Childminder in Warwickshire

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

Children are happy and feel a sense of belonging in the childminder's home. From the beginning of the day, they are curious and confidently explore their learning environment. The childminder provides many opportunities for children to learn and appreciate nature and the world around them. Children benefit from learning and experiencing first hand about living creatures. For example, children feed a tortoise, observe an ant colony and watch caterpillars transform. This helps children to look after their natural environment and boosts their well-being. Children show high levels of enjoyment and pride in their learning. They benefit from a literacy-rich environment. Babies communicate their needs in various ways, including babbling and making speech sounds. The childminder tunes into their conversations by describing their actions and responding to their needs with warmth. This helps babies to gradually gain confidence in developing their

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The provision is good

Children are familiar with the daily routines and are encouraged to be independent. They take turns, share and listen to instructions well. The childminder demonstrates good manners and has high expectations of children's behaviours. She ensures that children have enough time to complete self-chosen activities and pursue their exploration without interruption.

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need to do better?

n The childminder plans an ambitious curriculum that meets children's individual needs. She delivers guidance and instructions clearly to children, which promotes their engagement in learning. The childminder uses entry assessments and information from parents to inform her further teaching. However, the childminder's teaching intentions occasionally exceed the children's current abilities. This does not support children's subsequent understanding of new concepts. n The childminder ensures that school-age children have time to practise their new skills after school. For example, children sit and practise their reading. The childminder has developed good professional relationships with teachers at the local schools. This helps her to support children's learning effectively. n Children benefit from many activities that support their understanding of emotions and well-being. The childminder uses music to discuss children's

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emotions and demonstrate how certain types of music influence their mood. This helps children to learn self-regulation skills and be mindful of their behaviour. n Children benefit from many indoor and outdoor activities that support their large-muscle skills. The childminder has a good understanding of children's development. She plans the environment to enable children to tumble, roll and crawl. Children benefit from stimulating activities, such as filling and emptying

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8 March 2023 containers. This promotes children's handling skills and concentration. n The childminder promotes children's love of books. Children access books independently and enjoy listening to the childminder's stories. They benefit from learning many rhymes and songs that support their communication and language skills well. Younger children enjoy touching and exploring sensory books and are excited and motivated to explore small compartments and three- dimensional pictures in stories. n Children enjoy healthy meals in a relaxed atmosphere. The childminder encourages children to try new foods and textures and make healthy choices. For example, when children enjoy omelettes, the childminder describes their content and nutritional value. This helps children to eat healthily and try a variety of new foods. n Partnerships with parents are effective. Parents contribute to the childminder's planning and teaching by sharing children's experiences at home. Parents

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compliment the childminder's caring nature and her warm approach. They say that the childminder provides a caring and supportive home-from-home environment and their children are happy and make good progress. n The childminder ensures that policies and procedures that govern her practice are adhered to by all visitors and implemented consistently. For example, children learn to wash their hands before mealtimes and after their walks. Visitors are asked to wash their hands when arriving at the childminder's home. This promotes children's positive hygiene practices and supports their good health.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder demonstrates a secure knowledge of safeguarding arrangements to identify when children may be at risk of harm. She regularly attends safeguarding training and safeguarding briefings with the local authority. This helps to keep the childminder's safeguarding knowledge up to date. The childminder confidently discusses the procedures that she would follow should she believe a child is at risk of harm. For example, she demonstrates knowledge of the dangers of exploitation and radicalisation. She teaches children how to keep themselves safe at school and when outside school premises and how to keep themselves safe online.

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should:

n build on current good practice so that the teaching is consistent in not expecting a child to achieve too far beyond their current abilities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2614127 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10264751 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 Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2020 and lives in Southam, Warwickshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays.

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Inspection activities

n This was the childminder's first routine inspection 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 her practice. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about her intentions for children's learning and discussed children's progress. n The inspector spoke to children and gathered their views of the setting. n Parents and carers shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation.

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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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