Childminder in Stockport

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children are happy and secure in the childminder's home. The childminder has high expectations for each child and encourages their independence. Children take off their coats and hang them up to dry. The childminder teaches them how to wipe their own noses and discusses the importance of washing their hands afterwards. When tasks become tricky, the childminder offers encouragement. Children show high levels of self-esteem as they complete the task independently.

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The provision is good

The calm childminder is a good role model who teaches children to think about how their actions affect others. Children play cooperatively together. They share resources and pass cutlery to each other before lunchtime. As children accidentally knock over other children's toy models, they say sorry and help them to rebuild it. Children show care for living things as they put out food for the birds in the garden. Children learn to be kind and considerate.

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The provision is good

The childminder gathers information from parents before children start. In the main, she uses this information to build on what children know and can do. Children are eager learners who show excitement as the childminder introduces activities. The childminder teaches children about the wider world as she takes them on daily outings. The children meet new people and learn about similarities and differences. They develop their mathematical skills as they buy food from the local shops. All children make good progress from their starting points.

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, the childminder has taken action to address the weaknesses that were identified. The childminder provides coaching to her assistants to support them to improve their practice. She completes daily observations of practice and provides training and support to address any gaps in knowledge. n Overall, the childminder promotes children's communication skills well. She models clear language and introduces new words as children play, such as 'cockatoo' and 'owl'. However, at times, children are asked lots of questions and not given the time to answer. This does not allow children to demonstrate what they know, to enable their communication and language skills to be more precisely built upon. n The childminder provides fun opportunities to develop children's physical skills. Children go for daily walks to the local park. They energetically throw and catch small green balloons after enjoying a story about superhero peas. They develop

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need to do better?

their hand-eye coordination as they transport frozen peas into containers with sieves and tongs. All children make good progress in their physical development. n The childminder supports children's enjoyment of books. The childminder reads

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need to do better?

1 November 2023 aloud to children with enthusiasm. She provides children with props as they act out the 'Three Little Pigs' story and pretend to blow each other's houses down. The childminder takes children to the local library and to book exhibitions where they explore the work of famous authors. Children are developing a love of reading, which helps to promote their early literacy skills. n In the main, the childminder places high importance on supporting children's health. Children are involved in buying ingredients from the green grocers for the nutritious meals that the childminder provides. Fresh drinking water is given to children frequently throughout the day and children have constant access to water when on outings. However, when children are indoors, children cannot always independently access their drinks without the childminder's help. n Parents are extremely complimentary about the childminder. They value the

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need to do better?

ideas that the childminder shares with them to help support their children's learning at home. They are fully aware of their children's developmental next steps. Parents describe the childminder as 'amazing'. They say that their children have made brilliant progress in their development since they have started attending the childminder's setting. n Partnership working with local schools and other settings where children attend is established. The childminder links with children's key workers from these other settings to share assessments of children's learning. She takes them to meet the teachers at feeder schools. These systems help to provide consistency in children's learning and to prepare them for the transition to school.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Since the last inspection, the childminder has reviewed the procedures to ensure that only assistants whose suitability has been verified work directly with children. She has provided safeguarding training to her assistants to help to improve their safeguarding knowledge. The childminder has ensured that only assistants that hold valid paediatric first-aid training are left in the sole care of children. She has introduced new systems to record children's attendance. The childminder has a secure knowledge of the signs that may indicate a child is at risk of harm and how to refer any concerns that she has about children.

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should:

n build on children's communication and language skills more precisely by giving them time to respond to questions and allowing them to demonstrate what they know n consider ways to enable children to freely and independently access drinking water at times of their choosing.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY101871 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 10298131 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 12 Number of children on roll 24 Date of previous inspection 16 May 2023

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2002 and lives in the Heaton Moor area of Stockport. She employs five assistants, who all work on a part-time basis. The childminder operates all year round, from 7am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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 setting. n The childminder joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n Parents shared their views of the childminder with the inspector. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the childminder. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request. n The children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children.

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Inspection activities

1 November 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

1 November 2023 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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