Childminder in Tameside

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder and her co-childminder are an effective team. Their calm and friendly manner sets a positive tone for the provision. Children show that they feel safe and happy in their company. The childminders understand how children learn. This helps them to plan activities that promote children's good progress. Children of all ages join in with a daily singing time. Older children choose the next song by finding the corresponding card. This helps them to learn that pictures and written words have meaning. It prepares children well for learning to read. The familiar songs capture babies' attention. The rhythm and repetition help them to become familiar with spoken English from an early age.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations for children's behaviour and communicates these well. An underlying intention is that children develop positive attitudes to learning. One way that the childminder implements this is by being clear about the behaviour she wants children to demonstrate. For example, the childminder wants toddlers to take wax crayons out of their mouths. She shows them that crayons are for drawing with. Children stop chewing the crayons and draw with them instead. The childminder's praise makes children want to keep listening and learning. They become eager, successful learners.

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need to do better?

n The childminder seeks out information that adds to her professional skills. An online training session sparked her interest in how some young children repeat patterns of actions. The childminder applied her learning to her practice. For example, when children become fascinated with throwing things, the childminder plans interesting opportunities for them to do this safely. Children learn about cause and effect. Their hand-to-eye coordination improves. n The childminder and her co-childminder work well together. They observe and discuss each other's teaching. However, their discussions do not focus closely enough on the impact of activities on children's learning. This hinders their progress towards achieving the highest quality of teaching that promotes children's swiftest progress. n The childminder differentiates her teaching to take account of children's stage of development. This is demonstrated when younger children sing 'Old MacDonald

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had a Farm'. The childminder selects three small-world animal figures. Children sing the song. They see the animals that they are singing about. This helps children to learn and remember the noises that the three animals make. n Overall, the childminder helps children to learn words and communicate. She says 'pull' as she shows toddlers how to pull the lid off a play dough tub. However, there are occasions when the childminder does not model language effectively enough. In one example, children flap their arms in answer to her

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1 March 2023 question about what butterflies do. The childminder misses the opportunity to say the words that match children's action. This does not promote children's swiftest progress towards learning to speak. n Children eat a healthy, balanced diet in the childminder's provision. For example, they relish a morning snack that is comprised of different types of fruit. The childminder offers younger children regular drinks. This helps them to form habits that promote their good health. She encourages older children to use the water dispenser. This promotes children's self-help skills as they grow. n The childminder takes children on outings. This extends children's knowledge of the world. When children go shopping, they help the childminder to gather the ingredients they need for their baking. They learn that one purpose of numbers is to tell them how much the shopping costs. Children learn to use everyday

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technology. They ably help to operate the self-service checkouts. n Parents and carers praise the childminder's home-from-home provision. They say that children look forward to coming. Parents say that they are amazed at what children achieve. For example, children showed them that they can put their coat on all by themselves. Parents feel involved in the ongoing assessment of children's progress. For example, they contribute to the progress check for children aged between two and three years.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder completes training that updates and refreshes her knowledge of child protection matters. She knows the action she must take if she has concerns about children's welfare. The childminder teaches children to recognise and manage risks. For example, at the park, she helps children to consider which items of play equipment are safe and suitable for them to use. The childminder takes account of children's individual health needs and parents' preferences. She knows which children are allergic to certain foods and caters for them safely. The childminder and her co-childminder work together well. They plan and share the daily duties to ensure that children are supervised safely.

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should:

n develop the evaluation process so that it examines, even more closely, what children are intended to learn and whether they have learned it n strengthen techniques for modelling language so that children continually hear and learn words during activities and interactions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2617934 Local authority Tameside Inspection number 10276094 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 15 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2021 and works in the home of her co-childminder in Droylsden. Her provision operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder 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 provider. n The childminder and the inspector discussed the childminder's intentions for her curriculum. They conducted a joint observation and considered the impact of activities on children's progress. n The inspector observed interactions between the childminder, her co-childminder and children. She spoke with and played with children. n Parents and carers were spoken with by telephone. The inspector took account of parents' views. n Documents used in the childminder's setting were sampled by the inspector. The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder and her co- childminder.

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Inspection activities

1 March 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

1 March 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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