Childminder in Nottinghamshire

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

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The provision is good

Children are happy when they arrive with their parents and carers at the childminder's setting. The childminder gives them a warm welcome as they enter her home. Children sit down and remove their shoes independently, placing them on the mat. They respect one another as they share resources throughout the day. They take it in turns to place items on their 'today' board, when they talk about the weather outside. Children use their imagination to re-enact events they remember. They place small-world people on a train and talk about getting ready to go to a wedding. They say, 'We need to find the bride,' as they search through resources.

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The provision is good

Children know the boundaries and behaviour expected of them. They follow instructions and recap them. For example, before they cross over roads, they look 'side to side' and use their 'listening ears' to check if it is safe. Children are proud of their achievements. They show visitors their cress seeds that they have planted and the plants that they have been looking after outside.

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The provision is good

Children make choices and enjoy being in the company of the childminder. They dance altogether, holding hands and moving their bodies to music they have chosen. All children join in, laughing and smiling as they spin, twist and shake.

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need to do better?

n The secure relationships that the childminder has built with the children mean they feel safe and happy to explore the environment. Children walk in confidently after leaving their parents and say 'hello' to other children when they enter the playroom. They take out the dentist kit and begin working together to put all the teeth back in the mouth, one at a time. n The childminder supports children's communication and language. She models and repeats new words as she sits with children to sing and play instruments. Children join in and use new vocabulary. 'Yum, yum.' a child says as he rubs his tummy, when the childminder pauses during a song. n Children are supported by the childminder to develop their independence. She has set up a water dispenser and put cups out for children. Older children help themselves to a cup and turn a lever to pour a drink. Younger children say, 'I just try one.' Children get themselves ready for outings, wash their own hands

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and help to make their own sandwiches for lunch. n The childminder promotes children's knowledge and understanding of the world. She takes children out into the community, where they visit supermarkets and shops to look at a variety of cultural foods. They attend regular groups each week, where they sing, read books and have snacks. Children talk about the groups they attend and share with visitors what they do there. For example, children say that at one group, 'We sing as we watch a guitar being played.'

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need to do better?

15 July 2022 n Children's physical development is promoted. They go for long walks. Younger children are encouraged out of pushchairs to walk up steep hills. The childminder encourages children to make marks. For example, children decorate their own plant pots using pens. The childminder provides pots of water and brushes outside. 'I want to paint,' says a child, holding a pot and making marks on the wall. n The childminder supports children to develop across all areas of learning and to access experiences they may not get elsewhere. However, she does not always know what she wants individual children to learn from the activities or resources she provides. n Parents and carers say that they are happy with the service the childminder provides. They say that the childminder gives them information on a daily basis about what their children have been doing. Parents comment on the range of activities the children at the childminder's setting. However, the childminder

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need to do better?

does not share with parents how they can support their children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a strong understanding of how to keep children safe. She knows the signs and symptoms of abuse. This helps her make prompt referrals if needed to support a child and/or their family. She has attended further training, which has given her a greater awareness, for example, of the 'Prevent' duty and county lines. The environment is laid out safely for children to access freely. The childminder ensures the suitability of anyone living in the house through appropriate checks. She is also clear about processes she needs to follow if an allegation is made about herself or anyone in the household.

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should:

n establish more clearly what individual children will learn from planned activities and resources n develop ways of sharing what children are learning with parents and carers, to support children's learning further at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2551895 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10205568 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 3 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2019 and lives in Arnold, Nottingham. She operates on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7.30am until 6.15pm, and on Friday from 7.30am until 3pm, all year round except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3. She provides sessions for two-, three- and four-year-old funded children.

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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 provider. 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 Parents shared their views with the inspector. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss the childminder's intentions for children's learning. n Children spoke to/communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

15 July 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

15 July 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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