Childminder in Liverpool

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 creates a friendly environment. Children are happy and settled, and they thoroughly enjoy spending time in this setting. The childminder gives children plenty of cuddles and stays close to those children that seek reassurance. This helps children to feel safe and secure. The childminder is a positive role model. She consistently encourages children to take turns and share with the equipment. Children are kind and caring to each other. For instance, they give out each other's water bottles to their friends as they wait for their lunch. The childminder provides children with an abundance of encouragement and praise. This helps to build up children's self-esteem.

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The provision is good

The childminder takes children on a variety of outings. For example, they go to playgroups each week to provide them with opportunities to socialise with larger groups of children. The childminder takes the children to local parks to further develop their physical skills. Children are excited to take part in activities, and they show positive attitudes to their learning. For example, they smile with delight as they squash the play dough and fill up ice-cream moulds. Children show good listening skills and follow the childminder's instructions well. They make good progress from their starting points in development.

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need to do better?

n The childminder knows children well. She has a firm understanding of where children are up to in their development and plans appropriate next steps in their learning. The childminder recognises when children are tired and hungry and she responds appropriately. This ensures that children's needs are met. n Overall, the childminder promotes children's communication and language development well. Children join in with action songs together as a group. However, the curriculum for communication and language is not always implemented effectively for all children. The childminder does not always provide consistent opportunities for all children to be involved in conversations and to learn new words aimed at their level of development. This does not support all children to extend their vocabulary. n The childminder promotes healthy life choices. She provides healthy food and drinks for children. The childminder teaches them about foods that are good for

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their teeth. Children have daily opportunities to be physically active in the fresh air outdoors. This helps them to develop positive lifestyle choices. n The curriculum for mathematical development is implemented well. The childminder helps children to recognise shapes in the environment. She encourages children to count the steps as they walk up the stairs together. This helps to develop children's early counting skills. n Children behave well. For example, they play harmoniously together, sharing the

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5 November 2024 toys. Children take turns to go down the slide in the childminder's garden. They develop positive attitudes to their learning. n Overall, opportunities to develop children's growing independence are well planned. Children take their own coats off when they come inside. The childminder supports children to wash their own hands. However, they are not consistently encouraged to help tidy away toys, and the childminder sometimes tidies the toys away herself. This hinders children from developing an understanding of how to look after the learning environment. n The childminder implements the curriculum for physical development. Children have plenty of space to run around in the childminder's garden. They smile with delight as they ride around the outdoor area on tricycles. This helps to develop children's larger muscle movements. Children scoop the sand with their spades to fill different moulds in the garden. They make marks with chalks on the

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outside blackboard. This helps to develop children's smaller muscle movements. n The childminder keeps her mandatory training up to date. She is proactive in seeking professional development opportunities. For instance, the childminder recently accessed training on supporting children's emotional development. This helps to support children with regulating their own emotions. n Parents are complimentary about the home-from-home environment the childminder creates. They praise the childminder for the positive bonds she has created with their children. The childminder keeps parents well informed about their children's development. This helps to provide continuity in children's 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 strengthen the delivery of the curriculum for communication and language to support all children to develop a wide vocabulary n plan further opportunities to develop children's growing independence during routines, such as tidy-up time.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540898 Local authority Liverpool Inspection number 10363875 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 5 Date of previous inspection 14 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Clubmoor, Liverpool. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The childminder shared a range of documentation with the inspector, such as evidence of her continued professional development and paediatric first-aid qualification. n Parents shared their views of the setting through written communication. The inspector took account of their written feedback. n Children spoke to, or communicated with, the inspector during the visit. n The childminder and the inspector had discussions at appropriate times during the inspection. n The childminder and the inspector carried out a joint observation.

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Inspection activities

5 November 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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