Miluk, Jenny (Mrs)

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 thrive on the individual attention they receive. The childminder thoughtfully ensures that quieter children have their chance to speak. She sensitively supports younger children's emerging speech, copying, and extending the sounds they make and modelling appropriate words. The childminder ensures she offers age-appropriate experiences as part of her planned curriculum, linking these closely to children's learning needs and interests. The childminder is mindful of letting children explore in their own way, and they readily test out their ideas. She skilfully adapts the activities, flexibly adding in resources to extend children's investigations further. Children are inspired effectively, and they remain engaged for considerable periods of time. Children develop their dexterity and coordination skills well using a wide range of tools and resources. They thread items carefully and mould dough. They build with blocks and construction materials, and carefully

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The provision is good

place each piece to create their effect.

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The provision is good

The childminder knows the children very well. She is in tune with their needs and sensitive to their feelings. She offers them caring support. Children are very happy in her provision. Parents comment very positively and say that their children have built lovely relationships with the childminder. They say she provides a safe, fun and nurturing environment.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a good understanding of child development. She patiently offers lots of support, encouragement and praise, building children's confidence and skills effectively. She teaches children about behaviour expectations and helps them appreciate the needs of others. They make good progress. n The childminder builds strong and beneficial links with parents; they appreciate her extensive experience and value her advice and support. She gains lots of information from parents when children start and shares her regular assessments with them. The childminder closely discusses children's needs with parents and other settings that children attend, ensuring they all support children consistently. n The childminder takes children out every day. She meets with other childminders to facilitate children mixing with other children of a similar age and developing their social skills. She takes children to the library for rhyme-time sessions, and

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they attend local play-based groups. They visit play parks and the nearby safari park. She complements the experiences children get at home to develop their confidence in different situations and their understanding of the world. n The childminder is experienced and knows how children learn. She offers effective support for older children to develop their skills in readiness for school. They make marks and form shapes, discussing these as they draw. They help

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5 December 2023 tidy up the toys and they manage their own personal care needs. They have positive attitudes towards developing their skills. n The childminder is attentive to children's care needs. She adapts her routines flexibly to ensure young children get the rest they need. She works with parents to follow children's dietary requirements. She teaches children healthy values, discussing regular teeth cleaning, good food choices and appropriate hygiene practices. n Children develop their maths skills well. They learn colours and shapes. Older children compare sizes, count and recognise numbers. They learn positional language and words relating to quantity. The childminder revisits concepts to help children develop their understanding and practise their skills. However, occasionally, she is not successful in encouraging children to keep trying or attempt a different approach, to help children achieve more-challenging tasks

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and solve problems. n The childminder shows a keen interest and a passion for her work. She thinks about what she provides for children. She has memberships with professional organisations and undertakes online training to gain new knowledge. She has links with other childminders locally as well as through online educational forums and groups. She gains new ideas to help her continue to improve her provision and practice further.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder keeps her home clean and well maintained. She organises the areas well. She ensures these are suitable and secure for children and that they can play safely. She implements clear procedures to ensure children are safe when out of her home, while travelling in her car and on walks in the local area. The childminder understands the signs that a child's safety or well-being may not be as it should. She knows what to do and who to contact if she has concerns about a child. She keeps her child protection knowledge and procedures up to date. She ensures related documents are well organised so she has the right information easily available should she need it.

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should:

n make the most of opportunities to help children to achieve challenging tasks and solve problems.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 145375 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 10312168 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 5 Date of previous inspection 23 April 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1993 and lives in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. She operates from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Thursday, all year round. The childminder is in receipt of early education funding for children aged three years.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection of the setting 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 provision. n The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and discussed with the childminder how she implements the educational programmes for the children. n The childminder and the inspector evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together. n The inspector observed the children and the childminder and spoke with them at appropriate times during the inspection. n Parents shared their views of the childminder's provision with the inspector. n Relevant documentation was reviewed by the inspector including suitability checks and paediatric first-aid qualifications, and the childminder discussed her procedures for safeguarding the children.

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Inspection activities

5 December 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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