Dickinson, Janet Leonie Hamamali

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 happy and enjoy coming to the childminder's home. They show how safe and secure they feel as they welcome visitors and invite them to join in with their play. Children know where their favourite toys are and very happily focus on self-chosen activities. Children are highly motivated to learn. They compare the different sizes of soft toys and solve simple mathematical concepts. Children are confident and persevere to manage their personal needs with minimal support from the childminder. They fasten their outdoor shoes and put on their coat before playing outdoors.

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The provision is good

Children are respectful and polite individuals. They say 'please' and 'thank you' when they ask the childminder to have a picnic outdoors. Children develop a clear understanding of a healthy lifestyle. They follow a good hygiene routine and benefit from well-balanced, nutritious meals that the childminder provides. Children know to eat the 'must-have' food in their lunch box, before the 'can-have' food. They benefit from a broad range of experiences in the wider world. For instance, they travel on a bus with the childminder to the town centre and play a game of bus bingo during their journey. This helps them to identify the numbers displayed on the front of other buses and broaden their awareness of a diverse community.

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need to do better?

n The childminder recognises that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on children's personal, social and emotional development. Consequently, she plans a curriculum to ensure that children have ample opportunities to meet up with others and attend groups outside of the home. This is having a positive impact and any gaps children have in this area of development is now negligible. n The childminder works in partnership with parents to gain a wealth of information about what their children know and can do when they first begin attending. She uses this well, along with her own observations to precisely identify what children need to learn next. The childminder keeps parents fully informed of their children's good progress. However, she does not provide parents with information to fully support children's learning at home. Parents regarding the childminder as an extension of their own family. They describe her

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as 'warm' and 'attentive'. Children eagerly express how they enjoy attending. n The childminder works effectively with other settings children attend and external professionals. This ensures high levels of continuity for children's care and learning. n Children have ample opportunities to develop their physical skills outdoors in the fresh air. They confidently assess their own risks as they climb the steps to the slide and negotiate the steps on the climbing wall. However, the childminder does not make the very best use of the outdoor area to fully support children

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need to do better?

21 March 2023 who prefer to learn outdoors to capture their engagement in other areas of development, and make even better progress. n The childminder places a strong emphasis on promoting children's communication and language skills. She speaks very clearly to children and sensitively repeats words correctly to effectively support children's accurate pronunciation of words. The childminder fully embraces children's love of books and reads them their chosen stories with enthusiasm. This immediately captures their attention and motivates them to join in with repeated refrains. The childminder introduces children to new words in context, such as 'antelope' and 'iguana'. This enables children to make clear connections. n Children behave well. The childminder has high expectations of children and encourages them to be responsible individuals through her implementation of clear and consistent boundaries. Children actively help to tidy away what they

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have finished playing with before independently selecting something else from the varied and rich range of resources. n The childminder encourages children to express how they are feeling. They study their face in the mirror as they change their expression. Her frequent praise for children's achievements supports a strong sense of self-esteem. n The childminder is dedicated to continuing to develop her knowledge and skills. She gains and shares ideas with a close network of local childminders and completes regular training that is targeted at supporting the needs of children attending.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a secure understanding of her role to keep children safe. She knows the signs and indicators of possible abuse. The childminder knows the procedures to follow if she has any concerns about children's welfare. She regularly completes a broad range of safeguarding training to keep her knowledge of child protection and wider safeguarding issues current. The childminder makes effective use of risk assessments to help keep children safe. Robust arrangements are in place to ensure that children remain with the childminder on outings in the community and when collecting older children from school.

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should:

n build on existing strong partnerships with parents to share more information that will help them further support their children's learning and development at home n make the most of the outdoor area to support children who prefer to learn outdoors make even better progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY457233 Local authority Bedford Inspection number 10276493 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 11 Date of previous inspection 18 July 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Bedford. She operates from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 6. The childminder provides funded early education for 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 her evaluation of the setting. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and in the childminder's garden. The inspector assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's policies and procedures. n The inspector took account of the views of both parents and children through written feedback and recorded videos.

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Inspection activities

21 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

21 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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