Childminder in Doncaster

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 keeps children safe and cares for them well in this family setting. She makes sure that children spend time outdoors each day and make weekly visits to local playgroups and to the market and shops. The childminder keeps a book of photos to help children remember and to prompt conversations. Children are enthusiastic as they explain about their adventures, and this promotes their language and communication.

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The provision is good

Children choose the book of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' and sit together on the floor to read the story. Children are knowledgeable about this familiar story. They take it in turns to name the fruit. The childminder repeats back words correctly and encourages younger children to practise saying the words.

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The provision is good

The childminder encourages children to develop their self-care skills, such as children cut up plums at snack time. They talk about how they bought them in the shop and how there are plums in the story. Children find plum stones, exclaiming, 'It's a seed', and point to the cress they are growing. The childminder supports children to remember what they have learned and make connections with new information and experiences. Children have opportunities to develop their language through conversations in their role play. For instance, when children say they are going to the shop, the childminder asks, 'What are you going to buy?'

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need to do better?

n The setting is well organised, carefully resourced, clean and tidy. Children know where their things are, such as they have a peg for their coats and bags. This helps them to feel valued, safe and ready to learn. n The childminder focuses the curriculum on communication and language. Children enjoy songs and books. They repeat familiar phrases that they learn from songs and rhymes. The childminder adapts story times to engage even the youngest children. n The childminder knows each child well. She understands what they like and how they interact with each other. The childminder uses her knowledge to plan children's next steps in learning and activities. n The childminder carefully chooses resources that follow children's interests and progress. For example, older children explore books about starting school so that they learn more about their next stage of their learning journey. n The childminder supports inclusion and diversity. For example, she provides

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resources and books that represent a diverse range of people. Children meet a wide variety of people in their community. The childminder has learned key words in different languages, and she encourages families to share objects, such as musical instruments, for a 'show-and-tell' box.

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3 July 2023 n Children develop their independence. They enjoy serving themselves with water from a dispenser, and they are drinking more frequently. n The childminder has high expectations for children. Older children recognise numbers in the garden. However, the childminder does not use every opportunity to point and count in sequence so that even the youngest children can experience counting. n The childminder supervises children closely. She speaks gently and gives advice, such as 'be careful', rather than specific instructions. This inhibits children's confidence and is not clear to all children what she wants them to be careful about. n The childminder evaluates what is happening in the setting and identifies areas to improve. She has recently completed training in communication and language, and she recognises that this has had an impact on her practice and confidence. The childminder is committed to continuing a programme of training

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need to do better?

to deepen her knowledge and teaching skills. However, she has not focused on providing the same opportunities for her assistant to develop his knowledge further. n The childminder offers children settling-in visits. She listens to parents and observes children to identify their starting points in learning. Parents speak highly of the childminder. They say that the childminder is brilliant and that their children are making good progress. n The childminder records children's daily events, such as sleeping, eating and nappy changes on an electronic app, which she shares with parents. The childminder recognises the importance of developing strong partnerships with parents and shares daily conversations and text messages.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistant know the types of abuse and can recognise the possible indicators of abuse. The childminder has a policy showing contact numbers for the local safeguarding children partnership, and she knows how to make a referral about a child or an adult. The childminder is registered to receive regular updates from the local safeguarding children partnership to keep her knowledge up to date. She has a fire evacuation plan, keeps accurate records of accidents and existing injuries and shares these with parents using an app.

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should:

n extend opportunities to count in sequence so that even the youngest children can begin to learn and experience numbers n give children clear instructions that they can understand and follow so that they

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should:

3 July 2023 extend confidence in their abilities n develop a programme of professional development for the assistant to raise the quality of education even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY484453 Local authority Rotherham Inspection number 10276362 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 10 Date of previous inspection 12 July 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Wath Upon Dearne, South Yorkshire. She operates all year round, from 6am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays. The childminder sometimes works with her husband, who is an assistant. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 showed the inspector around the areas used for childminding and explained how the early years setting and the curriculum are organised. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder and her husband, who is her assistant. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and records that are kept. n The inspector observed the play and interactions between children and the childminder indoors and outside. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through discussions and written feedback that is provided.

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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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