Childminder in Wirral

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 have a lovely experience with this kind and nurturing childminder. They form strong bonds with her and their friends. The childminder has high expectations for behaviour. She models good manners and friendly interactions. Children eagerly copy her, sharing and taking turns with one another. The childminder manages children's behaviour very well. She supports them to understand their emotions and to consider the feelings of their friends. A culture of respect and kindness is securely embedded. This helps children to feel safe and promotes their emotional well-being.

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The provision is good

Communication and language development is a strength at the setting. Children are exposed to a language-rich environment. They hear a wide range of interesting vocabulary, such as 'faded', 'aroma' and the names of different herbs. The childminder is keen to support children to understand the meaning of new words. She asks older children open-ended questions to promote discussion and supports younger children to sing familiar nursery rhymes. Children enjoy taking turns to choose songs to sing and dance to. They impressively remember lots of words and actions. Children are becoming confident communicators and are well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder plans a curriculum that is interesting and ambitious. She has a good understanding of the different ways that children learn. In the main, she adapts her practice to support this. However, when implementing adult-led activities she does not always consider all of the children's individual next steps in learning. This means not all learning experiences build on each child's existing knowledge. n The childminder has robust procedures in place for monitoring children's development. This helps her to quickly identify and address any gaps in learning. The childminder uses additional screening tools to help support children's communication and language development. All children make good progress from their starting points. n Children demonstrate impressive fine motor skills. Older children skilfully use scissors to cut up herbs. Younger children strengthen their small finger muscles with toddler-friendly scissors. They demonstrate good hand-to-eye coordination

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as they carefully snip the plants. This helps to prepare children for the next stage in their learning, such as early writing. n Children have a lovely attitude to learning. Overall, they have good engagement levels and are motivated to learn. They demonstrate persistence and resilience when learning to use the safety knives at snack time. However, occasionally, the childminder narrates and comments too much when children are concentrating.

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24 May 2023 This is distracting and prevents them from experimenting and exploring their play independently. n Children have lots of opportunities to go out into the local community. They explore the outdoors at the park, farm and forest. Children develop their social skills, making new friends and learning about people who are different from themselves. They explore the different festivals celebrated by their friends from different cultures. This helps children to learn about the world in which they live and prepares them for life in modern Britain. n Opportunities for children to develop their self-help skills are threaded throughout the daily routine. Children wash their own hands and faces instinctively. They impressively cut up their fruit at snack time and eat independently. The childminder supports children to recognise when they need to tidy away resources to make way for new ones. She encourages them to take

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ownership of the environment. Children are learning important skills they need for the future. n Partnership working with parents is strong. The childminder includes parents in assessments and keeps them updated about children's development. She provides ideas of activities that parents can do at home to extend children's skills and knowledge. This collaborative approach provides continuity in children's care and learning. n The childminder has implemented a good programme of professional development. She identifies her own training based on the needs of the children she is caring for. The childminder has completed training enabling her to identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. She links with other childminders to share good practice and knowledge. This helps her to provide children with high-quality care and education.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a clear understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse. She can recognise when children or families may be at risk of being drawn into extreme behaviours. There are robust procedures for referring concerns about children and allegations against adults. The childminder completes checks of the premises to ensure that they are safe and secure for children.

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should:

n focus on children's individual next steps more consistently during adult-led activities n provide children with more uninterrupted time to explore and experiment independently during their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490968 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 10285823 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 6 Date of previous inspection 19 October 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2015. She operates all year round, from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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 their evaluation of the setting. n The childminder gave the inspector a tour of the areas used for childminding and discussed how the curriculum is planned and implemented. n The inspector observed the quality of education, indoors and outdoors, and evaluated the impact on children's learning. n Discussions were held with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. Written feedback from parents was considered. n A leadership and management meeting was held with the childminder. Documentation relating to the suitability of people living and working on the premises was checked. The inspector looked at qualification and paediatric first- aid certificates.

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Inspection activities

24 May 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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