Childminder in Manchester

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

The childminder has worked hard to address the weaknesses raised at her previous inspection. As a result, her provision is much improved. Children benefit from a well thought out and meaningful curriculum. This takes on board what children already know and can do and is designed to help children reach the next steps in their learning. For example, children are taken out to many different places in the local community, including visits to other childminder's homes. This enables children to mix with other children and develop their social skills. In addition, children enjoy adventures, such as taking a ride on a bus and a train, which some children experience for the first time. These help children to develop their self-confidence and self-esteem away from the childminder's home.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate a strong bond with the childminder. They behave well and understand her simple house rules. Children demonstrate maturity as they take off their own boots and put them away in the correct place. Children love to read. This is embraced by the childminder. She uses this one-to-one time well to extend children's communication and language skills. For example, as she reads to children, she asks them to point out characters and items from the book. Children demonstrate their good developing vocabulary. For instance, as they identify different fruits in the book, they point out the difference between a melon and a watermelon.

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The provision is good

Partnerships with parents and other settings that children attend are highly positive. This has a positive impact on helping children, including those who are funded, make the best possible progress. For example, the childminder regularly shares assessment information with other settings and takes on board their feedback about children when planning her activities. In addition, she provides parents with useful hints and tips to support children's learning and development at home. For example, toilet training, sleeping, and eating.

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, the childminder has undertaken lots of training and sought support from her local authority quality and improvement service. As a result, she is more knowledgeable and skilled to deliver all aspects of the early years foundation stage. All children make good progress from their starting points. Children develop extremely well in communication and language and in their personal, social, and emotional development. Children are gaining the skills needed to be ready for future learning and school. n Children are confident communicators. They confidently engage in discussions with the childminder. For example, they talk about how colours change as they experiment and mix with different coloured paints. Children use words such as

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need to do better?

11 January 2023 'smudge' as they use sponges to make marks. Children have good descriptive language, for example they describe the features of the family members they are painting. n Children display a positive attitude to learning. They are eager to engage with the childminder and join in her fun activities. However, when children want to steer the activity and follow their own thinking and creativity this, at times, is limited by the childminder. As a result, children are not able to fully test out their own ideas and bring activities to a natural end. n Children embark on a wide range of outdoor activities with the childminder. For example, they regularly visit the local parks, playgrounds, and woodlands. These provide children with opportunities to extend their large physical skills and gain a wider understanding of the natural world and living things. n All meals provided for children are home-cooked, healthy and balanced. The

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childminder supports children to develop a positive attitude to manage their health and self-care. For example, children brush their own teeth after eating main meals and independently wash and dry their own hands after using the bathroom. n Children behave well because they know what the childminder expects from them. The childminder uses strategies such as giving children a five second count down to modify any negative behaviours. This helps children to quickly rectify their behaviour. Children show confidence in new situations. For example, they are eager to talk to the inspector and show her pieces of their work. n Children develop well in mathematics. The childminder weaves mathematical concepts through children's play and during daily routines. For example, children count the number of characters when reading a book, count out items of snack and count how many cotton balls they can fit into a container. Children

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need to do better?

understand concepts, such as place value, and more and less.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has good systems in place to keep children safe. She diligently risk assesses her home and any outings that she undertakes with the children. She has attended safeguarding training and fully understands her role to safeguard children and keep them safe from harm. This includes her role and responsibility should any allegations be made against herself. The childminder holds a full and relevant paediatric first-aid qualification. This further ensures children's safety and well- being.

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should:

n provide further opportunities for children to follow their own thinking and ideas.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY561149 Local authority Manchester Inspection number 10248147 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 5 Date of previous inspection 23 June 2022

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2018 and lives in Manchester. She operates all year round, from 7am to 5.30pm, Tuesday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds an appropriate childminding qualification.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken this 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 spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact this was having on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact this had on children's learning. n The childminder provided the inspector with relevant documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

11 January 2023 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

11 January 2023 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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