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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children are happy and settled in the care of this warm and caring childminder. The childminder is attentive to the children's needs and offers a good range of support and comfort as required. Consequently, this helps children to feel safe and secure in the childminder's care. Children demonstrate good attitudes to learning. They are confident as they make choices about their play and when selecting resources available to them.

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The provision is good

The childminder understands how children in her care are developing. She provides a stimulating curriculum and follows children's interests carefully. The childminder monitors children's learning and development well and offers a range of adult-led and child-indicated play activities to engage and motivate children in purposeful learning.

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The provision is good

Children behave well and they receive a good amount of praise and encouragement from the childminder. This helps to promote children's confidence and self-esteem. The childminder understands the importance of supporting children's social skills. She ensures children are taken out regularly in the community to learn about the world around them. For example, children enjoy meeting new people at the local care home, toddler groups and library.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a good understanding of children's knowledge and skills. She provides a good range of activities and experiences to expand children's learning and clearly knows how activities can be used to support children's development. However, at times, the childminder does not focus fully on what she intends children to learn during the activities she plans. Therefore, sometimes she does not build as successfully on children's learning across all areas of the curriculum. Nevertheless, children are engaged in activities, thinking critically and having fun. n The childminder communicates with the children well. She offers a narrative to their play as she chatters to them about what they are doing and playing with. This helps to develop children's speaking skills. Children learn about repetitive language as the childminder engages with them. For instance, they identify animal names and associated noises that they make.

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need to do better?

n Children very much enjoy exploring the garden and outdoor environments. They experience regular trips in the local area, such as visiting the local parks, farms and woods. The childminder provides children with a variety of activities that support children's small physical skills, which helps to build the muscles in their hands and fingers. For example, children use different tools to scoop sand, water and cereals, and they are supported in using tongs to move pom-poms into

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need to do better?

11 September 2024 trays. n Children's behaviour is good. The childminder helps children to learn important skills that will support them in their future learning. For example, children are helped to learn how to play cooperatively with others. In addition, children learn how to wash their hands and dress independently, and the importance of following safety rules. The childminder teaches children about the importance of a healthy diet as she reminds them of the importance of eating healthy snacks before the savoury ones. n The childminder understands the importance of providing parents with information about their children's day and learning. However, she does not consistently encourage all parents to share information about their children's development to help her plan even more effectively for their learning. Nevertheless, parents comment positively about the care and support that the childminder offers their children. They state that she is 'amazing' and that their

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need to do better?

child has 'flourished in her care'. Parents clearly appreciate the experiences that the childminder provides for their children, and they value her highly. n The childminder demonstrates positive commitment to the continued development of her childminding practice. She completes regular training to update her knowledge and refresh her skills to improve outcomes for children.

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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 implementation of the curriculum to focus more closely on the intended learning aims of activities and build effectively on what children know and can do n encourage even greater information-sharing with parents to help support children's learning even more consistently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2756378 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10349414 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder was previously registered with a childminder agency from 2019 and until registration with Ofsted in 2023. She lives in Carterton, Oxfordshire. The childminder is open throughout the year from 8am to 5.30pm.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their early years foundation stage curriculum. 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 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 Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

11 September 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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Inspection activities

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