Mrs Dawn Leonie Green

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children enjoy their time in the childminder's welcoming and stimulating environment. The experienced childminder is nurturing, calm and caring towards children. She forms close relationships with children and interacts warmly with them. Children show high levels of confidence and immediately get involved in the play opportunities on offer.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning. They play and learn through a variety of experiences on offer to them. The childminder develops a curriculum that is sequenced and engaging for children. For example, she encourages children to be creative and use their imaginations. Children pretend to make different types of foods in the pretend kitchen and use these ideas to make pizza. This allows children the opportunity to explore their ideas and interests.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. They are kind to each other. The childminder is a positive role model. She promotes good manners and offers children gentle reminders about the type of behaviour she expects. For example, the childminder reminds children to share and take turns. This helps children to learn about the expectations for their behaviour. The childminder offers children positive praise for their efforts. This supports their confidence and self-esteem well.

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need to do better?

n Overall, the childminder shows a clear and ambitious knowledge of what she wants children to learn, such as building children's skills to become independent learners. However, at times, she plans adult-directed activities that incorporate too many aspects of learning for children. This means that the intent of the activities becomes unclear, and children do not have chance to properly embed the skills they are learning. n The childminder talks to children about what they are doing as they play. Children show that they are making good progress and are becoming confident in their language skills as they respond to the childminder. However, at times, the childminder asks a multitude of questions in quick succession and children do not have the time to think and respond. This does not fully support children's early communication and language skills. n The childminder takes children to local facilities in the community. This includes

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need to do better?

taking them to toddler groups, where they learn about cultural festivals and customs. This also gives children the opportunity to learn to play in larger groups to develop their confidence and social skills. n Children learn a range of skills that help them to become more independent in meeting their own care needs. The childminder teaches children how to wash their hands and use cutlery at mealtimes. Children help with age-appropriate

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5 December 2024 tasks, such as tidying up. n Children have great fun singing rhymes and songs together. They count along with the childminder as they sing a nursery rhyme and point to different body parts as they join in. Children enjoy action songs and ask the childminder to sing their favourite songs again. These activities help to increase children's awareness of rhythm and rhyme and develop their physical skills. n The childminder provides parents and carers with information to help them to encourage their children to eat nutritious meals throughout the day. She encourages children to eat different fruits at snack time and reminds them to drink water to stay hydrated. n The childminder teaches children about oral health through activities, such as pretending to brush toy teeth and reading stories about the dentist. Children learn about the importance of good hygiene routines. For example, they routinely wash their hands before eating food.

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need to do better?

n Partnership with parents is good. Parents comment that the setting feels like a 'home from home' and love the welcoming and relaxed environment. The childminder keeps parents informed of what she is working on with their children to support their learning at home. n The experienced childminder has a good understanding of how children learn and develop. She attends mandatory training and regularly meets with other childminders to discuss ideas for best practice and any changes to legislation. This helps the childminder to keep her knowledge and skills up to date.

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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 plan activities more precisely to ensure that children can fully embed their learning of concepts n enhance the support for children to think through and answer questions to further extend their early communication skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 505098 Local authority Rochdale Inspection number 10364306 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 5 Date of previous inspection 29 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1995 and lives in Middleton. She operates for 44 weeks of the year, from 7.45am to 5.15pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. She provides government funded childcare.

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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 their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for the curriculum. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. 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

5 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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