Childminder in Wiltshire

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The nurturing, friendly childminder welcomes children into her stimulating home- from-home environment. She works hard to develop strong relationships with the children and families in her care. Young children are very confident in choosing their play. They ask questions and do things for themselves. The childminder empowers children to make choices about what they want to play with or do. She ensures they know that once finished with a toy, it needs to go away. She explains this is to stop things from getting broken and helps keep the playroom safe. This supports young children to take ownership and care of their toys.

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The provision is good

The childminder's curriculum for personal social and emotional development is highly effective. She emphasises the importance of children developing strong social skills and learning to do things themselves. Very young children have a real understanding of the importance of managing their personal care and show high levels of independence. The children relish in the praise from the childminder and, as a result, they enjoy conducting daily tasks. Two-year-olds help to get the table ready for lunch. They carry small chairs and get their lunch boxes from their pegs. The children sit nicely at the table and understand the risks of getting up with food in their mouths. They use manners and show perseverance as they try to open packages themselves. After meal times, they keenly clear the tables and put their plates in the dishwasher. This promotes a strong 'can do 'attitude and a willingness to give things a go.

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need to do better?

n Children explore the community with the childminder. They get the bus to the local playgroup where they meet with other childminders and their children. Children practise their emerging social skills in larger groups and build new friendships. The childminder helps children to gain experiences and knowledge of the world around them. She takes them to local farms to learn about the life cycles and care routines of the animals. Children help feed and care for the pet tortoise, which increases their kindness and respect for living creatures. Children grow strawberries and sweet peas from seeds they purchased from the garden centre with the childminder. They water the plants and measure how big they are getting. These activities develop children's understanding and curiosity about the world around them. n The childminder supports children's early mathematical skills. Small children use their imagination and critical thinking skills to build a castle using magnet tiles.

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They work as a team and share their ideas on where the tiles should go. The childminder asks open-ended questions to determine what the children are doing next. She encourages them to count the tiles and notice the different shapes and sizes. The children recall past learning about corners and making a 'sphere'.

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22 July 2024 They decide to make their castle 'gigantic' and 'tall'. The children try to balance tiles on the top to make a roof and keeping going until they achieve their goal. They clap and celebrate their achievements together. n Children develop a love of books and nursery rhymes from a young age. They listen intently to the childminder reading their chosen stories and join in with familiar phrases. Children ask questions above their level of expected learning and make links to their own life experiences. The childminder introduces new words and their meanings, such as beak and identical. She sparks discussions about identical twins and who has them in their families. This helps enhance children's vocabulary and language skills. n Parent partnerships are strong. Parents say their children love attending the childminder's home and enjoy sharing their experiences at the end of the day. They describe the childminder as an extended part of the family. Children

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receive lots of attention, love and cuddles, which helps them to feel safe in the childminder's care. The childminder provides parents with detailed feedback on their child's development and next stages of learning. Parents value the experiences the childminder plans for their children, stating she provides things that they are not able to offer at home. n The dedicated childminder has a real passion for her role. She continuously reflects on her provision and makes changes for children. The childminder has recently introduced a growing area in her garden, to help children to learn how to grow fruit and vegetables. The childminder has recently attended training to support those children with special educational needs/ and or disabilities. However, the childminder has not yet applied strategies to her day-to-day practice to further support children's unique and emerging needs more effectively, to help close any gaps in learning promptly.

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n The childminder has very high expectations for children's behaviour and conduct. She models and supports the young children extremely well to ensure they understand how to manage conflicts effectively. For example, when one child wants a turn, the childminder helps them to know that it is their turn next. She reassures and reinforces that children need to wait. This means later, the young children remember this and wait patiently for their turn without any conflict or the childminder's help. Two-year-olds successfully begin to manage their feelings and behaviours effectively. They show kindness and patience towards each other. For example, when they drop a toy, other children pick them up and pass them back, saying 'here you go', showing they understand that it is not their go just yet.

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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 implement strategies from recent training to further support children's unique and emerging needs more effectively and help close any gaps in learning more quickly.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY536769 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 10351045 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 1 October 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Devizes, Wiltshire. She operates from 7.30am to 5.45pm, Monday to Friday, during school term time only. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n This was the childminder's first routine inspection 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 provision. n The inspector and the childminder completed a learning walk where we discussed the provision and the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education during indoor and outdoor play and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder. n The inspector held a meeting with the childminder to discuss how they self- evaluate the provision. n The childminder provided the inspector with documentation to demonstrate her suitability. n The inspector took account of written testimonials from parents. n Children spoke and engaged with the inspector during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

22 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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