Childminder in Warwickshire

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

The childminder creates a warm and nurturing environment for children. In return, children show they are secure and safe as they seek her out for reassurance and cuddles. The childminder is calm in her approach and praises children for their achievements and what they do well. This helps children to have a positive attitude to learning.

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The provision is good

The childminder centres her curriculum around the children's interests. She identifies children's learning styles, and their unique needs, and plans an array of learning experiences to meet these. For example, children who like to open and close objects have access to shopping tills, books with flaps and puzzles with different types of locks. By providing them with activities that support their learning styles, children make good progress in their learning.

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The provision is good

Children are motivated to learn and to join in the interesting activities on offer. The childminder provides a variety of rich, open-ended opportunities. In sand and water play, a variety of resources invite them to investigate and explore, such as spoons, sieves, jugs, wheels and toy windmills. During this play, the childminder supports children to solve problems as they decide how much water they need to fill a container. Other resources allow them to practise useful skills. For example, they discover how to open and close a tap on a water container and push down the top of a soap dispenser. These experiences help children to strengthen their hand muscles as they practise squeezing, pushing and turning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has strong relationships with parents. She keeps parents informed about their children during the day and with updates about the progress their children make in their learning. This includes providing verbal updates in relation to the early years foundation stage. Parents say that this information is useful because it helps them to understand their child's day and extend their child's learning at home. Parents praise the 'loving and enriching environment' and how well the childminder plans for their child's needs and interests. n The childminder is passionate about her role. She is committed to the continuous improvement of the provision. The childminder ensures her skills and knowledge are current and regularly attends training courses. She has identified further training opportunities that will help to improve her practice further. n The childminder identifies communication and language as a key area of focus

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need to do better?

for children. She generally models language well and will narrate what children are doing during their play. Sometimes, she asks children to name objects and then repeat words such as 'squeeze' and 'push'. However, at times, the

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need to do better?

5 September 2024 childminder does not model new words sufficiently to help children practise them and enhance their vocabulary further. n The childminder supports children to develop an understanding of mathematics when they play. Children fill containers and jugs with water and the childminder discusses the concepts of 'heavy', 'full' and 'empty'. She encourages children to count regularly through play. The childminder also supports children to recognise shapes and numbers in the environment during daily walks. n The childminder promotes children's independence very well. Children learn how to wash their hands and the reasons why. The childminder makes this fun for children by singing a well-known handwashing rhyme. At mealtimes, she supports and encourages children to self-feed using a spoon and praises their 'lovely eating'. This helps to prepare children for their next stage of learning. n Children have lots of access to fresh air. The childminder provides all-in-one

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need to do better?

weather suits, which helps children to be able to spend plenty of time outdoors. As well as playing in the garden, children go on walks to the woods and local nature parks. This helps children to develop an understanding of the benefits of being outside and helps support children's physical development. n Children's behaviour and attitudes are well supported by the childminder. Children receive lots of praise as they complete tasks for themselves. The childminder models how to use good manners. She responds swiftly, with lots of cuddles and reassurance, when children become upset or frustrated. However, there are opportunities for the childminder to further support children to understand their emotions and to learn how to manage them effectively. n The childminder uses regular observations to monitor children's progress and identify gaps in learning. She quickly puts in place strategies to support children

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and seeks the help of other professionals. This helps all children make good progress in their learning.

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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 children with time to listen carefully and practise new words to develop their language skills further n further enhance the opportunities given to children to learn how to understand their feelings and manage their emotions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2757462 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10349576 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 2 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2023. She lives in Kersley, near Coventry. The childminder operates from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round. She provides funded early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the provision and discussed how they ensure it is safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their curriculum. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n Parents shared their written views about the setting with the inspector. 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.

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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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