Childminder in Redcar and Cleveland

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 calm and nurturing manner. As a result, children are relaxed, happy and settled in her care. She encourages children to make friends and to consider each other's feelings when sharing toys, which they are starting to do. The childminder ensures that children also have regular opportunities for meeting with other groups of children and form a wider circle of friends. She explains this helps to prepare them for attending nursery.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations of children's learning and behaviour. She is consistent with the messages she gives to children. As a result, children are well behaved, and the childminder recognises and praises positive actions, such as when they use good manners. This helps to promote children's social skills and self-esteem.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from a suitable curriculum, both indoors and outdoors. The childminder knows the children in her care very well. She is aware of their interests and includes these in her plans for activities and learning. For example, where children show interest and skill regarding their mathematical development, the childminder ensures that she builds on what they already know and can do. For example, for children who can easily count, she encourages them to recognise and order numerals.

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need to do better?

n Children demonstrate a positive attitude to their learning and are enthusiastic and happily involved. The childminder is, however, quickly aware of when children have had enough of a certain activity. She then expertly engages them in something else of interest. n The childminder works well in partnership with parents to promote children's overall development and care needs. For example, she supports children with potty training and other areas of their independence, such as handwashing, feeding themselves and putting on their own coats and shoes where possible. She keeps parents informed of their child's development and progress through regular discussions and the use of an electronic app. n The childminder does not always obtain information from other professionals, however, to better understand children's starting points and effectively plan for the next stage in their learning and development. For example, she does not

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need to do better?

always obtain information from previous settings that children have recently attended. n In other ways however, the childminder works really well with other professionals. For example, she shares relevant information about children's stages of development, and any additional support they would benefit from, with

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need to do better?

28 November 2024 settings that children will move onto. n The childminder regularly assesses each child's learning and progress. However, the information gained is not always used effectively to plan the next steps in their development. Despite this, children are making good progress in their learning and development. n The childminder engages children in conversations and stories to promote their language and communication skills. She changes her voice and intonation to ensure that stories are stimulating and interesting. The childminder also asks children appropriate questions about the story to promote their thinking and reasoning skills, such as why the gingerbread man would want to get out of the oven. n The childminder also ensures that she promotes children's early writing skills. They have various opportunities to promote their fine motor skills, such as when using chalks for mark making, when making shapes with play dough and using

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buttons to make pictures. n Children also benefit from activities that promote their large physical development. For example, they enjoy playing in the childminder's garden and using balancing bikes. They also develop their hand-eye coordination when placing and catching small balls along draining tubes. n The childminder ensures that children have regular opportunities to learn about the world around them. When out walking, they discuss the different signs they see. The childminder also takes children on visits to places of interest, such as a local museum. She ensures that they also participate in activities that help them learn about other cultural backgrounds and celebrations. n The childminder has a positive attitude towards continuous professional development. She has continued to access training courses since her last inspection, including the Early Years Professional Development Programme course.

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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 obtain relevant information from other professionals, such as previous settings that children have attended, to understand children's starting points more effectively in order to plan for the next stage in their learning n ensure that assessments of children's learning are used effectively to help plan the next steps in their development more precisely.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY544798 Local authority Redcar and Cleveland Inspection number 10374779 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 7 June 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 in another area and now lives in Eston, Middlesbrough. She operates from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Thursday, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds qualified teacher status. She is registered for the government's early years childcare funding.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector around the premises and discussed how she ensures that they are safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises her early years setting, including the aims and rationale for the curriculum. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development, with a particular focus on communication and language. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n The inspector took account of parents' written views as part of the inspection. n The childminder provided the inspector with key documentation used for the efficient management of the setting.

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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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