Childminder in Stockport

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder creates a welcoming, home-from-home environment where children flourish in their emotional well-being. Children enjoy spending time with the childminder and her wider family members. They are truly immersed into the family and are lavished with love and affection. This positive and nurturing environment contributes to children feeling content, relaxed and happy. Children try new tasks with curiosity and show outstanding resilience when they experience difficult activities. For instance, young children are encouraged to recognise colours. Challenge is then extended as children are asked to mix colours, thinking critically about what new colour they will create. At first, children encounter difficulty. The childminder's considerate and supportive teaching helps them to eventually succeed. Children demonstrate a superb can-do attitude, supported by rich praise and relentless encouragement from the childminder. Children

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The provision is good

consistently try hard to do their best. They laugh and giggle as they play. They demonstrate their delight in achievements and often shout, 'I did it!' This highly positive attitude towards learning is an excellent foundation for children's future learning journey. Coupled with this exemplary attitude, children's behaviour is impeccable. Older children hold younger children's hands, guiding them around the playroom. They play cooperatively together and share toys. Children check on their peers' well-being and ask, 'Can I help?' Children are mature and recognise the impact their actions have on others. Children's behaviour and attitudes are outstanding, supported by the childminder's kind and respectful interactions.

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Children enjoy being creative and getting messy. They paint, draw and stick. Children learn how to cut with scissors to help to practise their emerging hand-eye coordination and concentration. They successfully manoeuvre scissors, cutting carefully and with intent. This helps to support good fine motor skills and hand manipulation in readiness for pen control and early writing. Children enjoy familiar books. They snuggle up to the childminder and listen intently as she delivers the story in an animated manner. Children talk about the illustrations and use their imagination to discuss the characters. Children's love of books, stories and literature is nurtured from a very young age. Overall, the atmosphere the childminder creates helps children to thrive emotionally and developmentally.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has clear intentions for children's learning. She plans a varied curriculum with an exciting range of activities. Children experience a broad mix of learning opportunities in the home and wider local community. n The childminder knows the children very well. She understands what children can do and where they require additional support. The childminder makes good use of this knowledge to offer targeted and tailored teaching. Therefore, children

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need to do better?

21 February 2024 make good progress. n Children are well supported in their communication and language development. The childminder carefully listens to children and responds to their questions and points of view. This helps children to feel valued as their comments and contributions are respected. Children become confident communicators in this language-rich environment. n The childminder invests time and effort building positive relationships with parents and families. She provides plenty of updates about children's daily experiences. This helps to ensure a joined-up approach to children's care and learning. n Children enjoy a varied and healthy diet. They are encouraged to try new foods and develop an impressive positive attitude to healthy eating. They learn about the effect that food has on their bodies and how it makes them big and strong. n The childminder develops strong relationships with other childminder colleagues.

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need to do better?

Together, they often share new ideas and evaluate their practice through discussion. This professional dialogue helps the childminder to reflect and continually improve. However, there is scope to develop stronger links with other professionals involved in children's care, to offer more collaborative support to families and children. n The quality of teaching is consistently good, and the childminder supports children's all-round progress through her interactions. However, at times, children practise counting numbers they know, without support to extend their knowledge of higher numbers and larger digits beyond their current mathematical capabilities.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has secure understanding of her safeguarding responsibilities. She has diligently completed plenty of safeguarding training and refreshes her knowledge on this important topic regularly. She knows how to escalate concerns in a swift and efficient manner should these arise. The childminder considers children's safety and takes steps to remove or minimise risks to children in her home. For instance, she ensures that children are safe when playing in the garden. Children play in a safe, happy and welcoming home.

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should:

n develop stronger links with wider professionals involved in children's lives and share knowledge to benefit children through improved professional collaboration n improve already good teaching, particularly by encouraging children to develop their knowledge of large numbers.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY432030 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 10317137 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 4 Date of previous inspection 10 May 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Stockport. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. 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 childminder received 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 setting. n The inspector and the childminder had a learning walk. They discussed how the curriculum is designed and the planned intent for children's learning and development. n The inspector observed the quality of education and interactions between the childminder and the children. n Parents shared their views in written testimonials and their comments were considered by the inspector. n The inspector sampled relevant documentation, including evidence of insurance and suitability checks for all adults living in the household.

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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

21 February 2024 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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