Mrs Teresa Jane Wagland

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 prioritises children's personal development, ensuring they are happy, confident and independent learners by the time they move on to school. She promotes children's confidence through teaching new skills and encouraging children to do things for themselves. Children behave well. They listen to the childminder and follow her instructions. For example, the childminder asks children not to play with the door as they might hurt their fingers. Children listen and walk away, demonstrating their good understanding and cooperation.

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The provision is good

The childminder provides various visits to the setting for new children and their families. She gathers a range of information from parents to give her a broad knowledge of children's abilities, interests and care routines. She uses the information to plan interesting activities from the very first day and meet children's care needs. Furthermore, the information she gains during the settling-in period helps her to become familiar with what children already know and can do. She is able to talk about their abilities after only a couple of days at the setting and plans meaningful learning opportunities that further support their confidence in a new environment. Learning opportunities challenge children's abilities to help them learn new knowledge and skills quickly.

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need to do better?

n The childminder models new skills for children to copy. Young children quickly learn how to hold the scoops and pipettes when playing in the water. Children demonstrate resilience as the childminder continues to encourage them to keep trying. New skills are quickly embedded, and children make good progress with their fine motor development. n Children thoroughly enjoy reading. They choose stories from around the room and sit with the childminder to read. The childminder reads with enthusiasm, pointing to pictures and talking about what they can see. This supports children's engagement levels and helps them to find enjoyment in books and reading. n The childminder promotes children's independence. She teaches young children to feed themselves and hold their own cup. When playing, the childminder encourages children to make choices. For example, when looking at the books, children choose their favourite stories to read.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides a calm environment for mealtimes. She promotes healthy eating and provides nutritional snacks and water for children throughout the day. Parents are asked to provide a well-balanced lunch and children enjoy their food, interacting with the childminder, enjoying the sociable time together. n The childminder demonstrates a good understanding of how to support children's language and communication skills. She sings songs and rhymes that

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need to do better?

3 February 2025 relate to children's play and reads stories that children choose. However, on occasion, the childminder does not always use age-appropriate vocabulary for children to hear and learn. For example, children learn to say 'ta' instead of 'thank you'. n The childminder has good working relationships with parents and keeps lines of communication open. Parents provide good feedback on the childminders service and praise her professionalism. They receive daily updates using an online app and face-to-face feedback at the end of each day. Additionally, the childminder provides resources to promote early home learning opportunities. This strengthens parent partnerships, supports children's learning and helps them transition into the setting seamlessly. n The childminder completes thorough risk assessments for the setting to provide a safe environment for children. Furthermore, outings are risk assessed to

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need to do better?

ensure children are always kept safe in the childminder's care, both in and out of the setting. n The childminder is a reflective practitioner who identifies a range of ways to improve her setting and the care she provides for young children. She attends many different training opportunities to further strengthen her knowledge and skills. This reflects in her teaching and planning. For example, the childminder has recently attended training focusing on numeracy. She is now implementing ideas in the setting to enhance children's learning opportunities with numbers and counting.

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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 support children's understanding and communication skills consistently, using developmentally appropriate language.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY438033 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 10368248 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 1 Date of previous inspection 13 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Swaffham. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday, and 7.30am to 5pm on a Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds qualified teacher status. She provides funded early education for eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the childminder.

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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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Inspection activities

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