Fedin, Anita

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 are happy, confident and settled in this warm 'home from home'. The childminder provides a welcoming, friendly and nurturing environment in which children are developing a love of learning. They are engaged in stories, songs and rhymes that support their communication and language development. Children participate eagerly in small-group activities to develop their fine motor skills and broaden their knowledge. They use tweezers to sort coloured animals into bowls, and they show high levels of engagement and well-being. Children play with magnets, taking turns to complete challenges set by the childminder. They learn new words and gain an understanding of shape and colour.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy going to the local park and meeting up with children from other settings. They play and explore, and have good opportunities to develop physically. Parents say they receive a warm and friendly smile at drop-off and pick-up, and appreciate the regular communication they receive. They know their children enjoy the activities and outings the childminder provides, and that their children are making good progress. Children talk about their life and home, and they are free to be themselves. The childminder embraces children's personalities and allows them to express themselves. Children gain a good sense of who they are in the world and what makes them unique. They enjoy participating in interactive reading and songs.

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need to do better?

n Overall, the childminder provides a well-considered and sequenced curriculum that is unique to the children attending. She provides a range of well-organised resources around children's interests that support their learning. This is enhanced through good quality interactions that are informed by knowing the children and their personalities. n Children learn about the importance of staying healthy. The childminder ensures that children know about the importance of eating healthy food, physical activity and how to keep themselves safe. Children are regularly out and about in the community. They visit the local school, nature reserves and other places of interest. The childminder uses these outings to encourage children to manage appropriate risk, for example learning about road safety. n The childminder has good overall knowledge of child development, which she has gathered over more than 30 years in the profession. She reflects well on

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need to do better?

what children can do and what they need to learn next. In the main, the childminder uses this knowledge to plan and deliver effective activities that are engaging to the children in her care. Children are keen to participate in learning and show what they know and can do. n Children have lots of opportunities to learn about numeracy. They enjoy taking

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need to do better?

5 February 2025 part in focused activities with flash cards to support both their numeracy skills and their communication and language. Children are enthusiastic to participate and wait their turn to count the items with their fingers. They listen and pay attention well and are exposed to new vocabulary. Children learn about the meaning of number, supported by the childminder's direct instruction and demonstration. However, sometimes, these activities are not always differentiated effectively to support the different abilities of the children to support their good progress further. n The childminder focuses on forming positive relationships with the children in her care. She knows the children well and responds effectively and quickly to meet their needs. The childminder sets effective and consistent boundaries and expectations for children, so they know what is expected of them. As such, children show positive behaviours. They are very kind and polite to each other

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and enjoy sharing activities and resources, such as playing carefully with toy babies in role play. n Parents are very complimentary about the childminder. They mention how their children are happy, safe and well cared for by the childminder. Parents describe the childminder as very warm and friendly, and they are confident to ask for extra support if needed. Parents comment how the childminder provides a caring and loving home from home. Parents describe how the childminder involves them in their children's learning, and that they can see their children are making good progress.

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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 that planned activities are differentiated effectively to meet the development needs of all children participating.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 321311 Local authority York Inspection number 10367489 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 12 Date of previous inspection 11 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1997 and lives in Strensall, in York. She operates from Tuesday to Thursday, 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, with the exception of bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides government funded places for childcare. She has a relevant early years qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector around the premises, indoors and outdoors, and discussed how she ensures that they are safe and suitable. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about the children's learning and development. n The inspector spoke to the children as they played. n Parents shared their views of the childminder's setting through their written feedback. n The childminder and the inspector reflected on the effectiveness of specific activities.

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Inspection activities

5 February 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

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