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 enjoy their time with this patient, friendly and nurturing childminder. She provides comfort and reassurance to all children, particularly those who are new to the setting. The childminder has a calm disposition, and her gentle approach helps all children to feel safe and secure. Her effective modelling has a positive effect on children. She encourages children to 'hold their thoughts' while another child is speaking. Children learn to use their strong communication skills to express their feelings and opinions.

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The provision is good

The childminder plans her curriculum well to ensure that educational activities capture children's interests and meet their learning needs. Younger children learn to identify colours and place matching objects into the correctly coloured sorting bowls. The childminder repeats the colours to encourage children to copy her. Older children learn about measurements. They use wooden rulers to measure plastic worms. They talk about how the shortest worm is two centimetres long and the biggest is 10 centimetres. The childminder encourages them to find a 'middle- sized' worm to extend their mathematical understanding. Children giggle and work together to find worms that are the same length as their fingers and toes. They use language such as 'short' and 'long'. All children make good progress from their starting points.

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need to do better?

n The childminder helps children to recall prior knowledge to support their understanding of the world. Following a recent trip to a farm, children talk about animal habitats and food sources while engaging in sensory play. Children talk about how pigs like mud as they roll toy ones in chocolate pudding. They pretend to make toy horses eat porridge oats and green shredded paper to represent grass. Children excitedly recall how they also saw rabbits, guinea pigs and chickens while visiting. n Children have good opportunities to strengthen their hand and finger muscles in preparation for early writing. They enjoy using spray bottles to squirt water and paintbrushes to make water marks on the floor outside. Inside, children enjoy using paint pens to colour their farmyard pictures. They show good control and coordination. n Generally, children play cooperatively. The childminder supports them well to understand how to share and take turns. At times, when minor disputes occur,

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the childminder steps in quickly but she does not always help older children to resolve conflicts and solve problems independently. n The childminder has formed effective partnerships with parents. They report on how their children have consistent boundaries and feel settled. Parents comment that the childminder keeps them informed about their child's progress and that

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3 July 2023 she is kind and caring. n Children are highly confident and independent. They ask the childminder for resources they show an interest in, such as cars. The childminder incorporates learning as they play. However, sometimes, the childminder spends more time supporting the older and more dominant children. Occasionally, the childminder does not always help the younger children make even more progress during these periods. n The childminder evaluates her practice well and is keen to attend further training courses, such as learning how to communicate with children using sign language. Following a recent course, the childminder incorporates more songs and stories during daily routines to support children's literacy skills. n Children learn about hygiene routines. The childminder encourages them to 'catch a sneeze' in a tissue. Children independently wash and sanitise their hands before and after eating. The childminder provides children with hot,

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nutritious meals. Children say the childminder's 'campfire stew' is 'yummy'. The childminder talks to children about how food provides them with energy. n The childminder and the children have formed close relationships. Children spontaneously hug the childminder and tell her they love her. The childminder responds affectionately, and children feel cared for. n Children enjoy listening to stories that the childminder reads to them. She encourages younger children to make sounds of the vehicles in the book, such as 'beep-beep' and 'honk-honk'. Older children identify the vehicles, including an ambulance, police car and fire engine. They develop good language skills.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder ensures children's safety. She talks to children about climbing the steps of the slide carefully and to wait until the bottom of the slide is clear before they descend. She shows children how to cut up a banana safely with a knife at snack time. The childminder keeps her child protection knowledge updated to ensure that she is alert to any signs that a child may be at risk of harm. She demonstrates a secure understanding of her responsibility in protecting children's welfare and she knows who to contact should a child be in danger.

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should:

n help older children to resolve conflicts independently n provide further support for younger children when there are mixed-age groups to help extend their learning even more.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494153 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10298803 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 8 Date of previous inspection 9 January 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2015. She lives in Newton Abbot, Devon. The childminder works Monday to Thursday, from 8am to 5pm, all year round. The childminder provides funded free early education for children aged 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 Parents shared their views of the childminder through written statements. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises her early years provision, including the aims and rationale for her early years foundation stage curriculum. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder of a mathematical activity.

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Inspection activities

3 July 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

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