Doughty, Kerry Michelle

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 settled in the childminder's care. Very young children frequently create their own games and make warm relationships with one another. Children's emotional needs are given high priority, the childminder is fully aware of their individual personalities and how they may react to new people in her home. The children grow in confidence and engage with the inspector with the childminder's support. Children develop a strong sense of belonging. They frequently make choices about what they want to do and are helped by the childminder to explore new and less familiar resources.

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The provision is good

Children receive praise from the childminder for their achievements, for example when they identify the name of an animal in a book or listen to an instruction from the childminder about how to keep themselves safe. Children have opportunities to learn about the world around them from visits to the local church, and woodlands. Children explore nature by spending time looking at bark on trees and the growing mushrooms and toadstools that they discover. Children are helped to understand about our similarities and differences. They visit local cafes with the childminder to celebrate Divali and try Indian delicacies.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is keen and passionate about providing children with as many experiences as possible. She thinks creatively about how she can follow children's emerging interests and link these to the natural world, such as the changing seasons. The curriculum the childminder provides is varied and really engages the children's imaginations and natural curiosity to explore. n The childminder helps the children to learn new words, such as when she reads stories to them. She introduces them to words such as goldfish and carrots. On occasions, the childminder helps the children to say the new words they hear, however, this is not always fully maximised to help children use these new words in their play and learning. n Children have great opportunities to explore a range of materials through the planned creative activities the childminder provides. The childminder hides objects such as eggs in planters and tubes for the children to find. Excitedly the

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children find these objects and proudly show the childminder what they have found. n Children make pictures in frames with dried flowers and the childminder names the parts of the flower, such as the petals. However, at times she does not utilise opportunities to explore the flowers further by looking at the shape or size and introduce early mathematical language, such as, big and small. n The childminder keeps all of her training up to date and plans her next first-aid course before her current one expires. Consequently, this ensures she knows

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30 March 2023 what to do in the event of an accident involving a child in her care. The childminder reports accidents to children's parents and records the treatment she has given. n The childminder evaluates the provision she provides. She innovatively creates ways to ensure that children can have even more choice from the vast number of resources she has in storage, and not only from those they can see. As a result, children make many choices and decisions for themselves. n The childminder knows the children well and responds to their wishes and needs swiftly. When children indicate to the childminder they wish her to read them a story by placing a book in front of her she does so. She also follows their early language when they verbalise sounds to suggest 'again, again' when they want the story to be read a second time. Children develop a strong love of books, they have their favourite books accessible to them at all times and they

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frequently access a book throughout the day to look at alone or with the childminder. n Parents are asked about their opinions on the service the childminder provides to their children and their family. Parents express that they know the childminder keeps their children safe and provides them with lots of fun learning experiences. Parents also especially appreciate the progress their children make in relation to their speech and language.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder is experienced in making referrals to agencies to protect children from abuse and harm. She is aware of the procedures she must follow in the event of an allegation being made against her or any person living or working on her premises. The childminder is confident in her ability to recognise signs of abuse and neglect and she keeps her knowledge in safeguarding up to date. She attends training and shares good practice with other professionals, such as local childminders she spends time with. The childminder ensures her premises are secure, she swiftly locks the door when adults she lives with leave the premises. She also undertakes risk assessments in her home to minimise any potential risks to children.

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should:

n maximise opportunities to support children to use their growing vocabulary in their play and learning n support children more consistently to learn to about early mathematics and introduce more mathematical language.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY407456 Local authority Coventry Inspection number 10266351 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 17 March 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in Coventry. She operates all year round, from Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 5.30pm, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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 any continued impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provision. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rational for their early years foundation stage curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The childminder and inspector carried out a joint observation during a planned activity. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder. n The inspector took account of parents' views about the provision. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including evidence of the

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suitability of the people living and working on the premises.

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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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