Childminder in Worcestershire

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

Children form an exceptional relationship with the childminder. They benefit greatly from her nurturing, encouraging and supportive personality. They clearly feel safe and secure in her presence. Babies go to the childminder for a cuddle and to be comforted at nap time. The childminder knows children and their routines extremely well. This benefits all aspects of their learning. Children become hugely confident and independent in their learning, choosing their own resources freely. Their engagement is awe-inspiring. They concentrate wholeheartedly as the childminder expertly supports their interests.

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The provision is outstanding

Children are consistently respectful to each other, even at such a young age. They grow in confidence and play alongside each other. While exploring a sensory Christmas box, they share tinsel, baubles and pipe cleaners. They delight as they pass sensory resources to one another and encourage each other to explore them. Children are highly motivated and eager to join in with each other's play, planned following their interests. They enjoy regular trips to stay-and-play groups and have picnics in the park with other children, where they learn to be social and kind to others.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder encourages children to lead an incredibly active and healthy lifestyle through trips to the local forest school, the park and soft-play centres. Children learn to move in a variety of ways through dancing, music and movement and aerobics. They beam as they bang drums, shake bells and tap maracas while joining in with their favourite action rhymes and songs. They develop brilliant hand-to-eye coordination and use a toy hammer to bang wooden pop-up games. They use trolleys to pull themselves up and begin taking their first steps. Children have an exceptional knowledge of how to keep themselves healthy, such as oral hygiene. They have great fun as they create and mould teeth out of play dough. They understand and talk about the importance of cleaning their teeth and visiting the dentist.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is highly reflective of her practice. She precisely focuses her professional development to continually build on the extremely high quality of education. She attends copious webinars and training courses, which help her to continually expand her skills and knowledge. The childminder is experienced, incredibly knowledgeable and skilful in early education. She understands the importance of observation, ongoing assessment and tailoring activities to meet children's specific next steps. As a result, children make phenomenal progress in her care. n The childminder expertly promotes communication and language. She clearly

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8 December 2022 models a wide range of vocabulary. In turn, babies begin babbling, making initial sounds and saying their first words. Babies become extremely vocal and expressive. They develop the ability to communicate their needs and wants clearly and easily. The childminder maximises every opportunity to describe what children do, to link their resources to the words spoken. For example, as children paint, she describes what features a snowman may need on its face. She clearly models words, such as 'eyes', 'nose' and 'scarf', while babies point to each item to demonstrate their understanding. The childminder encourages a love of reading and provides a wide array of books based on children's interests. This helps to further support and develop children's language skills. Babies benefit from trips to the library to choose books, sing songs and rhymes and interact with other children. n Children learn how to manage their own safety exceptionally well. The

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childminder teaches them about road safety and stranger danger while out on day trips. Children have lots of opportunities to explore technology safely, including how to operate a CD player and use digital painting applications to create their own masterpieces. The childminder promotes internet safety highly successfully. She teaches children and parents about the potential risks online. n The childminder provides a vast array of experiences that teach children about the local community and wider world. Children skilfully learn how to use chopsticks to eat noodles to celebrate Chinese New Year. They recall working together to create diva lamps out of clay for the festival of light, Diwali. Children routinely go on day trips. They excitedly talk about visiting castles and historical buildings, playing with large chess pieces, and taking turns on giant space hoppers. The childminder takes children to visit National Trust sites to learn

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about the environment and sustainability and to build dens at the forest school. They benefit from opportunities to plant their own flowers and learn about growth. n The childminder creates wonderfully trusting and secure bonds with children and their parents. Parents state that they feel their children are safe in the presence of a calm, nurturing and supportive childminder. They add that they feel her excellent knowledge and skills have enabled their children to make remarkable progress. Parents receive a wide variety of information about their children's daily routine, activities, learning and development. This enables parents to be fully involved in their children's development and helps them to extend learning successfully at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a strong knowledge and understanding of how to safeguard the children in her care. She regularly refreshes her knowledge of child protection matters through the training she attends, such as the 'Prevent' duty and local safeguarding concerns. She has a comprehensive knowledge of an array of signs that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. She fully understands the procedures to report a concern about a child's welfare, if necessary. The childminder is extremely

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Safeguarding

8 December 2022 vigilant in risk assessing her environment and any trips she takes children on. This ensures her home is safe before children attend and that all trips are suitable and age-appropriate.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2587088 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 10251141 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 4 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2020 and lives in Redditch. She operates Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 4pm. The childminder holds qualified teacher status. She 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 childminder. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss the childminder's intentions for children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n Parents shared their views on 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

8 December 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

8 December 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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