Stanton, Julie-Anne

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 develops warm, trusting relationships with families. This provides children with stability and security. Children are very happy and settled in the family-orientated and safe childminding environment. They engage themselves fully in their play and learning, and confidently make themselves at home. For example, children know where to find toys that they would like to play with. They actively participate in tidying up resources after they have finished playing and understand that this is part of the daily routine.

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The provision is good

Children are confident to follow the embedded routines that are in place. They listen carefully as the childminder speaks to them and respond positively to any instructions that she gives. On the rare occasions that younger children need support to manage their emotions, the childminder calmly models to them how to be gentle. Children are developing positive relationships and beginning to understand the impact of their actions on others.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations for children's literacy. Children develop a love of books and enjoy singing familiar rhymes with actions. They actively listen to stories and gain an awareness of new vocabulary. Children look at familiar books and learn to turn the pages for themselves.

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need to do better?

n Children enjoy the available resources, which challenge their learning while taking their interests into account. They develop their pincer grip as they play a game with the childminder. They pull small pretend swords out of a barrel before the pirate pops up. Children show high levels of concentration and positive attitudes to learning. They remain focused on a puzzle until they have fitted all the pieces into the correct holes. The curriculum is ambitious and develops children's skills across the seven areas of learning. n Children develop good communication skills. The childminder promotes appropriate discussions throughout children's play. Children respond by talking about what they know, using clear language. Children learn new vocabulary introduced by the childminder and reuse these words meaningfully during their play. For example, children name the colours of the paint they are using and learn new colour names.

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n Children enjoy art activities. They express themselves confidently in their work. The childminder plans the activity, so that children of all ages can safely join in together. The children have fun together as they mix paint and print with different shapes. The childminder recognises that a more extensive range of creative activities would support children's imagination more thoroughly. n The childminder places great importance on operating an inclusive setting. She

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12 January 2023 knows each child's individual family situation and adapts activities, so that all children can feel involved. Children recognise that the childminder values them. They enjoy opportunities to learn about the different cultures of the children around them. They read stories about different families and talk about the pictures and each other's families. This builds on children's understanding that everyone is different. n Promoting children's physical development is a key priority. The childminder teaches children about the importance of good oral hygiene. They practise brushing the dinosaur's teeth and then clean their own. Mealtimes are pleasant occasions. Children develop good table manners and benefit from healthy home- cooked meals. n Children enjoy their time at the childminder's home and parents are happy with the care she provides. Parents find her to be kind and flexible in meeting their

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individual needs. They receive regular updates about what their children have done during the day. The childminder communicates with parents about their children's learning and development. However, she does not provide enough support for parents to enable them to continue to build on their children's learning at home. As a result, children cannot make the most of opportunities to build on what they have been learning with the childminder when they are away from her setting. n The childminder is ambitious about offering high-quality education and care to all families that attend her home. For instance, she regularly completes a range of training to ensure that her knowledge has a positive impact and enhances her ability to teach an effective curriculum.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder understands her responsibilities in relation to keeping children safe. She ensures that she completes relevant training and updates her knowledge of safeguarding regularly. This supports her to identify the signs that indicate a child may be at risk and to know how to respond. The childminder ensures all areas used by children are safe and suitable. She carries out risk assessments of the indoor and outdoor environments to ensure that children's safety is paramount. For example, she uses stair gates to keep children out of the kitchen area as the flooring can get slippery if they spill water.

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should:

n extend the planning of creative activities to enable children to have even more opportunities to explore and follow their own ideas n provide further opportunities for parents to extend children's learning at home,

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12 January 2023 so that children can make even more rapid progress in their development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY315524 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10234967 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 9 Date of previous inspection 30 January 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant qualification at level 3.

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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 her evaluation of the childminder. n The inspector observed a range of play activities in the childminder's home. She considered, with the childminder, the impact of teaching on children's learning and development and discussed children's progress. n The inspector and childminder completed a learning walk around the setting. They discussed how the environment is organised and curriculum planned to support children's learning. The inspector took account of how the childminder completes risk assessments to ensure that children remain safe. n At appropriate times during the inspection, the inspector spoke to the children and childminder. She also took account of the written views of parents. The inspector observed the quality of interactions between the childminder and the

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children attending. n A sample of documentation that supports the effective management of the childcare was viewed by the inspector. This included evidence of qualifications, the suitability of the childminder and other household members, and a sample of policies.

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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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