Thomas Anne Naomi

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 demonstrate they feel happy and secure in the childminder's care. They move around her home with confidence, showing a strong sense of belonging. The childminder knows children well and has high expectations of what they can do. When children come across challenges, the childminder encourages them to find solutions to their problem. Children take pride in their personal achievements and readily help younger children who encounter the same problem. The childminder builds her curriculum around each child's learning needs. She constantly builds on what children know and can do and this supports them to make consistently good progress.

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The provision is good

Children thoroughly enjoy being outside. They spend considerable amounts of time in the childminder's spacious garden. Children are very active as they engage in physical play, such as ball games and using the slide. They show their developing imaginations, for instance when they turn the playhouse into a train. The childminder provides snack outside so that children's play is not interrupted and this adds to their engagement in learning. Children of all ages play together extremely well. They listen to the childminder, share and take turns. Children's behaviour is very good.

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need to do better?

n The childminder's teaching is good. She interacts with children effectively as they play and engage in activities. This enables her to build on the learning she sees taking place. For example, as children engage in imaginative play, she shows them how one object can represent another. This results in the end of the skipping rope being used as a petrol hose for the play car. This effective method of teaching adds an extra dimension to children's already strong imaginative play. n Children are developing a strong love for books. They choose their favourite stories for the childminder to share with them. Children know the structure of stories very well and join in with familiar refrains. They enjoy having close contact with the childminder, displaying strong attachments to her. Children display strong speech and language skills as they talk about what they can see in pictures and add their own ideas and views.

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need to do better?

n Parents speak positively about the childminder. They say their children are very happy to attend her setting and are learning well. The childminder shares information with parents on a regular basis. This helps them to know how they can support children's learning at home. n Children are learning how to develop healthy lifestyles and take care of their personal needs. They take part in activities looking at oral health. Children have good knowledge of how to keep their teeth clean by regular brushing. They talk

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28 February 2024 about the importance of cleaning off germs and not eating too much sugar. n The childminder respects each child as an individual and knows how to respond to their needs. She cares for children over prolonged periods and builds a strong relationship with their families. The childminder knows how children's families are set up and their cultural backgrounds. However, she does not always use this strong knowledge to help children to begin to understand their own cultural backgrounds, how they are unique and what they have in common with others. n The childminder has strong links with other childminders. They meet together regularly, and this provides her with opportunities to hold professional discussions with others. The childminder undertakes training, such as through online webinars. She reflects on her practice and looks for further ways to extend her teaching skills and knowledge. For example, she is currently

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need to do better?

reflecting on how she can further develop her outdoor provision, as children have a strong preference for learning outdoors.

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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 further opportunities for children to learn about how they are unique and what they have in common with each other.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 130460 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 10312167 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 9 Date of previous inspection 23 April 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1999 and lives in Watford, Hertfordshire. She operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm on Tuesday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification. She receives funding to provide free early education for 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 looked at the areas of the childminder's home that she uses with children and discussed how she plans her curriculum and operates her practice. n The inspector observed the childminder joining in activities with children and discussed the learning that was taking place with her. n A sample of policies and procedures was looked at by the inspector, including documents relating to the suitability of household members, safeguarding and complaints. n The inspector took into account the views of parents and discussed the childminder's reflections on her practice with her.

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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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Inspection activities

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