Janion, Jacqueline

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children are safe and well cared for in this childminding setting. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, they now enter with their parent each morning and, in the main, they enter happily. Children settle quickly and they make themselves at home. They happily investigate the good range of interesting activities that the childminder provides, developing positive attitudes to learning. They eagerly take play items of interest to show and involve the childminder in their play. The childminder's kind, responsive approach helps children to develop positive relationships with her.

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The provision is good

Overall, children are developing the knowledge and skills they need to support their future learning. This is because the childminder thinks carefully about how to provide them with many of the key foundations they need to succeed. For example, she purposefully provides opportunities for very young children to handle different toys and to play with dough. This helps them develop strong hand and finger muscles, needed for later mark making and writing.

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The provision is good

The childminder is proud of what children are achieving. A particular strength of her curriculum is how well she inspires a love of books. Babies delight in turning pages to find pictures of animals they recognise. They freely select from a good range of interesting fiction and non-fiction books. These are specifically chosen in response to their interests and, given their young ages, they sustain their attention for long periods.

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need to do better?

n Since the previous inspection and changes made following the COVID-19 pandemic, the childminder has made some positive adaptations to the way she works. Although she continues to be registered to work with another childminder, she now mostly works alone from her own home. This means that she provides care and a curriculum which is responsive to a smaller number of children, and which meets their individual needs well. n The childminder has been proactive in seeking guidance from her local authority. to help secure improvement. Additionally, she has made good use of training and is beginning to provide a more enabling environment. This means children now have access to a broader range of opportunities to learn through their play. The childminder has further relevant training planned. n The childminder is clear about what children need to learn. She makes effective use of what they want to play with and spontaneously supports their learning.

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need to do better?

The childminder enhances this with activities she has purposefully planned. Her approach helps to keep children engaged in meaningful activities which support both their learning and their enjoyment.

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need to do better?

2 August 2022 n The childminder makes good use of her assessment of what children can do and what they need to learn next. For example, she knows that following the barriers faced during the pandemic, a new priority will be to expose young children to larger group activities to help enhance their social skills. n The childminder has increased her focus on promoting children's communication and language. She makes good use of children's interest in animals to broaden their vocabulary. She picks up babies' emerging words and the sounds they use to represent their understanding of pictures. The childminder names the pictures and repeats words clearly. Children are making very good progress in their listening and understanding. However, the childminder does not use a wide range of strategies to extend children's use of single words, to enhance their speaking even further. n Mostly, children have uninterrupted time to play and explore. The childminder

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need to do better?

joins in play sensitively. She supports children to achieve what they are trying to do. For example, she guides young children's hands to help them solve the problem of how to fit a disc into a slot. The childminder manoeuvres the toy to support the child to succeed. This raises their confidence and willingness to have another go. On occasion, the childminder does not make best use of some of the characteristics of effective teaching, such as demonstration and modelling, to help children become deeply involved with new experiences. n Young children understand and are compliant with care routines. They lie down on the mat, knowing it is time for a nappy change, and settle quickly when it is time for a sleep. Good hygiene is effective in reducing the risk of cross-infection. For instance, the childminder wipes babies' hands before lunch. She is beginning to increase opportunities to promote children's self-care.

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need to do better?

n The childminder establishes relaxed, friendly communication with parents. She makes effective use of communication apps to share information about children's care, learning and progress. For example, parents send video clips of children achieving new skills, which helps the childminder adapt her planning to support this progress. Additionally, she adapts children's daytime sleep routines in response to changes in routines at home. The effective communication helps them collectively understand how to meet each child's individual needs.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has further increased her knowledge of child protection issues and procedures through training. She is acutely aware of what to do if she has any concerns about a child's well-being. She also knows the agencies to contact should an allegation be made against herself or a family member. Since providing more childminding from her own home, she has carried out an appropriate risk assessment of her premises. She has taken action to ensure children can play safely inside and outside. The curriculum helps children learn about risk management from a young age. For example, the childminder reminds them about staying safe when they climb on the sofa to watch the birds outside. She responsibly keeps Ofsted informed about matters which may affect her registration.

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should:

n strengthen knowledge of a wider range of strategies to enhance children's speaking skills even more rapidly n use already identified training to strengthen teaching skills even further, in particular to help children become deeply involved in experiences which are new to them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY462180 Local authority Halton Inspection number 10125313 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 1 Date of previous inspection 12 September 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Weston Point, Runcorn. She mostly works from her own home, but sometimes she works with a co-childminder from the co-childminder's address. The childminder operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. She holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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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 setting. n The childminder explained to the inspector how she organises her environment and plans her curriculum. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children to assess the childminder's knowledge of teaching and the impact of her curriculum. n Documentation was checked by the inspector, including evidence of suitability, training and insurance certificates. n The inspector viewed the premises and discussed the childminder's risk assessment. n The childminder carried out a planned activity. She discussed her evaluation of this and the impact on children's learning with the inspector.

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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

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