Childminder in Trafford

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

The childminder has a calm nature with children and supports their emotional well- being effectively. She builds good bonds with children and recognises when they are tired and when they need a cuddle. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and happy in the childminders care. The childminder promotes good behaviour with children. Children routinely use their manners as this is an embedded part of the practice. The childminder recognises this politeness and offers positive praise to children.

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The provision is good

The childminder understands the developmental stage of each child and uses this knowledge well to help her plan things that children need to learn next. All children are making good progress in their learning and development. The childminder considers children's interests from home and extends them in her setting. For example, children enjoy going on farm trips and visiting horses with their families. The childminder sets up a farm set for children to extend on the ideas they have learnt at home. This supports children to demonstrate positive attitudes to learning. The childminder sets up an environment for children so that they know where things belong. This allows children to strengthen their existing skills and extend upon their prior knowledge.

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need to do better?

n The childminder participates in training and professional development. She undertakes webinars and talks with other childminders. This helps her to reflect upon her practice and identify ways in which she can improve the service she offers to children and their families. The good quality practice offered by the childminder helps children to concentrate during learning for good periods of time. n The childminder recognises that children's personal, social and emotional development is a foundation to the rest of their learning. She helps children to understand about how they feel and supports them to play together with others. Children visit playgroups where they develop confidence in larger groups. Children are self-assured, confident and know how to interact with others. n The childminder builds good relationships with parents. Parents make comments about how kind and patient the childminder is. The childminder works with

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need to do better?

parents to find out about children's experiences at home and to provide children with a varied diet. Children benefit from a consistent approach to meeting their care and education needs. n The childminder has established an effective curriculum to enhance children's communication and language skills. The childminder provides children with experiences that enhance their speaking and listening. Children enjoy looking at books, singing rhymes and they use their language to talk with the childminder

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need to do better?

27 January 2025 about what they are doing. n The childminder has good interactions with children. However, sometimes she does not always fully explain concepts to help children further develop their knowledge. For example, when the childminder teaches children about shapes, they do not learn about what makes the shapes unique and different. This means children's understanding is not always fully enhanced. n The childminder has built a curriculum which promotes children to build their physical skills. She supports younger children to learn how to walk by supporting them with the equipment and space they need. She helps older children learn how to control their hands by holding glue sticks to spread out glue on their pictures. Children demonstrate good physical abilities. n The childminder provides the children with a broad range of experiences which they enjoy. Children participate in craft activities, take care of baby dolls and role

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need to do better?

play in pretend kitchen areas where they use their imagination. Children are positive about learning, curious about things and keen to join in with activities. n Children are learning about the things that are needed to keep their body healthy. They enjoy playing with a doctors set and equipment and taking care of the babies. Children are starting to understand about healthy lifestyles.

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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 extend explanations to children to help increase their knowledge and understanding further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY319108 Local authority Trafford Inspection number 10367493 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 6 Date of previous inspection 11 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in Altrincham, Cheshire. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family 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 the premises and discussed how they ensure it is safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss the childminder's intentions for children's learning. n Children spoke to 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

27 January 2025 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

27 January 2025 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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