Childminder 257010

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder has built close relationships with the children in her care, and they demonstrate through their interactions that they feel safe and secure in her home. The childminder is loving and caring, which helps children new to the setting to settle well. She offers a number of settling-in sessions, including visits to the child in their home environment to help build a trusting relationship before they start. Children are beginning to understand behavioural expectations. They listen well and follow instructions, for example, to help tidy away some of the toys. Older children show a caring nature towards younger children.

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The provision requires improvement

Children choose from a small selection of resources that the childminder knows interests them. She supports their play, sitting on the floor directly with them, promoting their communication and language skills through encouraging conversation and introducing words into their vocabulary. However, less thought is given to truly providing an ambitious curriculum that is effectively planned and sequenced. Some activities and play opportunities lack purpose and are not delivered in a way that excites and motivates children to learn. This means that children do not consistently benefit from meaningful experiences across all areas of learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is able to give a general overview of children's learning needs. She considers children's basic next steps when interacting with them in play and makes simple attempts to promote these. However, assessment of children's learning is not focused enough to challenge children or help them to achieve their full potential as it lacks ambition. Little thought is given to planned experiences that can truly promote and extend children's learning. n Children have access to the childminder's garden during their time in her care. On the day of the inspection, a number of hazards, such as a large jet hose trailing across the patio and piled up items, including a child's bike, were observed. The childminder does not ensure that she is consistently carrying out thorough risk assessments to ensure that the play space is continually safe and appropriate for children to use. n The childminder promotes children's independence in preparation for school. She

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encourages them to toilet and dress themselves, such as putting on and fastening their shoes. At snack time, they peel their own fruit. n The childminder demonstrates that she understands the importance of helping children to develop their communication and language skills. Children enjoy listening and singing to their favourite songs. However, although the childminder has books that she knows children enjoy and they occasionally read stories together, a wide range of books and stories are not freely available and

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need to do better?

21 November 2024 consistently promoted to help children develop a love of reading. n The childminder provides resources that help children to develop and use their fine motor skills, such as threading laces through holes and constructing with bricks that connect together. Activities such as these also help to promote children's hand-eye coordination in preparation for future learning. n The childminder completes her mandatory training, such as paediatric first aid, as required for her registration. She does consider how she can improve and identifies some appropriate courses to help her achieve this, such as refreshing behaviour management skills. However, there is less focus on strengthening her wider knowledge of teaching and learning and implementing this in her practice. n The childminder is in regular communication with parents about their child's time in her care. She works closely with, and provides support to, parents when other

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professionals may be involved in children's lives. Parents speak highly of the childminder and the care she provides for their children.

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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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Due date

ensure outdoor play areas are safe and fit for purpose 13/12/2024

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Due date

improve the quality of teaching, planning and assessment for children's learning so that all children receive consistently good-quality learning experiences 28/02/2025

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Due date

ensure training and professional development opportunities are more closely focused on strengthening knowledge of effective teaching and learning in the early years foundation stage. 28/02/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number 257010 Local authority Peterborough Inspection number 10367309 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory 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 4 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1994 and lives in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. She operates all year round from 7am to 8pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides government funded early years education for all eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided indoors and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development with a particular focus on communication and language. n Parents shared their written views of the setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

21 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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Inspection activities

21 November 2024 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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