Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

The childminder promotes children's independence skills and uses the daily routine to help them learn about a healthy lifestyle. For instance, they concentrate while chopping fruit to make 'fruit kebabs'. The childminder encourages children to talk about what they are doing, such as recalling the names of the different fruit and how to use a knife safely. Children enjoy making healthy lunches. They grate the cheese and chop the cucumber. Children participate in matching games, where they identify healthy and unhealthy foods.

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The provision is good

Children are encouraged to become independent in the bathroom. The childminder works in partnership with parents to support potty training. She encourages children to wash and dry their hands. The childminder sings songs, such as 'This is the way we wash our hands', to encourage children to join in and participate.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. They regularly go to the childminder for help and involve her in their play. The children demonstrate a positive attitude to learning. They spend long periods of time engaged in planned activities. They get excited about retrieving the penguins from the containers of ice they left in the garden the night before. The childminder encourages children to learn during the school run. For instance, they look out for numbers and shapes in the environment.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a secure understanding of safeguarding. She ensures that her training is kept up to date, including any key skills. The childminder is vigilant and supervises children well to ensure that children are protected and kept safe. For example, when children play with toys, she ensures that younger children cannot access anything small that may be a hazard. The childminder has developed positive relationships with the children in her care. For example, there are regular cuddles for babies and good levels of engagement with older children during their play. n The childminder has a secure understanding of how young children learn. She plans and provides a varied early years curriculum for children of different ages. For example, they learn the importance of oral health. While younger children brush the teeth of the crocodile with a toothbrush, older children work out how to order the sequence cards showing good oral hygiene.

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need to do better?

n The childminder takes children on a variety of outings, including to parks, farms, and soft play. This provides children with opportunities to experience and learn in a range of different environments. For example, during soft play, children get to develop their physical skills. Children develop their hand strength; they use their fingers to open and close pegs and squeeze play dough with their hands.

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11 January 2024 However, on occasion, there is less focus on developing babies' physical skills. n The childminder recognises the importance of books to support children's learning. Various books are set out and easily accessible for all children to explore. Younger children are encouraged to turn the page and open the flaps while the childminder reads the words. Older children are encouraged to recall the stories they know well, with the help of the pictures. Children are learning to use and understand the new words they hear. During a 'dentist' game, they refer to 'retainers' and 'braces'. n The childminder promotes children's awareness of mathematics. They build using magnetic blocks and begin to use mathematical language, as well as the names of shapes, during their play. Children get excited when they make a large circle from several triangles. The childminder encourages them to take the opportunity to count. For instance, when making kebabs, they count the number

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need to do better?

of fruits on the stick. n Parents confirm they have developed positive relationships with the childminder, who provides advice and support to help them care for their child. The childminder provides daily feedback for parents to enable them to be aware of their child's care and learning during the day. An annual meeting provides a more detailed time for discussions about children's development and the progress they have made.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n enhance the opportunities for babies to practise and develop their large-muscle skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2645182 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10305411 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 4 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in August 2021. She lives in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The childminder is open Monday to Friday, from 7.45am to 5pm. The childminder is in receipt of early years funding for children aged three and four years.

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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 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 interactions between the childminder and children. n Parents 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

11 January 2024 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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