Childminder in South Gloucestershire

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

Children thrive in this warm and nurturing, home-from-home environment. They enter happy and eager to learn. The childminder builds strong relationships with the children and their families. This supports them to feel safe and secure, which helps them to settle quickly. Babies and young children freely explore their surroundings. The childminder offers the children lots of praise and reassurance to build their confidence and self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Children show they are highly independent. They make choices about what they want to learn as they freely access the wide range of open-ended resources. Children help to prepare the snack. They chop fruit and vegetables and prepare the tables. The children understand the importance of good hygiene practices and know that washing their hands gets rid of germs.

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The provision is good

The children benefit from exploring nature. They visit local farms and woodlands, where they learn about the different life cycles of creatures and how to forage for food, such as apples, which they then use to make a pie. The childminder supports children's critical-thinking skills. She allows children to test out their ideas and theories. For example, children make icing to decorate their biscuits. They discuss what will happen to the icing sugar when water is added. Children find out that adding too much water makes the mixture runny. They add more icing sugar which makes the mixture thicker. The children know they have the right consistency when the icing sticks to the biscuits.

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need to do better?

n The childminder and co-childminder have created a clear, ambitious curriculum, which focuses on children having real-life experiences. They use a blend of child- led play and adult-led activities to support children to achieve their next stages of learning. The wide range of planned activities is based on children's interests alongside seasonal topics to spark new curiosity. This excites and motivates the children to learn, which helps to extend their knowledge and understanding past what they already know or can do. n Parent partnership is good. Parents feedback that the childminder is like an extended part of their family, and that they are happy with the quality of care provided. The childminder collaborates with the parents to ensure children make the best possible progress. Parents discuss any concerns they have with the childminder, who offers them lots of support and guidance. Parents receive

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detailed feedback and handovers at the end of each day. Children come home with crafts and baked goods. Parents feel the childminder prepares children well for school as they learn new words and can recognise letters in their names. n Children behave well. Older children share resources and ideas. They enjoy

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10 November 2022 helping to care for the babies and animals in the home. The children show respect for each other and celebrate their peers' achievements. Children openly talk about their feelings and show empathy for those who become hurt. The childminder uses gentle reminders to support the younger children to understand the effect their actions have on others. This helps build a foundation for children to learn to manage their feelings and behaviours. n The childminder uses books and rhymes to develop children's language skills. At story time, the children repeat common words, actions and phrases. They learn new vocabulary which they use correctly in play. Children discuss the difference between urgency and emergency. They identify that they sound similar but mean different things. This supports children to become confident communicators and encourages them to develop a love of literacy. n Children's physical development and well-being are some of the main priorities

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for the childminder. Children visit soft play centres, local parks and trampoline parks, where they participate in large physical play. This helps build strong muscles and gives children the opportunity for extensive exercise, which supports their health and well-being. n The childminder works closely with her co-childminder to reflect and evaluate the play environment. Since her last inspection, the childminder has adopted a more child-led approach. She has made improvements to the inside play environment to offer more opened-ended and natural resources. However, the childminder's garden is unsafe and closed off to the children. This means children who learn best outside do not always have the choice to free play outdoors.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder understands her responsibility to safeguard children from harm. She knows how to report any concerns about a child and any allegations made against her or a member of her family to the relevant authorities. The childminder can identify the signs and symptoms of abuse, including peer-on-peer abuse and female genital mutilation. The childminder attends a range of courses to keep her knowledge of safeguarding up to date. She is aware of safeguarding issues within the community and how to identify if a child or their family are being drawn into drug-related crime. The childminder keeps records of children's absences or injuries, which she monitors for patterns. She conducts risk assessments of her home and any places she might visit with the children.

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should:

n further extend children's opportunities to learn outdoors by developing the rear

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450193 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 10235884 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 7 Date of previous inspection 16 November 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire. The childminder works permanently with her husband, who is a registered childminder. Her son sometimes works as an assistant during busy times, such as school holidays. She offers care Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, all year round. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years old.

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Inspection activities

n This was the childminder's first routine inspection 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 setting. n The inspector completed a learning walk with the childminder and co- childminder and discussed the provision and the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during play and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint observation and discussed it with the childminder. n The inspector held a meeting with the childminder and co-childminder to discuss how they self-evaluate the provision. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of suitability, accident forms and registers. n The inspector took account of written testimonials from parents. n Children spoke and engaged with the inspector during the inspection.

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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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