Childminder in Wokingham

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 have fun making play dough. They get excited when they weigh the ingredients to put in the mixing bowl. Children take turns in adding more flour and salt and count the number of spoons they need. They watch the numbers on the scales increase as they add more flour. The childminder encourages them to look out for the weight they need. The children use their hands to help combine the ingredients. They create their own masterpieces using natural resources, such as sunflower seeds.

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The provision is good

Children learn to socialise with their friends. Older children support their younger friends. For instance, they hold hands when they walk to the playground. They climb up the steps of the slide and enjoy being pushed on the swing. The childminder takes children on woodland walks, where they spot tyre tracks from a tractor.

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The provision is good

The childminder supports children in learning positive behaviour. She speaks to them in a calm voice and is gentle and caring in her approach. She ensures that children understand acceptable behaviour and how to be kind and caring with their friends. The childminder helps the children to understand why they should share the toys with their friends, wait their turn and walk rather than run when playing inside.

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need to do better?

n The childminder continues to update her skills and knowledge by completing training, including on the early years foundation stage curriculum. This enables her to review how she plans the activities provided. For instance, using loose parts to provide more natural play materials and enabling children to access a variety of outdoor play provisions. Children learn the rules around fire circles during forest school and say they like cooking marshmallows. n The early years curriculum provided helps children to be prepared for their move to school. There is a focus on ensuring children are independent and confident, and that they understand how to share, take turns and be kind to their friends. Learning across all areas is provided both in the home and through local outings. n The childminder helps children to learn about healthy lifestyles. This includes discussing healthy foods during snack time and going out on walks and providing

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need to do better?

a variety of outdoor play experiences. Children learn that they must wash their hands before they eat food and when they come in from the park. They quickly learn to master toilet training and independently take themselves to the toilet. The childminder enables children to have privacy during nappy changing and toileting procedures and supports them through self-care routines. n Children have a positive attitude to learning. They are keen and motivated to

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21 October 2024 participate in the activities provided. They demonstrate they know and understand the daily routine and participate in the tasks completed throughout the day. For example, they learn to put the toys away when they have finished playing with them. n The childminder provides opportunities for children to listen to stories and sing songs, for instance during rhyme time at the local library. Children choose books for the childminder to read, and they listen to the story carefully. The childminder has good levels of engagement with the children. This helps them to learn new vocabulary and enhance their language skills. However, on occasion, some activities have less focus on the words that children need to learn. n The partnerships with parents and other professionals are effective. The childminder ensures information is shared with parents and other professionals involved with the children at other settings they attend. This includes the areas

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need to do better?

of focus for children's development. The childminder assesses children's progress and shares this with parents, along with ideas on how they can extend children's learning. Parents say their children thrive in the care of the childminder. They feel that there are good levels of communication and a wide range of interesting activities provided.

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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 enhance children's communication skills by targeting the specific words they need to learn from the activities provided, to further extend their vocabulary and language development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY429326 Local authority Wokingham Inspection number 10354932 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 9 Date of previous inspection 12 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Charvil, Berkshire. She operates for most of the year from 7.20am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

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. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children.

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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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