Childminder in Cheshire West and Chester

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 celebrates children. She acknowledges and highlights milestones of achievement for every child. Children thrive in this culture, which supports their emotional development. They beam with pride as they gain a new sticker on their chart or when they earn a token for the team 'star jar'. The childminder helps children to learn how important it is to be a team player and to work towards common goals with their peers. Children decide on resources or experiences they would like to achieve and then work together to gain these by behaving well, meeting developmental goals and being kind. This environment helps to mould children who praise and appreciate one another. Children show admirable respect to their peers and to adults.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy challenge. The childminder implements an exciting and targeted curriculum, which helps each child to work towards their next steps in development. Babies giggle and squeal as the childminder encourages them to pick out pictures that represent their favourite songs and nursery rhymes. Older children show embedded learning and confidence as they sing out loud to their peers. The childminder ensures that all children access learning that is ambitious and created specifically to fuel their development. Therefore, all children make good progress at this setting.

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n The childminder provides a curriculum that is well thought out and is driven by high expectations for every child. She considers the needs, ages and stages of development for every child and successfully manipulates the curriculum to promote their progression. The childminder ensures that the curriculum is well understood by any assistants who may work with her. This benefits children as they experience consistent teaching and a good quality of education from all adults who look after them. n Children's communication and language is well supported in the main. The childminder recognises when children may need extra support and swiftly uses early interventions to promote their speaking skills. All children are confident communicators, whether verbal or non-verbal. They feel heard, which is reflected in their good behaviour and engagement while attending the setting. n Children are curious learners. They eagerly access the adult-led activities on

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offer and also have the confidence and creativity to lead their own play. However, the childminder does not show a deep understanding of how to support and promote children's critical thinking skills. She often speaks quickly and asks lots of questions in succession without giving children time to process and respond. This overwhelms children on occasion. n The childminder recognises the importance of working in partnership with

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3 February 2025 parents. She is committed to involving parents in their child's learning. Parents are kept abreast of children's next steps in development and given resources and fun activities to support this learning further at home. Parents appreciate this. They praise the childminder for her continuous communication and recognise that their children have made progress in their development while in her care. n The childminder supports her assistants well. This is reflected in their sharp understanding of the curriculum she has designed. Assistants feel their well- being is important to the childminder. They are happy and encouraged within their roles. This benefits children, who progress rapidly, in part due to the consistent levels of care and education they experience. The childminder successfully creates an environment where staff, children and families feel welcomed, heard and valued. This results in a positive atmosphere in which

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children thrive. n Children enjoy singing, listening to stories and reciting rhymes. Older children begin to recognise familiar letters of the alphabet. They point out the letters their friends' names start with, feeling excited and proud that they are correct. Babies stare in awe as adults sing to them. They clap and laugh, showing how much they enjoy these moments. Books are a central aspect of most activities led by adults. Children enjoy this and begin to independently look at books from an impressively young age. Children build an early love of literacy here.

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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 build an understanding of how to promote children's critical thinking and processing skills through effective communication.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY542694 Local authority Cheshire West and Chester Inspection number 10368304 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 18 Number of children on roll 28 Date of previous inspection 14 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Chester, Cheshire. She operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She works with two co- childminders and employs eight assistants.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how she ensures that they are safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises her early years provision, including the aims and rationale for her early years foundation stage curriculum. n The inspector talked to the childminder's assistants at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this is having on the children's learning. n Parents shared their views on the setting with the inspector.

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Inspection activities

3 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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