Childminder in Kent

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

Children are happy, settled and form close relationships with the childminder and her assistants. They show a real sense of belonging in her homely environment. The childminder provides a gradual settling-in process, which is adapted to children's individual care needs. She uses this time to gather detailed information from parents about their children's routines and interests. This helps her to respond to their needs promptly. The childminder uses her knowledge of children's individual needs to help her to plan a curriculum to support them to reach their full potential. Children develop a positive attitude to learning. They are eager to join in with new learning experiences. The childminder places a high focus on developing children's speech, language and communication skills. She uses every opportunity to talk to children, ask questions and introduce new language. This helps to build children's vocabulary.

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The provision is good

The childminder has familiar routines and boundaries in place, which are well known to children. They know to wash their hands before cooking activities and mealtimes. This helps children learn good hygiene procedures. Children's behaviour is good. The childminder and her assistants provide children with consistent expectations to help them successfully join in with activities and stay safe. She encourages children to tidy away resources when they have finished. This encourages children to learn how to care for their environment.

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need to do better?

n The childminder knows each child in her care very well. She uses her ongoing observations and assessments to plan the curriculum around children's interests, what they can do and what they need to learn next. Overall, the childminder provides activities to include all ages of children. She encourages the older children to help the younger ones to take turns as they make a tower with bricks. However, at times she does not fully consider children's different stage of development during some activities, to enhance their learning further. n The childminder and her assistants promote children's love of books. They ensure children access a wide range of books and develop a love of reading from a young age. They read stories to children that captures their attention. Children listen with interest and repeat familiar words and phrases. This helps to support children's early literacy development. n Children develop their physical skills well. For example, they enjoy running,

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need to do better?

jumping and controlling their bodies in different ways to catch bubbles. The childminder encourages younger children to pull themselves up and to stand and move along low-level furniture. Older children have opportunities to learn to ride wheeled toys, balance on climbing apparatus, throw and catch balls. n Overall, children's growing independence is supported. Children access resources

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need to do better?

19 March 2025 by themselves and learn to wash their hands. However, occasionally, the childminder and her assistants will step in to complete tasks that are achievable to children and does not always give them the opportunity to have a go for themselves. This does not provide children with the opportunities they need to practise and extend their growing independence. n The childminder and her assistants help children to learn about different cultures and traditions that people celebrate through the year. She introduces books about diversity, and helps children learn about different festivals, such as Chinese New Year, Eid and Ramadan. This gives children the opportunity to learn more about the world they live in. n The childminder regularly updates parents on their children's progress. She shares the activities children enjoy and the next steps in their learning. This helps parents to support their children's development at home. Furthermore, the

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childminder understands the importance of working in partnership with other settings children attend to provide consistency in their care and learning. n The childminder has good safeguarding knowledge and completes regular training to ensure her knowledge is up to date. She makes sure her assistants are also fully aware of how to follow the safeguarding policy and procedures. She ensures that her home is safe and any potential hazards are removed or minimised. Children learn about safety and how to keep themselves safe. For example, the childminder practises fire evacuation procedures with children to help them understand what to do in an emergency. This helps to keep children safe.

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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 practice to support the different ages and stages of children's development during activities to support their learning further n provide further opportunities to enhance children's growing independence.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY404943 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10372625 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 10 Date of previous inspection 29 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Edenbridge, Kent. She works with an assistant. The childminder operates Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, all year round. The childminder provides funded early education for all eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed the early years foundation stage curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education and assessed its impact on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistants and children at convenient times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

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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