Childminder in North Somerset

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 curriculum provides children with opportunities to make choices about their play. They benefit greatly from the positive interactions from caring and knowledgeable adults. In particular, they support children's communication and language skills effectively. The childminder and her assistant provide focused activities to encourage conversations. Children hear new vocabulary and have time to answer questions. Children happily talk about their favourite vehicles and understand what makes them different. For example, they excitedly explain that the digger digs in sand and the transporter carries cars.

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The provision is good

Children build on their skills and interests. For example, they enjoy activities centred around minibeasts. They use a range of tools competently, such as tweezers to pick up the bugs once they find them in the soil. Children find replica insects that are the same and count their legs accurately. They show interest in living things, keenly examining a woodlouse found in the garden.

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The provision is good

Children relish the opportunity to help with small tasks, such as handing out plates for snack. Children love their healthy fruit snack, naming the fruit and choosing which to eat. Younger children keenly squeeze the orange to make juice. Adults follow children's ideas, providing cups so they can taste the juice and use their senses further.

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need to do better?

n The childminder plans a broad and balanced curriculum that promotes children's interests. She builds on what children know and can do. The childminder and her assistant reflect daily on the impact of planned activities. They assess children's progress well and know what they need to learn next. They constantly update their professional skills with research and training, such as to improve opportunities for children to engage in turn-taking conversations and express their ideas. n The childminder and her assistant take time to listen to children's ideas and to help them achieve. They support children effectively to solve problems for themselves. For example, they support children to think about how to make space at the table to join a colouring activity. The assistant patiently guides children to resolve minor conflicts, helping them to share and take turns with the puzzles. n The childminder and her assistant do not always make the best use of activities

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need to do better?

and resources to challenge older children further. For example, during a story time they do not always consider the interruptions from younger children, when their attention lapses, and the impact this may have on older children's engagement.

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23 April 2024 n The childminder and her assistant help children to become independent. When children say they cannot write their name, the assistant encourages children to think of the initial sound and reminds them that it looks like the shape they have just drawn. The assistant demonstrates well and praises children for their achievements, building their self-esteem. n Children form lovely bonds with a caring and dedicated childminder and her assistant. They meet their care needs successfully, providing children with an emotionally safe and secure environment. Children understand the routines of the day, such as washing hands before they eat. However, the childminder does not always consider the length of time some activities take, such as dressing in all-weather suits. This leads to long periods of inactivity and some children become distracted from their learning. n The childminder works closely with parents to ensure she meets children's

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individual needs, including health and personal and social needs. This is also evident in the communication she has with the schools children will attend, to ensure a smooth transition. n The childminder and her assistant understand and implement their policies and procedures effectively to keep children safe. They manage children's safety on outings effectively, completing regular checks of the areas visited and ensuring children understand how to keep safe near roads and dogs.

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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 the put children's interests first.

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should:

n make better use of group activities to ensure all children remain engaged in their learning and are challenged appropriately n complete transition times to new activities in a timely manner to avoid longs periods of inactivity.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY363222 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 10335550 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 11 Date of previous inspection 20 June 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2008. She works with her assistant from her home in Locking, North Somerset. The childminding service operates Monday to Thursday, all year round. The childminder is in receipt of funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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 provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder took the inspector on a tour of the premises and explained how she organises the curriculum. n The inspector read parent testimonials and spoke with children during the inspection and considered their views. n The inspector observed the childminder's and her assistant's interactions with children. n A sample of documentation was discussed and observed.

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Inspection activities

23 April 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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