Childminder in Leicestershire

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's emotional security and confidence to explore and learn is supported through their close attachment with the childminder. Young children are reassured by taking the childminder's hand as they walk through the garden. The childminder models new skills, such as kicking a ball, and as the children's confidence grows, they start to copy. The childminder teaches children about the natural world. They have recently grown pumpkins and apples. One-year-old children demonstrate their impressive communication and language skills by clearly naming these fruits while they enjoy their time outside.

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The provision is good

The childminder skilfully teaches children about everyday risks through role-play activities. Children recognise that red means stop. They promptly respond to this traffic instruction while playing in ride-on cars. Children have learned that an iron becomes hot. The childminder reinforces this knowledge while children sort the laundry during their role play. Through make-believe narratives, children are learning vital information that will help them keep safe as they get older. The childminder promotes children's health and hygiene from a young age. She encourages young children to wash their hands with her after each nappy change, and they happily oblige. This helps children to develop good self-care habits.

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n The childminder supports children's growing independence skills. Young children practise using their small-finger muscles and developing dexterity to peel a satsuma. The childminder uses a hand-over-hand technique to help children when they start to struggle. In turn, this supports children's emotional well- being because they can successfully complete their task without frustration. n The childminder considers what life skills children need to learn and provides opportunities for children to develop these through play. For example, the childminder provides sensory activities, where children practise using different tools to scoop. Children then transfer these skills to when they are eating, showing enthusiasm and confidence in using cutlery. n Sharing books with children is prioritised highly in the childminder's daily routine. Children self-select books and the childminder quickly responds by reading them.

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Young children can identify their favourite book by sight from a large selection, demonstrating their familiarity with the text. The childminder involves children, so that they continue their active learning. She invites children to turn the pages, lift the flaps and predict what will happen next. Children's literacy development starts at a young age. n The childminder offers children opportunities to revisit their prior learning. This helps children to secure and embed their knowledge and understanding. For example, children enjoy repeating a creative activity, where they design pictures

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14 November 2023 of fireworks using glitter and paint. Children are confident in their method and recall their learning about Bonfire Night. The childminder boosts children's self- esteem and builds their self-belief by describing their pictures as beautiful, just like them. n The childminder has worked hard to help children overcome the long-lasting impacts of the pandemic. She observed that some children remained nervous around people and showed some social distancing for prolonged periods of time following the national lockdowns. To help alleviate this, the childminder continues to take children on regular outings to community groups, where children can mix with other people. n The childminder has a good grasp of child development and, on the whole, she focuses on age-appropriate learning. However, sometimes, the childminder concentrates too much on concept-based learning during activities. For example,

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she asks young children to identify numbers and colours. This could potentially narrow children's learning experiences. n The childminder is aware of the recent updates to the statutory framework for the early years foundation stage. She has reconsidered her risk assessment to make sure children are always within her sight and hearing while they are eating. She has thought about what would happen if someone came to the door while children were eating, and has found ways of maintaining her close supervision of children during these times.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder provides a safe and secure place for children to play. She risk assesses activities and resources, and addresses any hazards. The childminder has appropriate procedures in place to keep children safe on outings and in her home. For example, she does not serve hot drinks while children are present to protect them from accidental burns. The childminder understands her child protection roles and responsibilities. She knows how to identify and respond when a child may be at risk of harm. The childminder holds a current and valid first-aid qualification. The suitability of her household members is confirmed.

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n develop a clearer and more confident understanding of what children should be learning and when, and use this knowledge to implement a consistently age- appropriate curriculum.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY410925 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10289229 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 8 Date of previous inspection 16 November 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2010. She operates all year round from 7.15am until 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for the bank holidays and family holidays. She provides funded early years 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 childminder. n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure they are 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 curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented. n Parents and children shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

14 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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14 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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