Childminder in Stockport

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder cares about the children who attend and builds secure relationships with them. She gathers information about children's health and care needs before they start so she can look after them adequately. The childminder helps children to develop a positive attitude to a healthy lifestyle. For instance, children learn how to wash their hands before meals. Furthermore, the childminder offers nutritious food and drink to support children's continued good health.

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The provision requires improvement

Children feel safe. They confidently accept cuddles and reassurance from the childminder. They enjoy exploring the range of toys that the childminder provides. They are content in the childminder's care. The childminder is a good role model. Overall, children approach their play in a positive manner. However, the childminder does not promote children's learning and development sufficiently. This is because she has not precisely planned what they need to learn to support their onwards education.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder has accessed mandatory training, which helps her understand how to protect children from harm and how to respond in the case of an accident or injury. However, the childminder has not prioritised her professional development. As such, she does not possess a range of skills to support children's good development. For instance, the childminder does not know how to fully support language development.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a basic curriculum in place for what she would like children to learn in her care. However, there are weaknesses in her curriculum and her teaching skills. The curriculum does not support children's interests and level of development. This means that the next steps for children's learning are not precise enough. n The childminder's curriculum for communication and language is not fully embedded. At times, the childminder asks children a lot of questions even though they do not have the language skills to respond. She understands that sharing books with children will support their development of new words. However, she does not always ensure that the children who need this opportunity access it. This means the support for the development of children's communication and language skills is variable. n Children explore the toys with enthusiasm and sustain concentration on the things that interest them. However, children are not developing good social

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need to do better?

behaviours. When they have disagreements, the childminder steps in to try to resolve it. However, the childminder does not give children clear messages about the behaviour she expects or help them to understand their impact on others.

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need to do better?

4 February 2025 This means that children are not learning how to regulate their emotions and do not know what acceptable behaviour is. n Parents and/or carers are satisfied with the care the childminder provides and report that they receive a summary of their child's time at the setting. Despite this, the childminder does not keep parents up to date with their child's progress and development in learning. This means parents do not know how ready their children are for their next steps in education or how to help them. n Children go out and about with the childminder and they explore their local area. She takes them to playgroups, parks and cafes. This builds children's understanding of the world around them. For example, they interact with a wide range of people and learn about their community. n The childminder completes mandatory training, such as paediatric first aid and safeguarding, as required for her registration. However, she does not focus well

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need to do better?

enough on strengthening her knowledge of teaching and learning and implementing this in her practice. n The childminder supports children's good health through the provision of varied healthy and nutritious meals and drinks. She has a good awareness of any allergies and dietary requirements. She ensures children have accessible drinking water.

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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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Due date

implement an ambitious curriculum, to ensure that children make consistently good progress in all areas of learning 06/03/2025

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Due date

focus training and professional development on strengthening knowledge of delivering a quality education 06/03/2025

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Due date

develop consistent strategies, to help children begin to regulate their own behaviour and to understand what is expected of them 06/03/2025

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Due date

4 February 2025 keep parents informed of their child's progress and development. 06/03/2025

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should:

n improve knowledge and understanding of how children learn language so that children can be appropriately supported to develop language skills according to their age and stage of development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY477552 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 10363552 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 3 Date of previous inspection 4 November 2021

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Stockport, Manchester. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, and Friday afternoons, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their early years foundation stage curriculum. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development with a particular focus on communication and language. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

4 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

4 February 2025 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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