Childminder in North East Lincolnshire

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 Inadequate

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder has taken steps since her last inspection to make improvements to her practice. She has developed her knowledge of safeguarding and has enhanced the learning opportunities provided for children. However, there are still weaknesses in her practice and areas for development to ensure that children enjoy learning that fully meets their needs. Learning is often child initiated and there are still gaps in the childminders knowledge of how to support children's communication and language skills. Learning is often incidental and is not yet well planned to extend children's vocabulary.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder builds warm relationships with children so that they feel safe and secure. As babies babble, she makes eye contact and makes sounds back to them. She helps children to recall past experiences such as, a trip to cinema. Children talk with excitement about the trip. They remember buying snacks and sharing them as they watched a short film. They have fun together and enjoy their time with the childminder.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder encourages good behaviour. She distracts children with their favourite games or toys if they are struggling to regulate their emotions or behaviour. She encourages them to share and turn takes. Children start to learn what is expected of them.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has broadened her knowledge of the skills that she wants children to have by the time they go to school. She focuses on developing children's confidence and independence. This helps children to be more prepared when they reach this next stage. n The childminder supports children to develop their mathematical skills. She helps them learn to count to ten and beyond. They learn to put numbers in order. She talks to them about shapes and colours. Children learn some basic mathematical concepts. n The childminder supports children's physical development. She helps babies to develop core muscles. She places objects to the side of their heads so that they practice turning and reaching. n The childminder helps children to learn what is expected of them. She models what she wants them to do such as, saying, 'please' and 'thank you'. She encourages them to tidy up their toys. n The childminder introduces some vocabulary as children play. However, she does

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need to do better?

not plan effectively so that she can introduce a wider range of vocabulary and provide opportunities for children to practice new words. n Resources are not well organised for children to be able to access them. The

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need to do better?

21 March 2025 childminder struggles to find the resources that she wants to use to support children's learning. This does not help her to keep children engaged and motivated. n The childminder supports children to learn about oral health. They practice toothbrushing on models of teeth. The childminder talks to children about how long they should brush their teeth for. She ensures that they wash their hands before they eat and reminds them why they should do so. Children learn a range of ways to stay healthy. n The childminder seeks support from other professionals to ensure that she is meeting the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). She works in partnership with parents. She has increased her knowledge of how to support children with SEND and prioritise interventions to support their overall development. n The childminder has completed training to help her to improve her knowledge of

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need to do better?

safeguarding. She has ensured that she understands her responsibility to safeguard children and act appropriately in line with local safeguarding partnership procedures. She has also completed paediatric first aid training. n The childminder is not yet focusing on how she can further develop her skills and knowledge to provide a more varied curriculum for children. They are not yet benefitting from a curriculum that develops their skills consistently across all areas of learning.

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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

develop your skills and knowledge to help children to develop a wider range of vocabulary 11/04/2025

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Due date

improve your knowledge of how young children learn so that you can more effectively support children's ongoing development in all areas of learning. 11/04/2025

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should:

21 March 2025 n consider how you organise daily learning for children, including the available resources so that you can keep children engaged and motivated n continue to evaluate your own skills and knowledge and identify appropriate training and development opportunities that help you to support children's learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY347088 Local authority North East Lincolnshire Inspection number 10377249 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 2 Date of previous inspection 30 October 2024

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2007 and lives in Cleethorpes. She operates all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm from Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She offers the government funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure they are safe and suitable. 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 inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

21 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

21 March 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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