Webster, Jessica May

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children settle well in this childminding setting. They form secure attachments with the childminder and seek her out for emotional support when they require it. The childminder offers flexible settling-in sessions so that children can become familiar with their environment. She also gains important information from home, which supports the effective transition into the childminder's care. The childminder works alongside another registered childminder, and they share responsibility of all children.

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The provision is good

The childminder supports children with their physical development and provides opportunities for building core strength. The childminder also takes children to indoor soft-play activities to help build their large muscle skills. She encourages positive behaviour, giving reasons why children cannot do something. For example, the childminder reminds children not to pull backwards on the pushchair and explains that they could hurt themselves. The children listen and respond.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy playing with resources in an open-plan kitchen and living area. They love to complete jigsaws and build with construction resources. They invite the childminder to join their play by asking questions and offering comments on their structures. Children are proud when they build a box and put a character inside, and the childminder offers praise and celebration, which promotes children's self- esteem.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a good understanding of the children and what their next steps in learning are. She can talk confidently about what children are working on next. However, sometimes younger children are not always engaged in learning as well as they could be. Therefore, there is scope to improve how all children's next steps in learning are always considered when activities are planned. n The childminder engages children in high-quality interactions. She asks challenging questions of older children to extend their learning. For example, during a counting activity, the childminder asks children how many they would have if they were to add or take away an item. Children are able to give the appropriate answer, demonstrating their knowledge. n The childminder promotes children's communication and language development. Children gather round eagerly as she reads stories on the sofa. Books are readily

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need to do better?

available to the children, and the childminder encourages them to go to the basket to choose one in order to further enhance their literacy skills. n There is a well-sequenced curriculum in place, which the childminder plans based on children's interests and what they need to learn next. The childminder

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need to do better?

28 November 2024 shares typical milestones of development with parents and asks them to contribute to starting points. The form for parents to share this information on is clear, and this involves them in creating next steps in learning for their children. n The childminder sits with children while they eat their lunch and talks to them about what they are eating. She encourages even the youngest children to hold their own water bottle while they are drinking. Older children independently open their own food and pour their own water. The childminder promotes further independence by having accessible handwashing facilities and teaching children how to blow their own noses. n The childminder builds on children's experiences as she takes them into the wider community. She takes children on the bus, as children in this setting mostly travel by car. She also takes children to the local garden centre to initiate

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need to do better?

their learning about Christmas. The childminder has good knowledge of the children's backgrounds and existing life experiences. n Parents are very happy with the service provided by the childminder. They are appreciative of support the childminder provides. Parents say they have noticed the progress their children have made since attending the childminder's setting and enjoy effective communication to keep them updated.

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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 consider ways to adjust learning activities to ensure that all children's needs are met effectively, including the youngest children, to help them make even better progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2794233 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10374183 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 9 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2024 and lives in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The childminder operates all year round, from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 2 and works with another registered childminder who holds a level 3 qualification.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure that they are safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their early years foundation stage curriculum. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n Parents shared their 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

28 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

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