Childminder in Oxfordshire

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 knows the children well. She has built warm, caring relationships with the children, which helps them feel very safe and secure. Children show they are happy and confident in the childminder's care. They receive a good amount of comfort and support from the childminder, and children show contentment as they make choices about what they like to do. The childminder recognises and adapts her teaching to the differing interests that children have. For instance, as they take part in a planned group activity together, younger children are able to dip in and out of this to look at favourite books. Children show a positive attitude to learning and have their individual needs met well.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy a broad range of fun and engaging experiences that motivate them and promote good progress. The childminder understands the importance of supporting children's behaviour. For example, she helps children understand the importance of kindness, sharing and turn taking as they play. Children receive consistent praise for their efforts and positive behaviour. The childminder is very responsive to the needs of children, and she consistently gives them her full attention as they communicate and play together.

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need to do better?

n The childminder understands the importance of providing a safe and welcoming environment for children. She gathers detailed information from parents about their children before they start with her. This helps her to understand, support and adjust her routines to meet their individual needs and build effective relationships from the outset. Children show confidence in the childminder's care and demonstrate that they are settled, ready to play and learn. n Children show a positive attitude to learning. They explore the environment with confidence and engage well with the childminder and their peers. The childminder interweaves areas of learning well as the children play and explore, which helps maximise their learning and development purposefully. For instance, children are supported in their mathematical skills, and they learn about number sequencing as the childminder counts and discusses colours as the children

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need to do better?

explore with construction. n The childminder plans a curriculum that, overall, builds on what children know and need to learn next. She monitors children's achievements well and regularly works with other professionals involved in the children's care and education, supporting continuity in learning. The childminder supports children's developing awareness of the world around them well. She makes good use of the community and wider area and takes children out daily to support their health and well-being. n Children listen and respond to the childminder effectively by following

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need to do better?

17 December 2024 instructions. The childminder engages with the children consistently. She reads stories, sings songs and offers an ongoing narrative to children's play. She uses other languages in the home, which children learn to understand, and this helps broaden their communication skills. However, at times, the childminder places less focus on helping younger children to master English to fully support their early language development. n Children develop good independence skills. For example, she supports children to wash their hands prior to eating and teaches them the importance of wiping their noses. Children enjoy mealtimes together, where they sit at the table and use their manners effectively. The childminder sits with the children and offers assistance as needed. However, at times, her deployment is not always fully effective to support children's good health. Nevertheless, children play and

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need to do better?

explore in a safe environment. n The childminder has very positive partnerships with parents. She works closely with parents to meet children's individual needs and keeps them well informed about their progress, doing so through the use of an online app, weekly newsletters and verbal communication. Parents praise the progress their children make and credit the childminder for the effective teaching and curriculum that she provides their children with. n The childminder evaluates her provision well and keeps up to date with any changes in early years education by attending regular forums. She is committed to regular training and enhancing her provision to ensure that good-quality care and education are provided for all children in her care.

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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 support children more consistently to practise their spoken English skills to help them build a secure foundation for their early language development n review deployment and supervision at mealtimes to ensure that effective health and hygiene routines are consistently followed.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY472926 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10372628 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 4 Date of previous inspection 29 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. She operates her service from Monday to Thursday, during term time only.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder explained the curriculum during a learning walk with the inspector. n The inspector and the childminder carried out a joint observation of a focus activity. n The childminder and the inspector completed a joint observation of an activity together and afterwards discussed the quality of teaching and learning. n The inspector discussed learning activities and assessed the quality and impact of the teaching on the children's learning. n Children confidently approached the inspector and engaged with her. The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector took account of the parents' views through their written comments. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including evidence of the suitability of all those living in the household and evidence of the childminder's paediatric first-aid training.

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Inspection activities

17 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

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