Childminder in Wiltshire

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children appear happy and settled in the childminder's care. They sit and explore the toys with confidence and concentrate well. Some children dress the dolls, showing good hand control. Others ride around on ride-on toys and negotiate space well, while being mindful of their friends. The childminder supports the children's early mathematical skills as they play, such as when counting the steps of the climbing frame. She helps them negotiate and to wait their turn as their friends use the slide one at a time.

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The provision is good

The childminder has a clear curriculum in place and knows what she wants the children to learn and the skills they need to gain in readiness for the next stage in their learning. Overall, she supports the children well to make progress in their learning and development.

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The provision is good

The childminder offers the children lots of experiences out in the local community. Children socialise with other adults and children, including the elderly at a residential home. The childminder helps children learn about the traditions and celebrations of other faiths. This helps the children have additional opportunities to support their understanding of the world and their language development.

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need to do better?

n The childminder keeps up to date with mandatory training, such as paediatric first aid and safeguarding. However, she has not used professional development opportunities to gain ideas to enhance children's learning, such as how to deliver effective story and song times that fully engage the children and broaden their vocabulary. n Overall, the childminder supports children's language appropriately. She repeats simple words back to the children and narrates what they are doing as they play. The childminder encourages the younger children to say words back to her and the older children to recall the animals they liked in the story. n The childminder supports the children's independence skills well. She encourages the children to take off their shoes as they arrive and to peel their banana at snack time. Older children drink from open cups, and the childminder offers these to younger children to practise with.

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need to do better?

n The childminder knows the children well and what they need to learn next. She gains additional resources and puts some extra support in place for when she identifies any gaps in learning. The childminder shares information with other settings that children attend, with parents' permission, to help promote consistency in children's learning. However, she is not confident in engaging parents to seek outside support as swiftly as possible when needed. n Children's behaviour is exemplary. They play together cooperatively and show

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need to do better?

9 December 2024 that they have learned to share and take turns. When older children play together making pretend ice creams, they take it in turns to make them and hand them out to one another. n The childminder provides the children with fun opportunities to develop their hand muscles and hand-eye coordination in readiness for early writing. For example, children squeeze icing sugar onto their gingerbread houses and pick up small sweets to decorate them. n Parents say they are happy with the care their children receive and that their children have settled well. Parents report that they appreciate the trips she takes the children on in the local community and on the bus. However, the childminder is not confident in getting parents to support some key aspects of their children's self-care skills early enough in readiness for school.

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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 use professional development opportunities to implement new ideas to benefit the children's learning, such as to enhance storytelling and singing sessions n engage parents more effectively in supporting some key aspects of their children's self-care skills and in seeking outside support swiftly, when necessary.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2585017 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 10377074 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 5 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 19 December 2022

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in July 2020 and lives in Chippenham, Wiltshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. The childminder accepts government funding for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and observed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The childminder showed the inspector some documentation, including training certificates. n The inspector interacted with the children during the inspection. n The childminder spoke to the inspector at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to parents and read written feedback from them and took account of their views. n The inspector observed an activity that the childminder carried out with the children and discussed this with the childminder. n The childminder talked to the inspector about her curriculum and intentions for children's learning.

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Inspection activities

9 December 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

9 December 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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