Childminder in Middlesbrough

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Children are very happy and settled in the childminder's care. They present as being safe and secure at all times. This enables children to form a strong bond with the childminder and establish very good relationships with their peers. The childminder has high expectations for children's learning and behaviour. She is an extremely positive role model and ensures a calm, respectful and nurturing environment at all times. As a result, children are very well behaved and have an excellent attitude to their learning. The childminder knows children exceedingly well. She recognises that some children prefer to be outdoors, so provides an exceptionally motivating outdoor play area in which children enthusiastically investigate and explore. Babies also show excitement to go outside, sit in the swing and to catch bubbles.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder expertly and correctly predicts children's reactions to activities and also to the daily routine. For example, she knows what individual children will do at snack time and sleep time. This allows the childminder to accurately plan the daily routine and learning experiences while taking account of children's interests and personalities. As a result, learning experiences engage children, challenge their development and expertly build on what they already know and can do. The childminder helps children to think about their learning. For example, at lunch time when eating together, they talk about what they have learned during the morning. This helps the childminder to plan the next steps for each child, including whether they need more time to embed or revisit new learning.

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n Children benefit from a dynamic curriculum that supports them to make excellent progress in all areas of learning and development. The childminder skilfully includes all areas of development when planning for children's learning. For example, when children are involved in a sensory experience to learn about the life cycle of a frog, the childminder also introduces stories, songs, rhymes and creative activities about frogs. n Children are highly motivated to learn and thrive through the childminder's superb and supportive interactions. She encourages children to use their imaginations, and children move across the floor like frogs, pretending to make 'ribbit ribbit' sounds. n Children's welfare is central to everything the childminder does. She is very sensitive to children's needs. The childminder is immediately aware of when children are becoming tired, have had enough to eat or would like more to eat.

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These excellent care practices consistently support children's physical and emotional well-being. n The childminder also places a strong emphasis on promoting children's

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26 February 2024 communication and language. Children engage in lots of interesting discussions, singing and story times throughout the daily routine. Children show a love of books. They choose books independently and also thoroughly enjoy stories that are read by the childminder. n The childminder works extremely well in partnership with parents. She also works very well in partnership with a local primary school that several children will move on to. The childminder prepares children exceptionally well for their move to school nursery. For example, she constantly promotes children's independence and confidence, such as when they dress and undress themselves for outdoor play. n Children have opportunities to develop their fine motor skills extremely well. For example, they engage in collage activities by using small, shiny items and when they attempt to move small magnets around a board. The childminder also

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supports and extends children's concentration skills effectively by helping them to stay engaged for increasing periods of time. n The childminder continually promotes children's large physical skills and coordination throughout the daily routine. Children also benefit from attending a weekly dance class. n The childminder continuously evaluates her provision and knowledge to maintain the highest standards for children. She has an excellent attitude towards continuous professional development. n The childminder regularly completes relevant training courses that have a positive impact on her provision and on the outcomes for children's care and learning. For example, she has gained a qualification in relation to forest school leadership. The childminder chose to complete this training because she is aware that being outside and interacting with the natural environment can have a positive impact on children's health, behaviour and well-being. She has also

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completed additional training to ensure that children with allergies or other health needs are extremely well supported and that their needs are consistently evaluated and met.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY498314 Local authority Middlesbrough Inspection number 10312238 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 6 Date of previous inspection 24 April 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in the Marton area of Middlesbrough. She operates all year round, from 7.45am to 5.45pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has a forest school leader qualification at level 3.

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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 childminder showed the inspector around the premises and discussed how she ensures that they are safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises her early years setting, including the aims and rationale for the 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 childminder and the inspector discussed how the curriculum is implemented and the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector took account of parents' views as part of the inspection.

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n The childminder provided the inspector with key documentation used for the efficient management of the setting.

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Inspection activities

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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