Childminder in Oxfordshire

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 and her assistant provide a warm and welcoming environment, where children are happy and supported well in activities. Children are settled and enjoy their time with the childminder and her assistant. Together they enjoy regular trips out within the local environment, which include fun sessions where children can sing, dance and explore. Activities such as these help children to develop their social skills as they meet with other adults and children. The childminder gets to know children well before they start with her, which helps children to feel safe and secure. Children are independent. They confidently lead their own play and make choices about what they would like to do. This supports their interests and helps all children to make good progress in their learning.

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The provision is good

The childminder is good at recognising the children's feelings. She frequently discusses the actions children portray to help them understand emotions in themselves and to help them to learn how to regulate their own responses to strong emotions. Overall, children's behaviour is good. However, at times, some children do not receive consistent messages from the childminder to help them manage their behaviour, in particular about how their actions might affect others. Nevertheless, the childminder and her assistant praise children regularly, which promotes their self-esteem and confidence well.

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need to do better?

n Children benefit highly from this knowledgeable and experienced childminder. She is passionate about raising the quality of education for all children. She shows a genuine passion for her work and is committed to furthering her skills and knowledge. n The childminder is well deployed to meet the needs of the children. She is highly skilled in maximising children's learning from play, as she skilfully interweaves the areas of learning to maximise development opportunities for the children. n Children enjoy listening to stories which are interweaved successfully within the day by the childminder and her assistant which captivates children's interest and stimulates their imagination. For example, children eagerly listen to stories where the childminder introduces props to help children retell the story and support them to predict what happens next. Children demonstrate good listening skills and become confident at sharing their experiences from home as they talk

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need to do better?

about their routines and family members. n Children show they are keen learners. The childminder stimulates children's knowledge and understanding of the world well. She and her assistant teach children fun facts about the life cycle of the frog and about space through discussions, books and exploring with projectors. n The childminder supports children's health well. She praises children effectively

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9 July 2024 as they learn and maintain their self-help skills, including wiping their own noses and washing their hands before eating and cooking. Children have regular opportunities to play and explore outside. They show excitement as they investigate in the garden where they hunt for insects and amphibians. In addition, they enjoy imaginative play where they build bridges from planks to avoid the 'lava'. n The childminder successfully communicates with parents and other professionals involved in children's learning and education. Parents report that they are very happy with the childminder. They say that their children have benefited from the structure at the childminder's home and that they are stimulated and enjoy the lovely environment, which helps them to play, learn and make friends. The childminder shares information with parents about how and what children have enjoyed, and she supports them with books and ideas to help them continue

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learning at home. n The childminder regularly reflects on her childminding business. She and her assistant talk about the children and the day's events. The childminder completes a variety of planning, which includes identifying the intent and implementation of activities. She shares this with her assistant. However, the ongoing coaching and mentoring of her assistant is not targeted sharply enough to help identify their quality of teaching and their understanding of their role and responsibilities. Nevertheless, the childminder understands the value of supervising her assistant and she directs him in activities as required.

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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 more consistent support for children to help build on their understanding of how to manage their feelings and behaviour n assess the impact of mentoring, supervision and improvements made to build on and help achieve the highest-quality practice.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY535588 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10351118 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 8 October 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder lives close to the city centre of Oxford. She offers care Monday to Friday, all year round except family holidays and Christmas. The childminder has a recognised early years qualification and works with an assistant.

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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 explained the curriculum during a learning walk with the inspector. n The childminder and the inspector completed a joint observation of an activity together and discussed the quality of teaching and learning afterwards. n Children spoke to the inspector about the activities they took part in. n Parents' written feedback was shared with the inspector.

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Inspection activities

9 July 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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