Childminder in Cheshire East

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 are happy and confident in this warm and welcoming setting. The childminder has developed a broad and ambitious curriculum, rich in real-life experiences. This helps to ensure children embed skills across all areas of learning. She is a good role model and has high expectations for all children. Children follow these expectations well and demonstrate good manners and kindness. The childminder extends children's learning by asking carefully considered and thought- provoking questions. Children are given time to work things out for themselves and are developing positive attitudes to learning.

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The provision is good

The childminder is creative and makes sure that she includes a variety of opportunities for children to explore the wider community. Children relish outings to the farm, library and soft-play centres. They meet other people, practise their social skills and develop respect for each other's cultures and differences. This helps to ensure children gain a growing understanding of the world. The childminder offers learning experiences that ignite children's interests and are filled with awe and wonder. Children demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and form secure attachments with the childminder. All children are developing in confidence and character and make good progress.

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n The childminder offers a very flexible and inclusive service. She teaches children to be kind and respect each other's differences, in an age-appropriate way. Children make choices and decisions about their play and are eager to be helpful. For instance, children are excited to see their friends arrive, and promptly help them to take off their shoes and freely share their toys. Children smile with pride as they receive praise for their kindness. n Children benefit greatly from the high-quality interactions with the childminder, who models good communication and language skills. She introduces positional language, such as 'above', 'below' and 'next to', to support the children as they converse back and forth. Children demonstrate fluency in their conversations as they speak and listen politely. The childminder also extends their sentences by adding new words. This helps children to feel valued and swiftly builds their

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vocabulary. n The childminder recognises the importance of prioritising further training in order to have a positive impact on outcomes for children. For example, the childminder has recently completed training in risk and challenge in play. She has used knowledge from training by offering children exciting opportunities to enhance their physical development, while managing risks safely. This encourages children to have a 'can-do' attitude and gives them the confidence to embrace new challenges.

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4 January 2024 n The childminder promotes children's awareness of healthy eating and good oral health. She talks to children about ways to keep their bodies healthy and offers water, milk, and a selection of fruits at snack time. However, the childminder does not always fully support children to continuously develop their independence skills. For example, the childminder prepares lunch wraps, chops fruit and pours drinks for children who are fully capable of carrying out these tasks. Consequently, children who show a desire to do things for themselves are limited in their opportunities to develop their independence. n The childminder encourages children to manage their own hygiene and personal care needs. Children are supported to wash their hands before meals and sing the handwashing song as a fun and informative way of remembering to wash thoroughly, and get rid of the germs we cannot see. n Partnerships with parents are strong. The childminder has built up long-standing

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relationships over many years of looking after their children, siblings and grandchildren. Her home-from-home environment is very much appreciated by parents, who are highly complimentary of the flexible and supportive service she provides. The childminder plans activities based on children's interests, and involves parents in developing plans for their children's next steps. This helps to ensure that children make rapid progress in their development.

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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 increase opportunities to promote children's independence, so that they are provided with more freedom to practise these skills and do things for themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 304531 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 10305111 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 3 Date of previous inspection 12 February 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1996. She lives in Middlewich, Cheshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except bank holidays and family holidays.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider 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 showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure it is 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 early years foundation stage curriculum. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development, with a particular focus on communication and language. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children during play and daily routines. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum has been

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implemented and the impact this has had 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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