Childminder in Torbay

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

Children arrive happy and separate from their parents with ease. The childminder knows children and their families well, and she is responsive to children's needs and interests. The childminder takes time to get to know children to help them settle and to build secure attachments.

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The provision is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn. She considers children's interests and their previous experiences to build on what children know and to provide them with more learning opportunities. Children benefit from attending local groups where they learn about music and songs, and they enjoy outings to parks for fresh air and exercise. The childminder places a high focus on books and story time, as she recognises that this promotes language development, listening and attention skills. Children confidently choose from books and enjoy looking at the pictures independently, and they snuggle into the childminder to listen to stories.

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The provision is good

The childminder sets clear behavioural expectations. She is fair and consistent and, overall, children behave well. Due to their ages, children need help learning to share and to take turns, and this is well supported by the childminder.

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need to do better?

n The childminder works well to meet children's needs. She focuses on providing children with a sequenced and full curriculum. The childminder knows the children very well and she monitors children's progress closely, assessing where children are developing and identifying where she could provide more support. The childminder attends training to keep her skills up to date and relevant and she reflects on her practice to help to develop the service that she provides. n Partnerships with parents are strong and well established. Parents report that they are very happy with the care and support that their children receive. The childminder recognises the importance of working with parents from the start to form good communication. Parents are regularly informed of their children's progress, and the childminder shares information about children's care routines and the activities that they have enjoyed. n The childminder has good procedures in place to work in partnership with the

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need to do better?

other professionals who are involved in children's care. She has formed good partnerships with the other settings that children attend, and she uses these partnerships well to access support for children and to help close gaps in their development. n Overall, the childminder supports children's language and communication development well. For example, she models language, encourages children to talk about their interests and uses the pictures in books to ask children

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need to do better?

27 November 2024 questions. However, some of the quieter children could benefit from more targeted support to be involved and to develop their vocabulary further. n The childminder uses children's interests well to extend their play and to sequence their learning. For instance, when children enjoy playing with dough, she takes time to help children to learn to use tools to roll and cut the dough. This helps children to develop the muscles in their fingers and hands to support them with developing other skills such as early writing. n The childminder promotes children's physical development well. She recognises when children need to be physical and active, and she make adaptations to her plans to factor in opportunities for children to climb and to test their physical skills. Children giggle as they crawl through the tunnel chasing each other. They eagerly take turns using the slide, climbing the steps and zooming to the

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need to do better?

bottom. The childminder supervises children well to ensure that they remain safe as they take risks. However, at times, she does not help children to learn how to keep themselves safe as they use equipment. She gives children instructions without helping them to understand why.

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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 provide more encouragement and support for the quieter children to develop their language and communication skills further n provide children with more support in understanding how to keep themselves safe as they play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY438253 Local authority Torbay Inspection number 10375219 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 9 Date of previous inspection 23 July 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Paignton, Devon. She operates Monday to Thursday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds a childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder works with assistants.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure 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 their early years foundation stage curriculum. 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 The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder, her assistant and children. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

27 November 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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