Mrs Clare Edwards

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

The childminder provides a safe and welcoming environment for children. She has established trusting relationships with children and their families, which helps all children to feel safe and secure. Children are very settled and happy. When they arrive at the childminder's home, they confidently separate from their parents and carers, and quickly put away their belongings before they join in play.

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The provision is good

Children are confident to explore and play with the resources and activities that the childminder provides. Children of mixed ages and diverse backgrounds learn and play together harmoniously because the childminder promotes mutual respect, tolerance, and kindness. For example, all the children become engaged in their play with construction toys as the childminder supports them to play and share with one another, while talking about what they are making. In doing so, children develop their imaginations, fine motor control and social skills.

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The provision is good

The childminder supports every child's individual needs well. She uses her good knowledge of each child's unique personal needs and stages of development, to help her plan their care and the curriculum. This means that the care and education planned matches children's interests and learning needs accurately. The childminder adapts activities and support for each child, to help all children make good progress and leave the setting ready for their onward education.

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need to do better?

n The childminder uses her extensive experience to promote children's personal, social and emotional development well. She has skilfully established an understandable and familiar daily routine, and she uses this to help children develop appropriate life skills and behaviours. Children learn that they need to tidy away their toys and wash their hands before they sit down for snack time. n The childminder skilfully promotes communication and language development. She speaks clearly and thinks about how best to structure conversations to help children increasingly develop their communication skills. Additionally, she uses a continuous dialogue with children to help support their good overall development. The back-and-forth interactions she holds with children helps them to broaden both their vocabulary, and their understanding of the world around them. n Many aspects of literacy is supported well. The childminder sequences learning

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need to do better?

about environmental sounds and rhythm in spoken language, which helps prepare children for their later learning in school. However, the childminder has given less consideration to the use of books in her literacy curriculum. This means that children are not developing a keen interest in using books for early reading.

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need to do better?

8 April 2024 n Children of all ages have a very positive attitude to their play and learning. The childminder takes time to explain to children what is expected of them and why. For instance, on outings children listen intently to the instructions to walk safely and they try hard to follow them. The childminder supports children to regulate their behaviour by teaching them techniques to manage their emotions. Children's behaviour towards themselves and others is consistently respectful. n The childminder teaches children how to manage their own care needs effectively. For example, she encourages all children to attend to their own toileting. When the youngest children occasionally ask for help, the childminder is quick to support them should they need it. This enables children to develop age-appropriate independence skills and to learn how to keep themselves clean and healthy. n The childminder promotes healthy lifestyles well. She prepares nutritious home-

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cooked foods and ensures that children access drinking water throughout the day, to help keep them hydrated. This means children learn to enjoy the kinds of healthy food and drink that support their continued good health. n The curriculum positively supports children's physical development. For example, the childminder plans trips to the local park to enable children to learn how to run, jump, climb and use apparatus safely. Children are confident to use their bodies in a range of ways. n Parents and carers are provided with plenty of information about their child's progress and are included in planning. For instance, the childminder seeks the views of parents and children about what they would like to learn and visits they would like to take. This helps the childminder to continually improve her curriculum and to ensure that parents feel valued as partners in promoting their children's learning.

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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 strengthen the educational programme for early literacy to fully support children's growing interest in books.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 304470 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 10339991 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 11 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1995 and lives in Crewe, Cheshire. She operates all year round from 7:45am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She has an early years 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 childminder. n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. 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 Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. 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 observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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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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