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 Good

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The provision is good

The childminder provides an inviting and well-resourced environment for children. This enables children to make independent choices to support and extend their play. Children have positive relationships with the childminder. They smile with delight as they cuddle into the childminder to listen to their favourite stories and ask her to join in with their play. Children have a good attitude towards learning. They jump up and down with excitement as the childminder provides an activity relating to the King's Coronation. They use their imagination to create party food for the inspector using dough. Children are confident and self-assured.

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The provision is good

The childminder has clear expectations for children's behaviour. She encourages children to keep the playroom tidy, use manners, share and take turns. Children tell the childminder when they are waiting for their turn to use a toy. They happily agree to swap toys with others. Children show respect for each other and their behaviour is good in relation to their age.

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The provision is good

The childminder provides children with a healthy and well-balanced diet. Children request their favourite fruits, such as blueberries and they are eager to wash their hands before eating. The childminder takes children on daily outings to the park where they climb on age-appropriate equipment. This helps to promote children's healthy lifestyles.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a clear intent for the curriculum. She completes regular assessments of children's learning and she understands how children learn. The childminder provides children with a range of experiences that they enjoy. Overall, the childminder provides good levels of support to help children to make good progress. However, at times, the childminder does not use what she knows children need to learn next, when planning and delivering some group activities. n Children are competent communicators. One-year-old children independently sing familiar songs, such as 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'. Two-year-old children listen with interest to stories and request their favourites. Overall, the childminder uses effective teaching to challenge children. For example, she hesitates as she reads to encourage children to join in. She reads clearly and asks children to repeat the words. Children copy the words that they hear. They

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enjoy making animal sounds and flapping their hands as they pretend to be birds. This helps children to develop a love of books from an early age. n Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder exchanges a wealth of information with parents about children's care and progress. She provides parents with ideas to help to support children's learning at home. Parents comment positively about the childminder's service. They comment, 'I am

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26 April 2023 extremely happy with the care she provides'. n The childminder tunes into children's needs and she adapts the routine to support children's well-being. For instance, she knows when to change lunch and sleep time according to the children's needs on the day. Children are happy and content. n The childminder accesses mandatory training, such as first aid and she completes some online courses. However, she does not specifically target her professional development opportunities to help her to raise her teaching skills and knowledge to a higher level. n The childminder provides children with plenty of opportunities to develop their fine motor skills. Children use their hands to squeeze, roll and pinch as they manipulate dough. They use tools to cut and press as they make shapes. Children keep trying until they succeed. They say, 'I did it' as they celebrate their success. Children use a range of resources to make marks on paper. They

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confidently describe what they have drawn. This helps children to develop the skills required for early writing. n Children enjoy learning about different festivals and cultural celebrations. They are currently learning about the King's Coronation. Children are excited to wear their handmade crowns. They talk about the upcoming party for the king. This helps children to gain an understanding of key events in the local community and helps them to understand the world around them.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder provides a safe and secure environment for children to play and explore. She conducts risk assessments of her home to minimise risks and provides children with good levels of supervision. The childminder ensures that she keeps her child protection knowledge up to date. She is able to identify the signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect ,and she is confident in local reporting procedures. This helps the childminder to protect children from harm. The childminder understands her roles and responsibilities. For instance, she has a sound understanding of the occasions when she must make a notification to Ofsted.

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should:

n refine the planning of group activities to focus more precisely on all children's next steps in learning, to help children to make even more progress n plan professional development opportunities, to help to enhance teaching skills and knowledge to an even higher level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490120 Local authority Tameside Inspection number 10276325 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 20 Date of previous inspection 11 July 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in the Mossley area of Ashton-under- Lyne in Tameside. She operates all year round, from 7am until 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, 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 the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk together and discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their early years foundation stage curriculum. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection and older children provided written feedback. 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 provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a planned activity with the childminder. n The inspector reviewed written feedback provided by parents and she took

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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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Inspection activities

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