Bray Yvette

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

Children are happy and confident in the childminder's home. Their care needs are well met, and the childminder works closely with parents to ensure that children's physical and emotional well-being remains high. Children have strong bonds with the childminder and staff at her provision. They respect what the childminder has to say. They follow her reminders and adapt their actions suitably so that they all play safely and cooperatively together, sharing toys and taking turns with resources. They enjoy being with other children and beneficially start to form friendships.

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The provision is good

The childminder plans both the areas in her home and activities based on children's learning needs to help children develop their skills. She links these to children's interests, inspiring them effectively. She also takes note as children's interests change and makes plans to adapt activities and areas. For example, as children play in the imaginative 'vet' area, they explore their interest in hairdressing as they use the pet grooming toys on their friend's hair. The childminder then outlines plans to change the area to a hairdresser's salon to help them explore their ideas further.

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The provision is good

Children build their dexterity and coordination skills well. They construct with blocks, make marks with pens and start to represent things creatively. They persevere to cut up their fruit at snack time. They use tools as they play in the wet sand and work very effectively to build sandcastles, proudly placing little flags on the top. They are confident, gaining good independence skills, and they show positive attitudes to learning.

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n Children have rich opportunities to learn about the world around them. The childminder plans interesting experiences locally and further afield. She supplements the experiences that children receive at home very well, offering children different opportunities, such as bus trips into the city and days out to the beach. She also links to children's interests to provide fun, inspiring activities, such as a pirate-themed visit to the city docks to ride on a ferry and explore the harbour. n The childminder promotes children's developing speech well. She listens to children and encourages their conversation. She extends children's vocabulary by offering them words to copy and use. She extends their confidence and communication further in fun activities, such as during song time. She carefully plans for this by providing interesting props for each song. Children eagerly choose a song, happily waiting their turn. They listen attentively, counting well

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and avidly joining in with actions and words, showing good skills.

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16 October 2024 n The childminder develops children's individual characters and helps them appreciate what makes them unique. She beneficially links to children's family experiences. Children proudly show photos of their first trip on an aeroplane and special family events. The childminder helps children recall details and the right words, building their confidence and enabling them to share these with their friends. n Children enjoy testing out their ideas. The childminder lets children investigate in their own way, giving them time to explore concepts and have a go. At times, the childminder and staff offer children useful tips for their success, such as how to get stickers off the sticker reel. However, they do not always adapt their teaching and make the most of spontaneous learning opportunities to develop children's skills to higher levels. n The childminder knows the importance of working in partnership with all those

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involved in caring for children. She builds a very beneficial two-way flow of information with parents and enhances her processes to ensure that they are all able to communicate easily and effectively. She liaises promptly with staff at other provisions that the children attend and builds an ongoing sharing of information. She helps children receive consistent support across all aspects of their lives. Parents are very complimentary about the childminder, saying she truly cares about each child's development and is very artistic and inventive in the activities she provides. n The childminder is keen to continue to develop her provision and gains the views of staff and parents to help her. She links closely with her area advisor to help her gain new ideas and keep up to date with changes to guidance. She has also recently extended her professional development opportunities with memberships to useful organisations that provide a range of training.

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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 adapt teaching more readily and make the most of spontaneous learning opportunities as children play and explore to develop their skills to higher levels.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY243369 Local authority Bristol City of Inspection number 10364137 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 12 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 28 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Whitchurch, Bristol. She operates from 7.45am to 4pm, Monday to Thursday, all year round. She works with an assistant two days a week. She calls her setting 'Toddle-tots Childminding Services'. The childminder provides funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and discussed with the childminder how she implements the educational programmes for the children. n The childminder and the inspector evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together. n The inspector observed the children, the childminder and her assistant, and spoke with them at appropriate times during the inspection. n Parents shared their views of the childminder's provision with the inspector. n The inspector reviewed relevant documentation, including suitability checks and paediatric first-aid qualifications, and the childminder discussed her procedures for safeguarding the children.

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Inspection activities

16 October 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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