Childminder in Reading

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 are happy and demonstrate a strong sense of belonging in the childminder's home. They confidently explore their surroundings, making choices about what to play with from the good range of activities available to them. Children show they feel safe as they play and explore. They have clearly formed a strong relationship with the childminder, which contributes to their overall well- being. Children are supported to have good manners and benefit from a good amount of praise and encouragement from the childminder, which supports their self-confidence.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations for children's learning. Children enjoy a varied curriculum, which supports their interests and helps them to make good progress. Children are curious and demonstrate that they are eager to join in group activities, such as playing matching games with cards with their peers. Children enjoy plenty of opportunities to be physically active. They regularly walk in the community and visit places such as local parks to develop their control and coordination. At the childminder's home, children have fun dancing and moving their bodies as they take part in singing sessions. Children benefit greatly from hearing songs and stories during the day. This helps them to hear a range of different words, rhymes and vocabulary, which in turn supports their communication skills.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has good settling-in procedures, which she follows to ensure that children feel at ease in her care before they start with her. This helps her to have a strong awareness of children's starting points and enables her to gain a clear insight into what children need to learn next. n The childminder knows the children in her care well. She plans and provides a varied curriculum for children to help them build on their skills over time. For example, they learn about the world around them through topics about historical events and cultural celebrations. n The childminder is an effective educator. She successfully interweaves learning into children's play to help them maximise their learning and skills. For example, children are learning to count and understand the concepts of sizes as they explore with magnetic shapes and blocks. This, combined with the childminder's discussions with the children about the size, shape, and number of blocks used

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need to do better?

during play, helps children to develop good mathematical skills. n The childminder offers an environment that is rich in language. She engages positively with children to support their listening and attention skills. The childminder asks the children a good amount of questions. However, too often, she does not give children enough time to think or express their thoughts and

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need to do better?

10 December 2024 ideas before giving them the answer. n Children behave well and play happily both alongside and with their friends. They show they are keen to help as they assist the childminder in clearing the table and tidying up before snack times. Children develop many important life skills that help them to be independent. For example, they choose resources to play and explore with and are supported to carefully peel fruit at snack time. However, children are given less opportunity to see to their own personal care needs, such as having a go at wiping their own noses. n Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the care, education and support that the childminder gives them and their children. They praise her for the support she gives them in helping them to continue children's learning at home. Parental feedback shows how they value the wide range of experiences she provides for their children, and they state that they are well informed about their child's day.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is committed to reflecting and improving her practice. She understands the importance of working with other professionals involved in children's care and education, and they regularly share information. The childminder successfully gathers the views of parents and children to help her to evaluate the service she provides. In addition, she regularly updates her knowledge and skills through research and training to develop her professional understanding and skills.

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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 extend opportunities given to children to allow them the time they need to think about, and answer, questions to enable them to speculate, test their ideas and challenge their thinking n create more ways to help children manage and build on their independence skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 117015 Local authority Reading Inspection number 10372232 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 10 Date of previous inspection 8 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1998 and lives in West Reading, Berkshire. She operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder explained the curriculum during a learning walk with the inspector. n The childminder and the inspector completed a joint observation of an activity, and afterwards discussed the quality of teaching and learning. n The children spoke to the inspector about the activities they took part in. n Parental feedback was obtained through a range of references left for the inspector. n The inspector viewed a sample of documents, including records of the household suitability checks, safeguarding and paediatric first-aid certificates.

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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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