Children find small plastic sea-life animals and confidently try to name each one. However, sometimes, the childminder is too quick to answer her own questions. This means that children do not always have time to think and answer for themselves. n Partnerships with parents work well to support continuity in children's learning and development. Regular updates help to keep parents aware of their children's

p.2

need to do better?

8 June 2022 achievements. The childminder provides parents with home learning packs so that they can further extend and support their children at home. Parents comment in written testimonials that they are really happy with the care and progress their children are making. n The childminder has good links with local schools. She provides assessment reports and shares information with school teachers to enable them to continue to support children's learning and development. Children develop a good range of skills to enable them to move confidently on to school. For example, they learn how to open and close their lunchboxes, and recognise their names when written down. n Children have many opportunities to decide what they would like to play with. They learn to recognise colours, and use their imaginative skills in role play. Sometimes, however, the childminder does not make the most of their play and interest to incorporate simple mathematical concepts into activities.

p.2

need to do better?

n The childminder has a positive attitude to developing her practice and learning new skills. She recognises the importance of sourcing training courses and online information to extend her knowledge and raise outcomes for children. The childminder seeks the views of the parents regularly. She takes their suggestions into account when reflecting on her teaching skills and the environment. This helps to support her professional development and the quality of the educational programmes.

p.3

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

p.3

Safeguarding

The childminder regularly completes safeguarding training to help keep her knowledge of all child protection matters current. She has a good understanding of the signs and symptoms that may indicate children are at risk of harm or abuse. The childminder is aware of the additional dangers posed to children through radicalisation and extremist behaviour. She keeps contact details close to hand in the event of any concerns and knows which statutory safeguarding body to contact should she need advice. This helps to support children's safety and welfare.

p.3

should:

n make the most of all opportunities to build on and extend children's use of simple mathematical concepts in their play n develop teaching skills further to encourage children to use more complex words and sentences in their response to questions.

p.3

Setting details

Unique reference number 2562781 Local authority Essex Inspection number 10232155 Type of provision Childminder

p.4

Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

p.4

inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

p.4

Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2019. She lives in Manningtree, Essex. She operates all year round from Monday to Friday. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6.30pm.

p.4

Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss 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 provided the inspector with a sample of key documents on request.

p.4

Inspection activities

8 June 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.

p.4

Inspection activities

8 June 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.

p.5

Inspection activities

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

p.6

Inspection activities

You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ , write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk

p.6

Inspection activities

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our monthly newsletter for more information and updates: http://eepurl.com/iTrDn .

p.6

Inspection activities

T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/ofsted

p.6