Opolska, Agnieszka

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 and her assistants warmly greet children and parents on arrival. Children smile and confidently enter the setting. They happily join in with activities the childminder has carefully planned to engage children's interest and extend their learning. This shows they feel safe and secure. The childminder helps children to learn about cultures beyond their own experiences. Children learn about Chinese New Year. They act out Chinese traditions and learn about the animals of the Chinese calendar. Children use their imagination as they pretend to be rabbits bouncing and dragons breathing fire. They hiss like snakes as they slither around on their tummies. They enthusiastically join in with a dragon dance to Chinese music, shake their pretend dragon tails and practise jumping.

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The provision is good

Children follow the behaviour expectations of the childminder. She has created an achievement tree that focuses on positive reinforcement. Children proudly receive rewards and 'Star of the Week' certificates for kind interactions with their peers and reaching targets in their development.

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The provision is good

Children with English as an additional language are exceptionally well supported. The childminder and her assistants are bilingual, speaking English and Polish. They converse in the children's home language and English, which helps to support children's communication and language skills. They translate for children, model English words and encourage them to use their developing English skills. They introduce new vocabulary and help to embed this learning by supporting children to clap the syllables in English words.

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n The childminder supports children's early mathematical skills. Children eagerly join in with treasure hunts, searching for coins. The childminder and her assistants encourage children to count their coins, modelling how to count accurately by pointing to each one. They encourage children to look at similarities and differences in the coins they find and to say whether they have more or less than their friends. The childminder further develops children's mathematical language. She teaches children the names of 3D shapes at snack time, introducing the word 'sphere' to describe the shape of an orange. Children later recall this new learning independently. However, due to the number of activities planned, children have limited time to follow their own interests and direct their own learning. n The childminder promotes healthy living. She talks to children about the importance of drinking water to stay healthy. She provides children with healthy

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options at snack time, encouraging them to explore new food with their senses. Assistants talk to children about the importance of washing bacteria off their

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31 January 2025 hands before eating, to stay healthy. Furthermore, the childminder talks to children about how to stay safe. She teaches them road safety on outings and talks to them about knife safety at snack time. When children help to cut their own fruit with child-safe plastic knives, she explains that only adults use sharp knives as knives are dangerous. n The childminder optimises routine times to promote further learning. She has created a visual timetable to help children follow the familiar routine. This helps children to know what to expect next. Children listen, follow instructions and respectfully take turns with their friends. They enjoy being 'On Duty' helpers, where they help prepare the tables for snack time. The assistants support children to match colours and practise their counting skills as they lay the table for their friends. n Parents say their children thrive in the calm, positive environment the

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childminder creates. They describe the childminder and her assistants as friendly, attentive and professional ladies who make every child feel special and valued. They say they are kept fully informed of their children's development and next steps in their learning. n The childminder has recently completed training that has helped her to evaluate her provision. She has sourced funding and has ambitious plans to extend her provision and the services she can offer children and families. To improve outcomes for children to an even higher level, the childminder needs to ensure that everyone who works at the provision keeps their knowledge and skills up to date.

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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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n provide time and opportunity for children to make their own choices in their play n seek further professional development opportunities to build on the already good knowledge and skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY426845 Local authority Coventry Inspection number 10376239 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 11 Date of previous inspection 22 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Courthouse Green, Coventry. She operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with two assistants. She provides funded early education for children. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 2.

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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 childminder spoke to the inspector about the children's learning and development, with a particular focus on communication and language. n The children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to the childminder's assistants at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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 The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder, her assistants and the children. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of

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their views. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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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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