Childminder in Milton Keynes

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

Children play in a safe and homely environment. The children and childminder share a warm and positive relationship. Children show that they feel safe and are able to share their thoughts, feelings and ideas. They behave well. They ask for help when they need it and are kind and helpful to others.

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The provision requires improvement

Children are happy to engage in activities and enjoy their time with the childminder. However, they do not always benefit from high-quality learning experiences, and activities do not consistently build on what they know or are curious about. Children are not always challenged enough to help them make good progress. For example, when they show a keen interest in learning about size, measurements and weight, the childminder does not make use of this chance to extend their understanding and knowledge. This has an impact on children's full access to some of the areas of learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder offers activities for the children that they happily take part in. They share their ideas and thoughts, for instance about their block creations. However, although children engage with what is on offer, their emerging interests are not fully supported and developed to help them make consistently good progress. For example, when children repeatedly ask questions about the weight of tarmac and if a whale can fit in the house, the childminder does not recognise the chance to extend their mathematical development. n Parents are encouraged to be a part of their children's development. The childminder uses a social media platform to keep them informed about the care and education that their children receive. Parents feel supported by the childminder and are able to share their concerns and celebrations. n Children are curious and ask many questions about the world around them. They have good opportunities to explore outdoors and develop their physical

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need to do better?

skills. They walk to the park and the pond near the childminder's home, which provides opportunities to learn about road safety. The childminder encourages children's interest in the natural world and explains how to take care of the environment, such as through litter picking. There are plentiful opportunities for children to learn about being healthy and using their bodies. For instance, they practise whole-body movements at the nearby park. n The childminder takes children's prior experiences into account. For example, she offered children an activity based on sea creatures because they had been on holiday to the seaside. However, she does not make good use of her assessments of children to challenge children and help them move forward. Children's next steps in learning are sometimes not identified securely enough to help them make consistently good progress. Although the childminder wants

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8 July 2022 children to do well, she does not always accurately identify what they need to learn next. For instance, she sometimes plans activities that are not precisely matched to children's current level of development. n The childminder does not evaluate her own practice robustly or make full use of professional development opportunities to build on her skills and knowledge. This has an impact on the quality of teaching and the curriculum the childminder provides.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder knows what do if she has a concern about the children in her care. Her knowledge of extreme behaviours to look out for and what to do if she was concerned about radicalisation is secure. She ensures all areas that are used with the children are safe and suitable. The childminder is confident of the signs and indicators that may mean a child is at risk of harm and knows the procedures to follow. She is confident of her role and responsibility to ensure the safety and well- being of the children in their care. She demonstrates this in the activities she offers children. For example, while litter picking on a trip to the park, the children take an interest in an empty cigarette packet and she sparks a conversation about smoking and lung health.

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Due date

ensure children's learning needs are identified more precisely, to plan and provide challenging activities tailored to what they need to learn next, to help children make better progress. 26/08/2022

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should:

n develop and improve skills in building on children's interests and ideas and supporting them to develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills n develop a more effective and targeted professional development plan to ensure that knowledge and skills are continually developed and kept up to date, so that teaching is consistently good quality.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY454963 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 10228751 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 4 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 10 November 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Bletchley, Milton Keynes. The childminder offers care on Monday to Friday, from 7am until 6pm, for most of the year.

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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 provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder and inspector jointly discussed and evaluated an activity. n The inspector viewed some video feedback from parents to take account of their views. n The inspector observed children's play and routines and interacted with them. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about her work and discussed her knowledge and understanding of safeguarding.

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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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