Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children are happy and well settled in the care of the calm and patient childminder. She is attentive to their needs and has warm bonds with them. This helps the children in her care to feel safe and secure. The childminder encourages and praises the children during their play, which help build their confidence and self- esteem.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from a curriculum that is individually tailored to meet their needs and matches their interests. As a result, children show positive attitudes in their learning. For example, children create paper jelly fish with colourful tentacles. They show high levels of enjoyment as they cut, stick and glue pieces of ribbon onto their creations. This supports children's creative skills and builds their small finger muscles effectively. Furthermore, the childminder consistently narrates the activity and describes new words such as 'tentacles' and 'invertebrate'. Children learn the meaning of new words and extend their vocabulary through learning and playing.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations of children's behaviour and is a good role model. For example, she explains to them the importance of taking turns and sharing resources. She uses gentle reminders to reinforce good behaviours and gives plenty of praise. This helps children to understand how to play with their friends and builds their developing social skills effectively.

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need to do better?

n The childminder takes children on a variety of outings. For example, they visit local parks and the library and go on woodland walks where they observe nature and gain an understanding of woodland habitat. This deepens children's understanding of the world they are growing up in. n Occasionally, the childminder does not give clear explanations as to why children need to follow the rules that she has in place. This is particularly the case at tidy up time. For example, during tidy up time, the childminder asks children to help to tidy away toys before they go outside to play. However, not all children follow her instructions. Therefore, they do not consistently learn about reasons for the rules. n Overall, the childminder supports children's independence well. For example, children wash their hands after playing outdoors and before mealtimes. However, at times, the childminder is less successful in encouraging

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independence skills with younger children. She does things for them that they could learn to master themselves, such as wiping their noses. This does not consistently promote younger children's independence skills. n The childminder supports children with their developing coordination and balancing skills through the activities and resources she offers. For example,

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12 July 2023 children run around the childminder's garden and smile with utter delight as they test their skills on scooters and balance bicycles. This has a positive impact on their overall physical development and further promotes children's self-esteem and confidence effectively. n The childminder has a clear understanding of how to support children's development. She skilfully interweaves mathematical learning during her interactions with children as they engage in activities. For instance, the childminder counts with the children during art and craft activities and challenges them to make simple additions. This promotes their early mathematical understanding well and helps children to visualise the meaning of number sequence. n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents comment that they feel their children have made good progress and that they feel extremely happy and safe in the childminder's care. The childminder works in collaboration with parents to

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support their children's personal development at home. For example, she works with parents when children are ready to be toilet trained and shares important information with parents about internet safety. n The childminder gathers detailed information about children and their families from the start. She finds out about children's routines, dietary and medical needs and interests and development before parents leave children in her care. She uses this, along with her own assessments of children's learning, to plan for the next steps in their development. This helps children make good progress from their starting points.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a robust safeguarding and child protection knowledge. She confidently understands her responsibilities to help keep children safe. The childminder undertakes mandatory training to help keep her safeguarding knowledge up to date. She ensures that she is fully aware of the work of the local safeguarding children partnerships. There are clear and concise procedures for the childminder to follow if she has concerns about children's welfare. The childminder has a secure knowledge of the procedures to follow should an allegation be made against herself or any adult living in her home. Furthermore, the childminder assesses risks in her home daily to ensure that children can explore and learn in a safe environment.

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should:

n strengthen children's understanding of the expectations and rules for behaviour n encourage younger children to do even more for themselves to further support

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY320500 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10301672 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 25 January 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in Great Kingshill, near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. She operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder 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 provider 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 observed the implementation of the curriculum during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder, and they discussed their findings. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request, including records of paediatric first-aid training and registers. n The inspector considered the written and verbal views of parents that were provided on the day of the inspection.

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Inspection activities

12 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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