Childminder in West Northamptonshire

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children enjoy their time with this caring and fun childminder. She has created a well organised and welcoming environment, where children are confident to make choices in their play. Children are extremely relaxed and comfortable in their surroundings. They laugh and giggle with the childminder, who provides warm interactions as children play.

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The provision is good

The childminder's curriculum has a clear focus on developing children's social and emotional skills and helping them to become independent learners. The childminder uses games and stories to help children to understand emotions. For example, children enjoy fitting puzzle pieces together to make different faces. Children benefit from daily outings, where they spend time with other children and adults. Children develop an awareness of their community as they take walks to local farms, shops and play areas.

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The provision is good

Outside, children have the freedom to explore the secure garden. Older children practise balance and coordination as they climb equipment to travel down the slide. Babies crawl through tunnels and pull themselves to stand up, using low-level play equipment. The childminder encourages children to make marks with chalks and paintbrushes to help build on their small-muscle control and hand-eye coordination. Children have lots of fun with the childminder and make good progress in their learning and development.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides a wide and varied curriculum that supports all areas of development. She uses assessment effectively to identify next steps in learning and plans meaningful experiences to help children achieve their goals. However, she does not always use children's emerging interest to build on what they know and can do to further extend their learning. n Children's communication and language is well supported. The childminder regularly shares books with children, often using them to complement learning. For example, they use a book about birds to identify the different birds they see in the garden. The childminder engages in meaningful conversations with children. She encourages them to talk about their own experiences, such as activities they have done with their family during the weekend. As a result, children's speech and language are developing well, and they are becoming confident communicators.

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need to do better?

n Children's behaviour is very well managed by the childminder. She teaches children about the importance of being kind to their friends, to wait patiently for their turn and to share the resources. Children enthusiastically help each other to tidy away the garden equipment before lunch. Children respond well to the

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need to do better?

5 March 2025 childminder's consistent approach and demonstrate a positive attitude to their learning. n The childminder incorporates mathematics into everyday activities. For example, young children are supported to recognise shape and size as they build towers using wooden blocks. Older children confidently count out loud as they line up objects. These experiences help children develop early mathematical knowledge. n Children develop their independence by managing self-care tasks, such as putting on their coats and shoes and making choices in daily routines. They learn the importance of hygiene by washing their hands before eating and after toileting. The childminder ensures that children have healthy snacks and drink fresh water throughout the day. She has conversations with children during mealtimes that promote an understanding of healthy eating and oral health. This helps children to develop healthy habits for the future.

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need to do better?

n Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents receive daily communications about their child's day and developmental milestones. The childminder informs parents of children's next steps in learning and shares ideas on how they can continue learning at home. Parents feel well informed and included in their child's development. n The childminder is reflective and can identify good practice, as well as areas that she would like to improve upon. The childminder explains how she reflects each day alongside any assistants she works with. They discuss what children enjoy and how they could make adaptations to further improve. She keeps up to date with any changes in early years practice and actively seeks ideas to improve her provision. This helps to improve outcomes for children.

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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 strengthen interactions with children to recognise when to use children's interest to further enhance their learning experiences.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY545372 Local authority West Northamptonshire Inspection number 10376035 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 14 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Silverstone. She operates all year round, from 8am until 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder offers government funded childcare. The childminder has a level 3 qualification and works with an assistant.

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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 the early years foundation stage curriculum. 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. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children.

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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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