Childminder in Suffolk

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children are warmly welcomed into a very calm and peaceful home. The childminder is softly spoken, which enables all children, particularly those who are quieter, to thrive. She has organised her home to enable children to be independent and to encourage them to make choices. Children are learning to identify their personal care needs. For example, the childminder regularly asks whether they are thirsty or hungry and follows their lead if they are. Food provided is nutritious, and children enjoy learning about vegetables. The childminder encourages them to examine a pepper, and they admire the seeds.

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The provision is good

The childminder places a lot of emphasis on respecting nature and the environment. Children spend a lot of time outside, both in the garden and in the local area. They are in awe as they excitedly look at the compost bin to identify a range of insects. They use a magnifying glass to take a closer look, marvelling at bugs. The childminder supports their learning through discussion. Children behave incredibly well. The childminder actively supports the youngest children to share resources and talks to them about taking turns. The childminder helps children to recognise their own emotions through discussions and books so they can begin to regulate their feelings and behaviour.

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need to do better?

n The childminder's curriculum is based around a story theme. She identifies key vocabulary, fiction and non-fiction texts and the children's interests to formulate a wide variety of activities and resources. For example, the children create their version of the story 'The Gingerbread Man'. The resources they create are made into a story sack for each child to take home and enjoy with their family. Children are visibly proud of their book. n Developing children's language is a key focus. The childminder introduces challenging words, such as 'chrysalis', to extend children's vocabulary. She is responsive to children's interests and takes every opportunity to discuss a range of ideas. The childminder's storytelling is exciting, and she thoroughly engages the children with questions to encourage their speech. Children can recall familiar stories, finish sentences and say what they think will happen next.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides a range of opportunities for children to practise their physical skills. They like to balance on the planks and use chalk on the floor to practise their mark-making skills. Activities and resources are exciting and engaging. Children spend a very long time using a range of pots, funnels and spoons, playing with pulses and beans to fill the pots. They carefully use their fingers to pick up small items and their mathematical skills to work out how much to fill a pot before it spills. Children enjoy the mud kitchen and make mud birthday cakes, singing happy birthday to each other.

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need to do better?

5 March 2025 n Children have an incredible imagination. The childminder joins in and extends the children's ideas further, expanding their play and learning. Children pretend there is a dragon in the garden and quickly run to the wooden house, giggling as they quickly close the door. n The childminder is incredibly responsive to children's needs. She prides herself on knowing the children well and uses her observations to target key areas to develop. The childminder shares children's ongoing progress through daily conversations and a written daily diary. The diary supports a two-way sharing of information as parents tell the childminder about their children's ongoing interests. This information allows her to plan activities and resources of interests. However, the childminder does not consistently share or gather ongoing information with staff at other early years settings that children also attend to help her gain a broader knowledge of children's all-round

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need to do better?

development. n The childminder is incredibly reflective and seeks opportunities to improve her practice. She places a lot of emphasis on keeping herself up to date and attends a wide range of courses to increase her already high level of knowledge.

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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 develop partnerships with other settings that children attend to enable a shared approach to children's learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2707168 Local authority Suffolk Inspection number 10376336 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 2 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2022 and lives in Ipswich, Suffolk. She operates all year round, from 8.30am to 5.30pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds early years teacher status. She provides government funded early years education for all eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector around her home to understand how the early years provision and the curriculum are organised. n The inspector and the childminder carried out a joint observation. n The inspector reviewed a sample of documents. n The inspector took parents' views into account. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, both indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this is having on the children's learning. n The inspector spoke to the children during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

5 March 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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