Childminder in Gloucestershire

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is good

Children thoroughly enjoy the time they spend in the childminder's care. They are full of energy and motivated to participate in the wide range of activities on offer. Young children interact warmly with visitors. They invite them to join with in with their play. Young children use their imagination as they pretend to make them a drink. They use mathematical vocabulary, such as the word 'full' to describe the quantity of water they pour into a cup. The childminder extends children's understanding of mathematical language. She explains that their container is now empty as they pour water onto the grass.

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The provision is good

Children's behaviour is excellent. The childminder provides children with calm and consistent guidance. This helps them to gain a good understanding of what is expected from them. Children display good manners, and say 'please' and 'thank you' throughout the day. They share tools as they dig in the soil and take turns to use the slide. Children are considerate of their friends' feelings and are learning to make joint decisions. For example, young children engage in a discussion to decide whether to play inside or outside. Children display high levels of concentration as they sit together at the table to make bird feeders. They develop good hand-to-eye coordination. Children carefully thread hooped cereal on to pipe cleaners. These activities help them to develop strength in their hands, in preparation for early writing.

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need to do better?

n The childminder gathers information from parents about children's development when they first begin to attend. She uses this to create a baseline assessment to plan for children's learning from the start of their attendance. However, the childminder is yet to seek information from parents about children's ongoing learning and achievements away from the setting, to promote a more holistic approach to assessment and further support them to continue and extend children's learning at home. n Young children are familiar with the daily routine. They know that after lunch it is time to read a story together before they have a rest. Children are familiar with a wide range of books and choose what they would like to read. Young children have very good communication and language skills. They remember key phrases and rhymes from the story. They look at the illustrations and confidently announce 'Two snakes with gardening rakes'.

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need to do better?

n The childminder thoughtfully plans outings into the community to promote children's confidence. She takes them to local playgroups where they have opportunities to mix with a larger group of children. The childminder regularly meets with another childminder to help children to make new friendship groups. This helps children to gain key skills which will be needed when they move on to

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11 July 2023 future educational settings, such as pre-school and school. n Children learn about the world and where food comes from. They enthusiastically pick raspberries from the bush in the childminder's garden and place them into containers inside the wheelbarrow. Children carry the containers up to the house and learn that they need to be washed before eaten. Although the childminder engages children in conversations about what they are doing and suggests which raspberries would be good to pick, there are times where her interactions do not fully extend children's learning to further develop their knowledge and skills. n The childminder introduces children to technology in meaningful ways. She recently installed a wildlife camera to watch over the chickens at night. Children look at the footage and enthusiastically explain to visitors that a fox visits the garden at night. The childminder sensitively explains to the children that the

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night camera made the fox look scary and that not all foxes look this way. She prompts children to look at an illustration of a fox in a book. Children point out their features and recognise how they look different in the daylight. n The childminder evaluates her practice and develops her knowledge and skills by attending online training and webinars. She completes training that she feels will benefit the children in her care. The childminder seeks the views of parents through regular questionnaires and surveys. Parents state that their children are 'extremely happy' and their self-esteem, confidence and independence have grown since attending.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a clear understanding of her responsibility to keep children safe. She considers the risks in her home and ensures that children are closely supervised at all times. The childminder attends regular safeguarding training to keep her knowledge of child protection up to date. She has a good awareness of the indicators of abuse, including what may present in the event of a child being subjected to extreme views. The childminder knows how and who to report any concerns. This includes the procedure to follow in the event of an allegation being made against herself or a member of her household.

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should:

n gather more information from parents about children's achievements away from the setting to promote a more holistic approach to assessment and further support them to continue and extend their children's learning at home n strengthen interactions with children to extend their learning and further develop their knowledge and skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495462 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10299895 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 7 Date of previous inspection 18 January 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Berkeley, Gloucestershire. She operates Monday and Tuesday between the hours of 8am and 6pm, and on Wednesday and Thursday between the hours of 8am and 5pm. The childminder works on the occasional Friday. She is registered to provide funded early eduction for children aged two-, three- and four-years.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure it is safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their early years foundation stage curriculum. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request. n The inspector took account of parent views, reviewing feedback from recent questionnaires.

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Inspection activities

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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