Childminder in Buckinghamshire

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 creates a warm and welcoming environment. This encourages and motivates children to engage in their play and learning. Older children are confident to talk to adults and share their experiences with them. The childminder and any assistants with whom the childminder works, carefully and sensitively encourage quieter and younger children to develop their confidence to have a voice and contribute. This demonstrates children feel safe and secure. Before children begin their time at the setting, the childminder gathers information from parents about their children's routines, interests, and abilities. This information helps her provide high-quality care along with an engaging and ambitious curriculum.

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The provision is good

The childminder gives children clear directions to help them to understand what is expected of them. As a result, children are very familiar with the childminder's routine and know when this is going to change and what is coming next. Children are thoughtful and kind and, behave extremely well.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy meals freshly cooked by the childminder. They sit together with their friends and are supported by the adults, who sit and chat quietly with them about the food they are eating. The childminder promotes children's independence well using arising opportunities to enable children to use safe knives to cut carrots and cucumber. Children are provided with fresh drinking water throughout the day and reminded to have regular drinks to remain hydrated.

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need to do better?

n The childminder extends children's mathematical learning well in activities. For example, she encourages children to count how many trains they are holding and identify the colours. She asks the children how many carrot sticks they would like to have at lunch time. Children count aloud to five and beyond, as they place the batons onto their plates and identify which wooden sticks are smaller and longer during their nature walk. The childminder introduces sensory play as children discuss that the moss is 'spiky' and the pinecones are 'rough'. n Overall, the childminder provides good support for children's language development. She talks to children throughout the day, shares books with them and asks them questions. Children go on nature walks where they listen for loud noises such as an approaching tractor and, identify the whistling sound made by a Red Kite. These experiences encourage children's concentration, listening and

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need to do better?

speaking. However, at times, she does not fully consider a child's stage of language development when choosing what vocabulary to use. For example, on occasion, she uses words that are either too simple or too complex for children's current stage of understanding. n Outdoor learning and enabling children to discover the natural world is a

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need to do better?

13 February 2025 strength of this childminder. Children have great fun as they jump in puddles, find different items on a nature walk putting them in their baskets to use at a later stage to make mother's day cards. The childminder enables children to learn about nature and plants such as identifying snow drops and finding holly berries that they recall making displays with at Christmas. n The childminder has clear plans for the future of her provision. She works with an assistant daily to enable her to meet the needs of the children in her care. The childminder is committed to further enhancing her knowledge, and that of any assistants she works with, for example, through training. She has completed a training course to help her to develop further a learning through play ethos and, support children to become increasingly curious about their learning. n The childminder recognises children's family structures and gives children the

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chance to have new social experiences linking up with local groups and checking on the wellbeing of elderly neighbours. She provides resources to develop children's awareness of diversity and cultural differences. Children recognise similarities remarking that multicultural wooden figures remind them of family members. This promotes children's understanding of differences between people and communities. n Parents share that they are extremely happy with the care the childminder provides for their children. They say the experienced childminder understands the skills that children need before they start school and that they help them plan for this transition. For example, the she gives parents ideas for things they can do at home with their children. In addition, she offers parents support to encourage children's toileting and oral health.

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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 focus more precisely on supporting children's communication and language skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY370863 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10372372 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 12 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 15 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in a village on the outskirts of Chesham in Buckinghamshire. The childminder holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder employs two assistants, one of whom holds a qualified teacher's status. The childminder operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, for most of the year. She offers government funded care for children from one year to four years old.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder took the inspector on a learning walk of her provision and explained her curriculum. n The inspector took parents' written views into consideration. n The inspector held a leadership discussion with the childminder. n The inspector sampled a range of documents and children's records. n The inspector observed the quality of the education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

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Inspection activities

13 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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