Childminder in Nottinghamshire

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 are confident in the childminder's home. They happily wave at visitors who arrive and are keen to select toys and resources to follow their interests. Children show positive relationships with the childminder, asking her to sit next to them to play with toys. Children are given gentle reminders to wash their hands before they eat to promote their health and good hygiene practises. Children understand why they do this, explaining that it is to get rid of the germs. Children behave well. For example, they collect wooden objects and work together to arrange these to make a structure. Children are creative when they tell the childminder that they are making a seaside and a little home.

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The provision is good

The childminder knows the children well and supports them to progress in their development. Children are provided with opportunities to match colours. For instance, they put a red toy car on a red pretend car park in their small-world play. Their understanding of colour extends outdoors when they use paint. They show the childminder how they can mix blue and yellow paint together to make the colour green. Children choose toys and resources to use in their imaginative play. They use pretend food and tell the childminder that they are making her fruit cake. Children play with dolls and pretend to put them to sleep in bunk beds.

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need to do better?

n The childminder uses her curriculum to challenge children's learning. One example of this is when she shares books with children about favourite fairy tales. The childminder reads children stories about pigs and the houses they live in. She provides children with opportunities to use sticks, straw and bricks to make their own pretend houses. This helps children to secure their understanding of the story and bring it to life. n The childminder extends her knowledge of how to support children to close any gaps in their learning, such as their speaking skills. She attends, for example, training courses, to help secure her understanding of the different agencies and professionals to contact if children need additional support with their development. This helps her to provide a tailored approach to children's care and learning. n The childminder supports children's communication and language skills well. For

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example, she asks them a good range of questions when she plays alongside them, encouraging their thinking skills. The childminder talks to children about their family and home life, encouraging them to take part in conversations. n The childminder uses additional funding effectively to help broaden children's experiences. For example, she takes them to see local attractions, such as to learn about how flour is made at a windmill. n The childminder reflects on the experiences she offers children and gathers

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need to do better?

20 February 2023 feedback from parents to help her to evaluate her setting. Recent changes to the garden, offers children a safe space to use all year round. Outdoors, children have opportunities to learn about cause and effect. For instance, they experiment by putting different objects in water to see if they float or sink. n The childminder works well in partnership with parents. She shares information with them about their children's achievements and how they can support their child's learning at home. For example, children explore natural objects when they collect leaves with their parents. They bring these to the childminder's home to share and talk to their peers about where they found them. n Parents provide positive comments about the childminder. They say that she offers their children a loving and caring environment, which children are excited to attend. n The childminder encourages children to be independent, learning skills for the

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future. For example, children use knives safely to cut up bananas for their snack. However, the childminder does not encourage children to help her to tidy away toys and resources when she asks them. This means that children are not always supported to follow instructions. n The childminder helps children to raise their self-esteem. For example, she claps her hands in recognition of children's achievements when they push sticks into play dough to make a pretend house. The childminder offers children gentle reminders to use good manners and to be polite.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder carries out safety checks in her home and before she takes children on outings. She uses safety equipment, such as gates to stop children accessing certain areas in her home. The childminder practises fire evacuation drills with the children. Children understand the procedure to follow, explaining that they 'run out' and point to the field where they will wait. This shows their understanding of how they can keep themselves safe in the event of a fire in the home. The childminder understands her responsibility to safeguard children. She knows how to identify if a child is at risk of harm and where to report concerns about children's safety.

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should:

n support children to follow instructions and to take responsibility for caring for the learning environment.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY401403 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10264364 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 13 June 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Colwick, Nottinghamshire. She operates all year round, from 7.30am until 5pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder holds an appropriate level 3 qualification.

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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 inspector completed a learning walk and discussed how the curriculum supports children's learning. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, both indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She reviewed a sample of documentation. n Written feedback from parents was reviewed by the inspector, who took account of their views.

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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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