Childminder in Milton Keynes

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 has a coherent and well-planned curriculum. She focuses on supporting children's communication and language development and helping them to develop a strong sense of their own identity. Children make good progress in their communication and language development, especially when they learn English as an additional language. The childminder uses songs, stories and conversation to support and encourage children. All children develop into confident, fluent, expressive talkers. The childminder implements her curriculum well through a wide range of activities, both inside and outside the home. The childminder takes children to local activity groups and play areas, and she ensures that these outings benefit children's personal, social and emotional development. In turn, this helps them to get ready for moving on to nursery and learning as part of larger group.

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The provision is good

Children's behaviour is excellent. They show high levels of contentment and confidence in the childminder's care. Children enjoy a familiar routine that they know well, which further adds to their sense of security. The childminder's skilful teaching, motivation and dedication to her work translates into high quality practice that inspires children to want to learn. Children are eager to find out about new things and show impressive levels of concentration during activities.

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n There are ample ways for children to develop an awareness and enjoyment of expressive art and design. Children enjoy a vast range of craft and baking activities. Children show wonder and excitement as they paint, create and make biscuits, which encourages them to use their own ideas and imagination. Children complete intricate tasks, developing accuracy and control of the small muscles in their fingers. The childminder recognises the benefit of these types of activities to help children to prepare for holding pens and pencils and writing in the future. n Sometimes, the childminder does not provide further resources that help children to expand on their developing literacy skills. For example, when playing with wooden letters, the alphabet is incomplete and some letters are lower case and some are upper case. This means that when trying, children are not able to use their good developing knowledge to spell out their names.

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n The childminder introduces children to new mathematical ideas. For example, when making biscuit houses, she encourages children to recognise new shapes that form as they construct the house. Children can accurately identify and name triangles and rectangles. This demonstrates their good awareness of how to identify the features of shapes. n The childminder uses demonstration and instruction with good effect. She shows children how to complete activities and tasks, which they watch and copy.

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9 December 2024 Children experience new teaching that builds on their prior learning, meaning that they develop a deep understanding. This is especially evident when children mix ingredients together and understand about how the mixture changes as they stir. n During story time, the childminder asks questions and talks about the content to confirm children's understanding. Books are well-chosen to link to prior learning, and children make comparisons between what they read and the activities they have enjoyed. They ask and answer questions and become absorbed in the story. They show wonder and shock as they empathise with characters and are invested in what will happen to them. This shows their enjoyment and love of sharing books with adults. n The childminder finds out about children's home lives and values their experiences and different backgrounds. Through teaching and activities, the childminder encourages children to gain a strong sense of their own identity and

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what makes them special and unique. n The childminder works effectively with parents and shares information about what children learn to enable parents to support their children's development at home. However, she does not readily share information with other providers when children start new settings and remain in her care. As a result, she does not share her wealth of knowledge about children and their development to help provide them with continuity when they move on in their learning. n The childminder has a good awareness of how to keep children safe in her care. She attends regular training to update her knowledge about safeguarding matters and knows how to report any concerns about children's welfare to her local safeguarding partners.

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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 expand on children's good developing literacy skills by providing more opportunities for them to put this into practice n increase communication with other settings that children attend to help increase continuity for children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY546099 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 10372191 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 6 Date of previous inspection 4 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Oldbrook. She operates all year round from 7am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides government funded places for children aged from nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed the intent of the curriculum and observed its implementation during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector and childminder carried out a joint observation. Throughout the inspection, the inspector spoke with the childminder and children at suitable times. n The views of parents were obtained through written feedback and discussions. n The inspector looked at required documentation, such as evidence of disclosure and barring service checks for the childminder and household members and evidence of insurance and required training.

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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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