Childminder in North Somerset

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 keenly engage in a broad range of experiences which support their interests. They share how they have made rainmakers for their graduation party. They talk about the design and how they have chosen different materials to decorate the tube. Children listen well to the childminder's questions and think about the best ways to fill the tube with dried pasta, testing their ideas. Children behave well. They are polite and ask nicely to share the resources. The childminder interacts well to challenge children further, for instance, to pick the pasta up with the tweezers.

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The provision is good

Children form close bonds with their friends and the caring childminder. Young children receive consistent and warm care. For example, the childminder cuddles them close when they become tired and reassures them when she leaves the room. Older children are well prepared for school. They gain good independence and manage their personal needs well. For example, they competently prepare their fruit for snack, visit the toilet and wash their hands on their own. Children listen well to a story about starting school and talk about their experiences. The childminder acknowledges how the children are feeling about moving to school, helping them to explore and name the different emotions they feel.

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need to do better?

n The childminder uses her observations and assessments well to identify what children need to learn next. For example, she recognises the impact the COVID- 19 pandemic has had on young children. She provides lots of social opportunities for children to build friendships and takes children on various outings to extend their experiences of the wider community. The childminder provides activities that build on what children already know and can do. For example, following song and rhyme activities and the exploration of different musical instruments at toddler groups, children engage well in making their own rainmakers. n The childminder uses her research and training effectively to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). She works closely with parents and other professionals to access funding and provide a fully inclusive environment. She designs the curriculum well to meet children's needs,

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need to do better?

especially to provide sensory opportunities to engage young children in their learning. Children with SEND delight in exploring the dried pasta. They choose different tools to move the pasta around the tray and enjoy the sensation of the rice trickling through their fingers. n The childminder helps children resolve misunderstandings. For example, when older children cannot decide who a lunch box belongs to, she encourages them to look at the name label. Children can recognise their name and the childminder supports them to identify the initial letter and sound to help them decide who it

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need to do better?

23 August 2023 belongs to. Children admit they were mistaken and apologise to their friend without prompting. n The childminder works closely with parents to meet children's care and developmental needs. However, she does not regularly review health and care needs to enable her to adapt her practice when required. n The childminder helps children to learn about eating healthily and begin to understand where food comes from. Children decide which vegetables to grow and understand how to care for them. They relish pulling them up, talking about the textures and making comparisons. Children show pride in their achievements and enthusiastically share how many potatoes they have dug up, counting them and ordering them by size. However, the childminder does not always develop older children's language skills, such as by naming the different parts of the vegetables, to build children's wider vocabulary. n Children begin to understand the boundaries and expectations that keep them

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need to do better?

safe. For example, children understand that they need to sweep the pasta up off the floor when they have finished playing with it, as they may slip on it. The childminder provides children with clear explanations, such as why they do not run inside, to help them understand how to keep themselves safe.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder uses her risk assessments well to minimise risk to children in the home. For example, she has safety gates to prevent children accessing the stairs and front door and has installed a door alarm so that she knows when the front door is open, ensuring that the premises remain safe and secure. The childminder understands the possible indicators that a child might be at risk of harm. She monitors her accident, medication and existing injuries forms effectively to enable her to keep children safe. The childminder understands her responsibility to report any concerns about a child and to follow the local safeguarding partnership procedures.

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should:

n regularly review information from parents to enable children's care needs to be continuously met n provide older children with more specific language to broaden their vocabulary.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495695 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 10307380 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 6 Date of previous inspection 13 October 2021

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset. She is available throughout the year to care for children, Monday to Friday from 8.30am until 4pm, including on Wednesday until 7.30pm, and Saturday from 8.30am until 12.30pm. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 6. She is in receipt of funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years old.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the childminder. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises the early years provision, including the aims and rationale for the early years foundation stage curriculum. n The inspector read written testimonials and spoke with parents during the inspection and considered their views. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n A sample of documentation was discussed and observed.

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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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