Childminder in Cambridgeshire

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder provides a welcoming and home-from-home environment. Children settle quickly in her care. The childminder spends time getting to know children and their families well. She builds strong bonds with children. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in her care as they freely explore the resources available and welcome visitors into her home. The childminder prioritises children's personal, social and emotional development to provide a secure foundation for their learning. Children particularly enjoy caring for the childminder's pets. They excitedly show visitors the fish, describing their various sizes and counting them. They enjoy having responsibility for feeding the rabbits and learn about the types of food different animals can eat.

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The provision is good

Children behave well and have positive attitudes to learning. The childminder plans specific activities to promote turn taking and sharing. Children are confident. The childminder provides children with lots of praise to celebrate their achievements. The childminder remains calm and uses gentle reminders to reinforce her behavioural expectations, such as 'kind hands' and 'indoor voices'. Children enjoy being given responsibility for routine tasks and eagerly help the childminder tidy away toys in preparation for a new activity. They listen well to her instructions and demonstrate good levels of engagement in their play.

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n The childminder supports children's communication and language skills well. She labels items and comments on children's actions as they play. The childminder engages in back-and-forth discussions with children and repeats back their sentences to ensure they hear the correct pronunciation of words. Children enjoy listening to stories and singing action rhymes with the childminder. They are introduced to new vocabulary, such as 'utensils' and 'stretch', as they play. Children speak confidently and chat to visitors about the toys they enjoy playing with. n Children, from an early age, progress particularly well in their counting and numeral recognition. They have lots of opportunity to explore mathematical concepts. The childminder encourages children to count the toys that they use and to consider which number comes next. Children identify numerals, shapes and colours as they play. For instance, they name shapes, such as triangle and

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circle, as they create shapes in dough and identify numerals as they play with numbered skittles. n The childminder ensures children have lots of time playing and learning outdoors. Children frequently go on trips to the local parks, wooded areas and places of interests. She encourages children to learn in nature as she takes the children on nature hunts where they collect different types of leaves, sticks and

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8 January 2025 conkers. This helps to support their health and well-being by being active. n Children make good progress in their learning. The childminder plans a wide range of activities, which are based on children's interests and delivered to support their learning needs. The childminder maintains good relationships with other settings children attend. She shares information with them about individual children's learning and development. This helps to provide children with a consistent approach to their learning journey. n Parents speak positively about the care and learning the childminder provides. They describe her setting as 'warm' and 'welcoming'. Parents comment on the wide range of experiences the childminder provides, and the progress children make. The childminder shares detailed information about children's care routines, such as sleep times and mealtimes. However, parents are not always

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made aware of what the focus is for their child's next steps in learning or how they could continue to support learning at home. n The childminder is reflective and seeks feedback from parents and other childminders and professionals to assist in her evaluation of her provision. She plans to develop her service further. For instance, she intends to access a wider variety of local groups to promote children's social interactions in larger groups. The childminder completes mandatory training, such as paediatric first aid. However, the childminder has not yet sourced specific training to develop her teaching practice even further.

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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 ensure all parents are aware of children's next steps in their learning and development so that they can support these at home n identify tailored training opportunities to further develop teaching practice.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2691330 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10363698 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 Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2022 and lives in Burwell, Cambridgeshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises her early years provision, including the aims and rationale for the curriculum. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the curriculum is implemented and the impact on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the provision 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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