Childminder in Cornwall

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 enjoy rich learning experiences in this childminder's care. The childminder understands the importance of secure bonds and children have lovely relationships with her. They confidently come into her home and say goodbye to their parents before finding toys they like to play with. Children learn about dimension and how to sequence as they build a wooden tower. Children enjoy lots of opportunities to role play. They develop their imagination, creativity and fine motor skills as they pretend to cook pancakes and mix jelly into moulds for the childminder and other children to 'taste'. Younger children concentrate as they spend time quietly building a train track. The childminder encourages them to have confidence in their own ideas as they decide where to put the train track pieces. Children are secure and relaxed in this calm and nurturing environment.

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The provision is good

Children are strong communicators and hold lovely conversations with the childminder. Older children speak in complex sentences and the childminder gives children time to think and respond to her open questions. She provides opportunities for children to reflect on their prior learning, prompting children to remember what they saw or did before. The childminder introduces new words into discussions, to build children's vocabulary. For example, she names the different parts of a toy camper van to younger children, like the 'steering wheel', 'axle' and 'seats'. Young children eagerly name the surf board which is on the toy van's roof.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has created an ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum and she prepares children for the next stage of learning. For example, the childminder securely embeds mathematics into the curriculum with interesting activities which children engage in. Older children enjoy counting down from five during a counting game. Younger children explore a numeral and quantity matching activity. Additionally, they develop their pincer grip and coordination as they put wooden rings onto pegs. However, on occasion, some group activities are not always planned well enough to meet the interests of younger children to help them remain consistently engaged in learning. n The childminder makes time for her own professional development. She is part of an online early years support group and undertakes regular training to keep her knowledge and understanding up to date. The childminder ensures she includes the knowledge she has gained to provide a positive impact on children's

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development. For example, she completed a recent course on mathematics in the early years and then introduced more age-appropriate mathematical activities to the curriculum, for example shape recognition activities. n There is a strong focus on supporting children to understand nature, wildlife and the countryside. The childminder takes children on lots of visits to places in the

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24 May 2023 local area. They visit woods, beaches and gardens where children collect items to support the curriculum projects. For example, they collect sticks to use as bean poles in their vegetable patch. Trips and subsequent activities are well planned and sequenced. The childminder guides children to learn about bees. They have visited a garden to see bees in their beehive and later explore an activity looking at honeycomb, exploring the shapes, textures and smells. Children recognise and name the shapes they find in the beehive boxes, for example, rectangle, triangle and hexagon. n Parents report that they are happy with the care children receive. They feedback that children are very happy in the childminder's care and love to come to her home. The childminder keeps parents up to date with children's progress and what activities children are doing and why. Parents recommend the childminder to others. They report that children make good progress in their communication

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and social skills, making strong friendships with the other children in her care. However, the childminder does not obtain feedback from parents in order to take account of their views. This impacts on her ability to have a broader view of her provision and to reflect on how to make improvements in order to help children make even better progress. n Children's behaviour is good and the childminder has high expectations for children's conduct. Children are respectful and kind. They listen carefully and respond to requests from the childminder, for example, when they need to wash hands before snack time. The childminder gives calm and clear explanations to guide children to understand how their behaviour impacts on others.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good understanding of child protection. She recognises the signs and symptoms of possible abuse and has robust safeguarding policies and procedures in place. She knows how to put these policies and procedures into practice and who to contact to ensure that children are safe. She makes sure that she regularly attends training in safeguarding to keep her knowledge up to date. The childminder conducts regular risk assessments of her home to ensure that children are safe from harm.

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should:

n develop strategies to engage younger children more during group activities n take account of the views of parents, to further evaluate the provision and make consistent improvements to benefit children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494621 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 10288966 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 3 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 7 November 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in the hamlet of Carnyorth near St Just in Cornwall. She operates from Monday to Wednesday, 9am to 4pm throughout the year. She holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3 and is in receipt of funding for the provision of early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 childminder. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and children during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of the curriculum during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of the childminder and people living in the home. n The inspector took account of written and verbal feedback from parents during the inspection.

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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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