Childminder in Devon

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 time with this childminder. They are confident and happy to enter her home and have warm, strong relationships with her. Children benefit from a rich curriculum and all children make good progress in their learning and development. The childminder provides a wide variety of activities and learning experiences for children, including opportunities to be imaginative. For example, children create 'butterfly gardens' by moulding dough to make a garden and use tongs to collect artificial butterfly wings, garden herbs and other items to decorate their gardens. Children build their vocabulary as they explore and talk about the body parts of the butterfly and how the 'sparkly' garden decorations look like the moon, or stars. Younger children know shape names, for example, oval. They concentrate well as they build their garden and later use a torch to explore their creation further. The childminder supports children to develop their creativity, fine

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The provision is good

Children are friendly and kind to each other. They celebrate each other's successes, share and take turns.

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The provision is good

Older children enjoy playing complex games, for example, direction games where the childminder tells them to turn left, go forward three steps and then turn right. They eagerly listen to the instructions and complete the movements.

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n Children practise and consolidate their learning with lots of interesting toys and activities which they enjoy playing with. They make particularly good progress in mathematics, for example, older children recognise written numerals, such as 24 and 42. The childminder guides children to explore and develop a love of number, shape, measure and size. Children confidently and independently count the items they play with and explain how many more or less they need to make a set total, showing an understanding of early addition and subtraction. n The childminder is confident about what she wants children to learn and why. She knows the children in her care well. She regularly obtains information from parents and other settings to understand what children already know and can do. Well-planned and well-sequenced activities help children to make links to their prior learning. For example, children have been studying life cycles, which

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led to an exploration of caterpillars, butterflies and then symmetry. However, the childminder limits the extent to which her curriculum challenges the most able children's skills and knowledge, to prevent them from losing motivation when they eventually attend school. n The childminder places a good focus on developing children's personal, social and emotional development and, as a result, children are confident, happy and

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27 April 2023 curious. She supports children to explore, understand and express their emotions. Children develop independence skills, competently taking off their shoes and putting them away. They develop social skills during trips to the local library and playgroups, where they meet children who they will eventually go to school with. n Children are well supported in developing their language and communication skills. They are very confident in explaining what they know and can do and speak with a rich vocabulary. They ask lots of questions and are keen to learn and understand more. They hold interesting conversations with the childminder, who gives them time to think and respond. n Relationships with parents are good. Before children attend the childminder's care, the childminder obtains relevant information from parents and conducts home visits to enable her to better understand children and their stage of

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development. Parents feedback that they are very happy with the care their children receive and highly recommend the childminder to others. n The childminder makes time for her own professional development and attends regular training to keep her knowledge and understanding up to date. For example, she recently studied a course on children's mental health as a response to the impact of COVID-19 on children of this age. Subsequently, she extended her curriculum on personal, social and emotional development to further support children to understand and express their emotions.

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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 is secure in her knowledge of the possible signs of abuse and confident in the procedures to follow. She knows how to record concerns and who to contact to ensure that children are safe. The childminder attends online and face-to-face training to ensure that her knowledge is up to date. She conducts regular risk assessments to ensure that the home is safe and supervises children at all times. Children are supported to take safe risks during their trips to outdoor play areas.

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n extend the curriculum even further to ensure that it meets the learning needs of the most able children, to provide them with the challenge they need.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY492464 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10280449 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 11 September 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Yealmpton, Devon. She works on Wednesday and Friday, from 7am until 6pm, all year round, except public holidays. The childminder is a qualified teaching assistant. The childminder offers funded early education places for children aged two, three and four years old.

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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 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 their home. n The inspector read feedback from parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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27 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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