Childminder in Swindon

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

The friendly childminder promotes children's physical well-being. She works with parents to implement a routine that fits with children's sleep patterns and care needs. She recognises when children are unwell, checks their temperature and contacts parents to share any concerns. The adults speak politely to the children and praise their achievements. However, they do not always take appropriate action to help children develop a sense of right and wrong, and good manners. Children do not always respond positively to adults.

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The provision requires improvement

Children enjoy some positive play experiences with the childminder and her co- childminder. For example, children join in action songs with vigour, as they 'Wind the Bobbin up' and 'Bouncing Up and Down on a Big Red Tractor'. They move around the play environment with confidence, exploring small-world superheroes and monster trucks, and delight in playing hiding games. The children make steady progress in their learning and development. However, the curriculum is not tailored effectively to children's individual learning needs. They are not supported well to help them to make the progress of which they are capable. As a result, children frequently wander unoccupied and lose interest in planned activities.

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need to do better?

n The childminder lacks awareness of the legislation relating to the numbers of children that she and other adults can care for. She routinely leaves children in the care of her co-childminder, as permitted, but on occasion has exceeded ratio requirements when doing so. Nevertheless, she has arrangements with the co- childminder to ensure children are safe and receive appropriate care. She has also failed to notify Ofsted of changes to people associated with her registration, but this has not had a negative impact on practice or children's welfare. n The childminder's home is a welcoming environment. She has plenty of age- appropriate resources that children can use and she has created an inviting outdoor play space. The garden is used well during summer months to promote children's exploration and physical skills. However, the planned curriculum does not differentiate for the children's different stages of development. Some

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need to do better?

activities are too difficult for the toddlers and the adults do not always give them the extra support they need to participate. n Children are familiar with the daily routine and look forward to park visits when babies wake from their naps. They develop independence skills as they join in tidying up ready for mealtimes and know where resources are stored. n The adults know the children well. They talk about children's abilities, interests and families. However, they do not make good use of this knowledge as children go about their play, for example, to foster children's language and thinking, mathematical awareness and understanding of the world. The adults know that

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need to do better?

9 December 2024 some children require extra support to develop their communication skills but do not factor this into the planned curriculum. n The childminder plans themed activities that encourage children to use their senses, combine different materials and develop their early writing skills. For example, three-year-olds cover potatoes with white paint and add googly eyes, stick arms and a hat to create snowmen. The younger children attempt to apply paint to the potatoes but discover it is more fun to paint one another. Children learn to use tools to make marks in the paint and combine cornflour and baby lotion to make 'snow' that they can mould. n The childminder has developed positive partnerships with parents. She uses an online system to share relevant information with parents. This includes details about any accidents and assessments of children's progress. She also provides daily verbal feedback about how the children have been 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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Due date

ensure that ratio requirements are maintained to make sure that the total number of children under the age of eight being cared for does not exceed six per adult 23/12/2024

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Due date

plan and implement an effective curriculum that takes account of where each child is in their learning and what they need to learn next, to ensure that every child makes the progress of which they are capable. 09/03/2025

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should:

n provide greater guidance and support to help children to develop a sense of right and wrong and to respond positively to adults.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2688657 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 10367297 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 Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2022 and lives in Swindon. She has a level 3 qualification in early years and childcare. The childminder works with another registered childminder and they care for children Monday to Friday all year round, from 8.30am to 5pm. The childminder offers government funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed the planned curriculum with the childminder and observed how they implement the educational programmes. n The inspector observed interactions between the childminder, her co-childminder and children. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at evidence of first-aid training and discussed how the childminder safeguards children's welfare.

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Inspection activities

9 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

9 December 2024 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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