Childminder in Norfolk

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Children thrive due to the excellent educational opportunities delivered by the highly skilled childminder and her co-childminder. The childminder and her co- childminder mindfully promote children's development across all areas of learning. Children play harmoniously together with their peers as they access the expertly designed play opportunities. They benefit from the high levels of attention and reassuring care. This is reflected in children's highly positive attitudes towards their learning and unwavering focus. The extremely sensitive care they receive helps children to feel secure and at fully at ease during their time with the childminder.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder and her co-childminder have created an exceptionally well- planned, ambitious and clearly sequenced curriculum. It is highly focused on helping all children to make strides in their development after the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 lockdowns. The childminder concentrates on supporting children to develop their communication and language skills. For example, every child benefits from a daily individual reading time with the childminder in the purposefully created, calm reading room. This helps them to build on their vocabulary, understanding of the world and early literacy skills. Children independently choose and carefully handle books. They engage in thought provoking conversations about what the childminder is reading with them. For example, the childminder encourages them to think about how a character feels when their food is stolen by another character in the story, and whether this is the

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need to do better?

n Since the last inspection, the childminder has continued to develop her skills and knowledge to support her in her commitment to ensuring the highest standards of provision for children. This has helped her to continue to develop her practice to the highest levels. n The childminder and her co-childminder have the highest aspirations for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The childminder works closely and considerately with parents and other professionals to provide targeted support. Children with SEND make significant progress, in both confidence and ability, according to their strengths and capabilities. n Parents value the focus that the childminder and her co-childminder place on supporting children's learning and development throughout everything that they do. Parents comment about the excellent communication and information sharing arrangements that the childminder has. They comment on how 'full of

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joy' their children are after spending their day with the childminder, and on how close the bond that children develop with her is. n The kind and considerate childminder is a strong role model. Consequently,

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5 December 2023 children carefully consider the needs of others. For example, older children engage younger children in taking turns kicking a football to one another. Cooperating and sharing ideas together as they play becomes second nature even to young children. When sharing out scented and sparkly 'gingerbread' dough, children keenly make sure their friends have some too. n Children's behaviour is exemplary. They keenly take responsibility for themselves. At the end of their play with playdough they all help to tidy resources back away. They enthusiastically go to wash their hands. This is in response to a simple prompt that the childminder gives them as she reminds them that they will not want to pass on any germs to their friends when they help hand out each other's drinks at lunch time. n The childminder and her co-childminder plan regular educational trips and outings with the children. They mindfully ensure that these trips broaden

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children's horizons. Children meet new people of different ages and backgrounds. The childminder builds on their understanding of the ways of life of different people through their experiences and planned learning about other cultures. This helps children to understand how they and their lives are similar and different from others. n The childminder makes frequent and highly detailed assessments of what children know and can do. She then works with her co-childminder in a weekly planning meeting to plan how they will support children to make progress. The childminder engages older children in conversations about what they will need to be able to do at school. Older children understand that they are learning to be 'school ready' and what this means for them individually, and how they can work towards this goal.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder demonstrates that she is fully committed to continuously developing her safeguarding knowledge. This is so that she can be prepared for any situation that children or families may be in. She describes how she plans to be prepared to respond in the most effective ways based on a strong understanding of how children may be affected by particular events. The childminder has very clear policies and procedures in place which she diligently follows. She fully understands the local procedures in place to safeguard children and how to follow them without hesitation to ensure that children's safety and well-being is always paramount.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY558522 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 10309964 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 9 Date of previous inspection 14 July 2021

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2018 and lives in Taverham, Norfolk. She operates on Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm all year round, with the exception of bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She works with a co-childminder.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. 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 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 Children told the inspector about their friends, their play and how the childminder helps them feel safe. n The inspector read written feedback from parents and took account of their views. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request, including the childminder's paediatric first-aid qualification. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum is implemented and

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the impact that this has on children's learning.

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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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5 December 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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