Childminder in Cambridgeshire

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Inadequate

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The provision is outstanding

Children thrive in the childminder's care. They greatly benefit from the consistency they experience from the childminder's well-planned routine. Children know precisely what is expected of them. They behave incredibly well from a very young age. Children are very polite, showing increasing self-control and respect towards each other. Children understand the impact their actions may have on others. They listen to the gentle, calm reminders the childminder gives on the rare occasions they need support to share or take turns.

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The provision is outstanding

Children thoroughly enjoy their time with the childminder. They build very strong bonds with her from the start. Children are confident and eager to explore the inviting environment. They readily talk to the childminder about what they are doing and recall past events in detail. Children demonstrate a wide vocabulary and understanding. They remember words and phrases from favourite books and songs showing strong attention skills and developing a love of books. Children confidently describe the ingredients they use to make perfume. They count and use number throughout their play, showing that prior learning is securely embedded. Children speculate what impact the changing winter weather will have for flowers that grow in the garden.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has taken prompt and decisive action, seeking immediate support from the local authority to address the weaknesses raised at the last inspection. She and her co-childminder provide their assistants with meticulously detailed safeguarding policies and procedures. They have all attended safeguarding training and updated their knowledge. The childminder provides all assistants with regular support and training to help them to continually develop their knowledge and skills. n The experienced childminder has a clear plan of what she intends children to learn and achieve. Children receive the utmost respect and encouragement to make choices throughout the day. This helps children to build high levels of self- esteem. The childminder successfully creates a stimulating environment, where children show that they feel safe, secure and ready to learn. Children engage in detailed conversations with the childminder and her assistants. They become

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articulate talkers who confidently share their ideas and experiences. n Parents are extremely positive about the childminder. They appreciate the high- quality communication about their child's day and what they need to learn next. Parents comment that they believe their children are safe and very well cared for. They add that the childminder encourages children to be 'creative, confident and polite little humans', which they believe is enhanced completely by attending this setting.

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need to do better?

16 November 2022 n The childminder is committed to her continuous professional development and to providing children with high quality learning experiences. The childminder encourages her assistants to develop their knowledge and welcomes their ideas to help improve further. n The childminder works incredibly well with other professionals to provide children with consistency in their care and education. She notices when children may be falling behind, and acts promptly to seek support from other agencies. The childminder has effective systems in place to share information regularly with other providers that children also attend. n Children learn about the local community and what is important to their friends. The childminder teaches children about road safety when they go on local walks. Children learn about customs and traditions that are different to their own. They learn how to wish their friends a happy birthday in their home languages.

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n Children have plenty of space to explore and develop their physical skills. They ride balance bicycles, carefully negotiating walkways so they do not bump into their friends. They climb up a grassy mound and gleefully slide down or roll down the other side. Children carefully pick up worms, comparing their size and showing that they are building good muscle control that will help them to hold a pencil. n Children listen to the childminder and her assistants who act as excellent role models for children. They follow simple instructions that help them to do things for themselves. The childminder provides precise guidance that helps children to put on their coats and shoes and use cutlery at lunch time. She works closely with parents to support children to manage their intimate care independently.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has rewritten the safeguarding policy and maintains meticulous records. The childminder and her assistants confidently identify possible indicators of child abuse and neglect. They know precisely what to do should they have any concerns about a child's welfare of an adult working with children. The childminder demonstrates an expert knowledge of wider safeguarding issues and receives regular updates from the local authority, which she shares with her assistants. She follows robust recruitment processes that help to assure the suitability of assistants working with children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482807 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10245028 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 11 Date of previous inspection 19 May 2022

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Doddington, Cambridgeshire. She offers care all year round from 7.30am to 5.45pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She works with another childminder and assistants. The childminder offers funded places for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision including the aims and rationale for their EYFS curriculum. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, both indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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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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