Childminder in Gloucestershire

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 arrive happy and they are eager to go in to play. The childminder and her assistant create a welcoming environment that prioritises the children's well-being, focussing on children forming secure attachments. Children develop strong bonds with the adults who care for them, and they form nice friendships with their peers. They involve their friends in their games and snuggle in to the adults to listen to a story. These positive relationships help create a sense of belonging, promoting children's social and emotional development well.

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The provision is good

The childminder and her assistant plan their curriculum around children's interests with a focus on helping children to learn to be confident and sociable, to prepare them for the next stage in their learning. Children are polite and kind towards each other. They learn to take turns and share the resources and the childminder and her assistant help them to learn the skills that they need to resolve conflicts during play. Children demonstrate feeling confident in seeking help when they need it, they confidently make their own choices, and they understand their routines. Children are keen and eager to help, they take part in tidying up and setting out their tables and chairs for mealtimes. All children behave well.

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need to do better?

n The childminder and her assistant value and nurture children's imaginations, and creativity. They use children's interests well, to build on their knowledge and to introduce new learning. For instance, children eagerly dress up and explore how to use the equipment in the pretend medical sets. They pretend to be vets caring for the soft toys that they have 'rescued'. The childminder and her assistant, talk to children about what the equipment is called and what it is used for. Children demonstrate empathy as they practice caring for the soft toys. They then use what they have learned to care for each other, using the bandages and equipment to check each other's temperatures. n Partnerships with parents are strong and well established. The childminder and her assistant work closely with parents to get to know the children and their families, and they are on hand to provide support and guidance when parents

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need to do better?

need it. Parents say that they are very happy with the care that their children receive and that their children love spending time at the childminders house. n The childminder and her assistant encourage children to be independent at managing their own needs, children confidently put their coats and boots on to go outside to play. They learn to manage their own personal hygiene, washing their hands before meals and when they have used the bathroom. Children concentrate as they eagerly cut their fruit to prepare their snacks. n The childminder and her assistant have a good understanding of how children

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need to do better?

21 February 2024 learn, they follow good procedures to monitor children's progress closely. This helps them to gain a secure knowledge of each child's development. The childminder and her assistant use children's interests to target their activities and support to focus on what children need to learn next. However, some of the older and more capable children need even more challenge, to help them to make even better progress in their learning. n The childminder and her assistant nurture children's love of stories and support their literacy development well. They introduce new words, and they provide opportunities for children to retell stories and predict and create their own endings. Older children eagerly share stories with their peers using the pictures to help them to tell the stories with confidence. However, on occasions the childminder and her assistant do not review the organisation of their group times

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need to do better?

and consider ways to reduce interruptions, to promote children's concentration and listening skills further.

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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 provide more challenge for the older more capable children, to help them to make even better progress in their learning n review ways to reduce interruptions during group times, to promote children's concentration and listening skills and increase their learning opportunities even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY498072 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10311794 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 12 Number of children on roll 12 Date of previous inspection 10 April 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016. She lives in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The childminder operates Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 5.30pm, throughout the year. She holds a level 6 qualification and works alongside an assistant. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their EYFS 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 inspector spoke to several parents and children during the inspection and took account of their views. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

21 February 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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