Mrs Linda Dianne Kavanagh

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

The childminder provides a warm, nurturing, home-from-home environment. Children are happy, settled and enjoy attending the setting. They have formed close relationships with the childminder and her assistants. This helps children to feel safe and secure in her care. They thoroughly enjoy their interactions with the childminder and her assistants. For instance, they pretend to make food and drinks for them in the play kitchen and are delighted when they join in with their game. Children behave well. They laugh and chatter happily with their friends and include the childminder and her assistants in their activity. Together, they show excitement in their play, especially as they make 'ice creams'.

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The provision is good

Children spend lots of time in the childminder's well-resourced outdoor play space. They have good opportunities to be physically active, as they climb, play ball and explore in the childminder's enclosed garden. These skills are further developed, as children regularly go on trips to various parks and places of interest. Children demonstrate how they use their pedal bikes in the local park, having immense fun as they chase each other.

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The provision is good

All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make very good progress in their learning from their starting points. They gain the skills and understanding they need to prepare them for their next stages in learning and, when the time comes, for school.

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need to do better?

n Children enjoy playing and speaking with adults. They share their ideas during games and enthusiastically join in with singing songs. For example, children make 'magic cuffs' and 'magic crowns' out of card. They pretend to zap the inspector with their magic button and tell her 'you are now red.' n The childminder constantly evaluates practice with her assistants and is committed to the continuous development of her setting to reach her goals. The childminder and her assistants attend regular mandatory training. This ensures they keep their knowledge and skills up to date. The childminder has recently attended safeguarding training and paediatric first aid. She ensures her assistants also attend safeguarding training. This contributes to keeping children safe. n The childminder carries out regular assessment of children's learning and development to ensure they are making good progress. She shares the

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development checks for children aged between two and three years with parents and health visitors. However, she does not share ideas to continue children's learning and development at home as effectively with parents. n The childminder has a secure understanding of child development. Overall, she

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need to do better?

1 September 2022 provides a broad and well-sequenced curriculum, which supports children's progress well. However, the childminder has not fully extended the curriculum to support children's creative and exploratory play. For instance, she does not consistently offer opportunities for children to explore a wide range of media and materials. n Children enjoy singing a range of songs and have fun when following the actions. They enjoy regular stories and ask lots of questions. The childminder actively listens to what children have to say. She has lots of conversations with them and readily answers their questions. This helps children to increase their vocabulary and ensures all children develop their speech well. n The childminder promotes communication and language well. She adapts the language she uses so that it is appropriate for each child's level of understanding. For example, she clearly repeats and reflects words back to

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children to encourage the correct pronunciations. For younger children, the childminder uses new words to help increase children's understanding, while she uses actions in familiar songs. n The childminder supports children to listen to each other and understand their feelings, such as when children engage in physical play. When a child becomes distressed, the childminder encourages children to listen to their friend. They talk about how they are feeling and how they can make each other feel better. This supports children's listening skills and their understanding of other people's emotions.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder understands her responsibility to protect children from harm. She and her assistants attend regular training to update their safeguarding knowledge. The childminder and her assistant know how to identify the signs of abuse and neglect. This includes the effects of exposure to extreme views or domestic violence. The childminder understands the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child's welfare or if there is an allegation about herself or her assistants. She keeps all required documentation well maintained and ensures that her records are accurate. This contributes to keeping children safe. The childminder consistently checks her environment to make sure it is safe for children to attend.

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should:

n strengthen support for children to develop their creative skills, experiment and explore with a wide range of media and materials n extend partnerships with parents and share even more information to raise children's learning to an even higher level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 134093 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10228255 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 12 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 10 October 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1995. She lives in Wolvercote, on the outskirts of Oxford. The childminder provides care on weekdays, from 8am until 6pm, for most of the year, including out-of-school care. She works with two full-time assistants. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old 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 setting. n The childminder and the inspector discussed the childminder's curriculum and her intentions for children's learning. n The inspector and the childminder observed the children's engagement in activities and had a follow-up discussion about children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting by providing written feedback. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation. n The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistants and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Inspection activities

1 September 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

1 September 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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