Taylor, Heather Lucille

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 relaxed and content in the childminder's care. They enjoy using the resources and taking part in the activities on offer. They clearly feel safe and welcome in the childminder's home. Children behave appropriately for their age. They are polite to each other and the childminder, and welcoming to visitors. Children cooperate quickly with routines, such as when it is time to get ready for snack or to go out for a walk. This means that the day flows calmly and useful learning time is not lost. It also shows that children enjoy doing what they do with the childminder and are keen to take part in all that is on offer.

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The provision is good

The childminder has a clear idea of the skills and knowledge that she wants children to learn by the time they leave her care. Children benefit from a curriculum that is planned well and delivered effectively. Children receive especially effective teaching to broaden what they know about the world around them. They learn about animals, plants and the weather. This complements the effective support that they receive to develop their social, physical and language skills. Children leave the childminder's care well prepared for the move to nursery or school.

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need to do better?

n The childminder builds well on children's interests to extend what they know. For example, she uses children's misunderstanding that rabbits lay eggs to deliver a fascinating programme of learning all about eggs. Children learn which animals lay eggs, which do not, which build nests and which do not. They learn how to cook eggs and handle them carefully. n Children show through their play and chat that they are remembering well what they have been taught. For example, they point out and name birds on their walks, remembering when they have talked about these before. n The childminder carefully threads mathematical learning through children's play. She teaches children to count accurately and sets challenges, such as to find the smallest and biggest of items. She then introduces other words to broaden children's mathematical vocabulary, such as 'tiny' and 'huge'. Children develop a good understanding of mathematical concepts.

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need to do better?

n Overall, the childminder effectively supports children's developing language skills. She introduces new words and ensures that children sing and listen to stories regularly. Children enjoy talking to her and each other. However, sometimes, the childminder talks over children and does not leave many gaps for children to contribute to conversations. This means that she sometimes misses what children are saying and showing that they know. It also impacts on children's opportunities to express their own ideas, to best extend their speaking and thinking skills.

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need to do better?

24 April 2023 n Children are developing well into curious and inquisitive learners. This is because the childminder makes the learning interesting. Children learn that they can find things out by asking questions and looking at books. For example, children share with the inspector that they have learned that some sharks lay eggs because they found this out from a book. n Children are learning well how to keep themselves safe. They show that they are remembering what the childminder has taught them about safety. For example, they know to wait at the curb to cross the road. They run their boots up and down play equipment at the park to test out if it is too slippery to play on safely. n Parents speak warmly of the childminder. They recognise the progress that their children are making in the childminder's care. They feel well informed about what their children are doing and well supported to enhance that learning at

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home. For example, the childminder makes suggestions about stories that they might like to read to further encourage children's love of books. n The childminder ensures that she, and the assistant with whom she occasionally works, keep their skills and training up to date. She has taken effective steps to ensure that she understands how to develop and deliver an effective curriculum. The impact of this is seen in the good-quality teaching that she delivers and the positive attitudes that children develop to learning.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder understands her responsibility to keep children safe. She ensures that her home is safe and secure, and supervises children closely when they are in her care. She is able to recognise the signs of potential abuse or neglect, and knows how to respond to any such concerns to protect children from harm. She understands the risks to children of being in an unsafe home environment or being exposed to extreme views or ideologies.

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should:

n give children more opportunities to think and contribute to conversations, to further enhance their language skills and maximise opportunities to evaluate what children have learned and remembered from previous teaching.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 141396 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 10285372 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 3 Date of previous inspection 4 October 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2001. She lives in Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes. She provides care all day from Monday to Friday, throughout the year. The childminder is registered to receive funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years. The childminder occasionally works with her registered assistant.

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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 provider. n The childminder spoke with the inspector about their intentions for children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children and evaluated the impact on children's learning. n Parents shared their views and the inspector took these into account. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

24 April 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

24 April 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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