Childminder in Derbyshire

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 is caring and offers children plenty of praise and encouragement. As a result, children's self-esteem is supported, and they learn to behave well. Children are happy in the childminder's care and often go to her for cuddles and reassurance. The childminder sits with the children and joins in with their play. She helps children fill and empty containers as they play in the sand, using words such as 'full' and 'empty' to extend their vocabulary.

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The provision is good

Children love playing outside and running and jumping around the garden. The childminder helps the children to walk down steps into the garden, reminding them to be careful. She supports children as they climb up the slide and reach the top. Children stop and shout, 'One, two, three, go', and they scream as they confidently slide down. This helps to support children's physical skills, such as balancing and climbing.

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The provision is good

The childminder plans activities that she knows the children will be interested in. As a result, children are eager to learn. For example, the childminder shows the children how to squeeze and manipulate play dough. She encourages the children to poke and pinch the dough, helping to develop their small-muscle skills. The childminder talks to the children as they play. She supports their mathematical skills as together they count 'candles' to 20 and pretend to blow them out.

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need to do better?

n The childminder creates a curriculum that considers children's future learning. For example, she encourages the children's interest in books. The childminder ensures books are easily accessible, and she sits and reads stories to children. Children learn new words as they listen. They help to turn the pages and are supported to recognise and identify familiar characters as they point to the pictures. This helps to develop children's language and early literacy skills. The childminder takes the children regularly to the local library to help extend their love of books. n The childminder completes observations of children as they play and assesses what they know and can do. Although the childminder recognises what children need to learn next, she does not always use this information effectively. For example, she does not plan the most appropriate learning experiences. This means children may not make the progress they could.

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need to do better?

n The childminder focuses on supporting children to develop their independence. Children move around the home, selecting the toys they want to play with and where to play. Children learn to look after themselves and develop self-care skills, such as taking themselves to the toilet and washing their hands. They put on their shoes and receive support from the childminder when necessary.

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need to do better?

28 August 2024 Children learn to feed themselves and know where to find their drink bottles. n Children learn to behave well. The childminder encourages children to play cooperatively and teaches them to share and take turns. This is evident as the children and the childminder play with the train track. The childminder encourages children to use the words 'your turn' and 'my turn'. The children copy her as they play together fixing the train track and take turns moving the trains around the track, making train noises such as 'choo, choo'. n The childminder communicates with parents daily. She tells them about their child's day, what they have played with and how they have behaved. Parents comment on their children's happiness and the fun they have as they experience the activities the childminder provides. However, the childminder does not always share information with parents to support their children to work towards

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need to do better?

their current learning while at home. n The childminder attends training to update her professional knowledge. For example, she has recently attended a course on developing children's physical skills. This has helped her to widen her understanding of how to support children to use outside equipment more effectively to help develop their large-muscle skills.

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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 assessment procedure and use the information gathered to plan and provide the children with the most appropriate learning experiences n develop ways to share information about children's current learning with parents to support children's ongoing learning at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY539427 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10354940 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 18 Date of previous inspection 12 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Swadlincote, Derbyshire. She operates all year round, from 7.45am to 5pm, from Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays, the week at Christmas and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for two-, 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 childminder. n The childminder and the inspector evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together. The inspector spoke with the children and the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection. n The parents spoke to the inspector so she could take account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and reviewed evidence of the suitability of the childminder and all adults living on the premises. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children.

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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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