Waddington, Christine

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 develop confidence in the childminder's care. They are encouraged to learn good manners and they respond positively to praise. The childminder helps children to develop a wide range of skills and knowledge so that they are well prepared for their future learning. For example, the childminder plans lots of play opportunities to help children to develop strength in their hands. This provides them with the skills to support their future writing skills. Stories are read to children each day to promote their interest in books and their growing vocabulary. During singing sessions, children are encouraged to take turns choosing puppets/resources from a song bag. Younger children join in with the actions as older children recall and sing the familiar rhymes.

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The provision is good

The childminder obtains clear information from parents when children first start to ensure their individual needs are known and respected. Parents explain how the childminder ensures their children's individual dietary needs are met. Healthy snacks and home-cooked meals promote children's good health. When children drink milk at snack time, the childminder uses the opportunity to explain how milk supports them to develop healthy teeth and bones. The children enjoy sitting and looking through a photographic book depicting activities and outings they have engaged in. The childminder uses this as a way for children to recall and discuss past experiences.

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need to do better?

n Parents confirm that the childminder continually shares information with them to keep them informed about their children's day and progress. They explain how the childminder supports their children's development and how their children enjoy attending. n Children's health and safety is maintained through the vigilance of the childminder. For example, children are supported to learn to use the steps when climbing the slide. As children then begin to let their soft toys slide down the slide, the childminder encourages them to consider if they are going 'fast' or 'slow'. n The childminder monitors children's progress from their starting points. She uses ongoing observational assessments to identify children's next steps in learning. However, during some planned activities, the childminder focuses more on the theme and general skills rather than on children's individual next steps. This results in children not always being effectively challenged.

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need to do better?

n During a planned play dough activity, children are encouraged to make poppies for Remembrance Day. Their fine motor skills are promoted as they use tools, resources and their hands to manipulate the dough. However, next steps linked to encouraging younger and quieter children to speak more are not fully

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need to do better?

11 November 2024 promoted because the childminder's focus remains on making poppies. n The home and garden are organised well to create child-friendly play spaces that entice children to play and learn. For example, children dig and play in the sand. The positioning of numbers in the activity enables the childminder to introduce numbers and counting to children as they play. n Younger children are helped to sit and listen to stories as the childminder encourages them to sit on her knee. She repeats key words from the story being read by the co-childminder as she supports them to remain engaged. The childminder also holds up the correct number of fingers for those children who cannot reach the book. This enables every child to develop their counting skills. n There are a few inconsistencies with how the childminder promotes children's independence. She encourages children to try and put their own shoes on, to

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need to do better?

pour their own drink of milk and to peel their own fruit at snack time. However, she puts children's coats or jumpers on without first trying to encourage them to try and do this by themselves. Although some children are fully independent with wiping their own noses, the childminder does this for them. n Planned trips to the park help children to further develop their physical skills as they access large-scale climbing equipment. They are supported to develop confidence as they learn to safely navigate and climb up the steps to the different pieces of equipment. n The childminder's positive engagement and interactions with all children helps them to feel safe and well cared for. Children behave well and are encouraged to learn to share and take turns as they socialise with their peers.

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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 understanding of the learning intention for planned activities, to more precisely focus on the individual learning needs of each child n consider how to consistently promote children's independence skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY321312 Local authority Barnsley Inspection number 10361754 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 21 Date of previous inspection 15 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2006 and works with a co-childminder in Penistone, South Yorkshire. She is also registered to work from the co-childminder's home in the same area. The childminder operates Monday to Wednesday from 7.30am to 5.30pm and from 7.30am to 5pm on Thursday and Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder offers government funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder spoke to the inspector about their intentions for children's learning. n Children spoke to/communicated with the inspector during the inspection. 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 childminding provision with the inspector.

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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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Inspection activities

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