Childminder in Wiltshire

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Outstanding

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The provision is outstanding

Children are very confident and secure with the caring and nurturing childminder. They ask the childminder for help and come to her for a cuddle when they feel tired. Children are deeply engaged in their play and keen to learn. They enthusiastically join in with activities. The childminder carefully plans learning opportunities that build on past experiences and ensures learning is challenging for all children. Children focus intently on exploring resources that develop their curiosity, and they persevere with well-targeted encouragement from the childminder.

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The provision is outstanding

Children behave extremely well. They know the childminder's clear rules and boundaries and confidently follow them. Children understand how to be kind to each other, and they learn about how they are feeling as the childminder talks to them about their emotions. They learn to regulate themselves when they get excited or frustrated. The childminder identifies what calms children down and makes sure they have the space and resources to do this. For example, she has identified that children use the slide to help them regulate how they are feeling, so she provides a slide indoors.

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The provision is outstanding

Parents are highly complimentary of the childminder and the care their children receive. They praise the great progress they have seen in their children's learning while in the childminder's care. The childminder encourages children's ongoing learning at home by sharing ideas with parents of how they can support children's learning, including sharing resources such as story bags and activity packs with parents.

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n Children's learning is securely embedded. The childminder builds on what they already know and can do to extend their learning even further. For example, she takes children on trips to the local shops where they help to choose and pay for groceries, learning about making choices and the steps involved in going shopping for food. Children demonstrate their previous learning as they act out this experience in the role-play area. The childminder further extends and deepens their understanding by relating their play to their past experiences. n The childminder's interactions with children are highly effective in developing children's breadth of vocabulary and deepening their understanding of a wide range of words. Children's vocabulary and confidence in having a conversation with adults are well developed for their age. The childminder frequently talks to children about their past experiences, and they respond enthusiastically,

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recounting things of interest to them. The childminder is mindful of giving quieter children the time to join in so that all children develop their

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29 November 2024 communication and language skills very well. n Children become secure in the skills the childminder teaches them through repeated opportunities to practise. For example, to develop children's fine motor control, the childminder provides scissors and glue sticks, and children enthusiastically cut out pictures to stick on paper. The childminder offers children further opportunity to build on their skills at an 'investigating table', with toys that encourage them to use their thumb and forefinger. She supports them very well to use safety knives at snack time and helps them to cut up their own fruit. These frequent opportunities mean that children's skills and control consistently develop over time. n The childminder knows the children extremely well. She identifies activities that they will continue with for as long as they are able to. She plans other exciting activities to encourage children to move on from one activity to the next. This

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means children engage and focus in a broad range of learning opportunities. n Children play extremely well together. Older children show care and consideration for the younger ones, supporting them with things they are not yet confident to do on their own. For example, children help their friends to find their name card and stick it to the board of who is in today. The care children show towards each other shows their respect for others and their confidence in their developing social skills. n The childminder takes children on the train and bus and to local areas of interest. This enhances children's understanding about communities outside of their immediate family by giving them experiences of exploring a wide variety of places in their local community and of using public transport. n The childminder is highly motivated to develop her knowledge and practice and seeks out training to develop herself further. For example, she has completed

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training around children's well-being and mental health and encourages children to talk about their feelings so that they can express their needs to others. The childminder recognises the importance of maintaining her own well-being so that she can fully support the 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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY333347 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 10368208 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 8 Date of previous inspection 12 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. The childminder works Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 5pm. She holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early education for children aged two and three years.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their curriculum and the impact that this has on children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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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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