Wright, Christopher Norman

This provision meets requirements

Children happily enter the childminder's home and talk confidently to the childminder. He encourages children to talk about their day at school, asking them to share things they have enjoyed as well as things they have not. Children confidently express themselves and share what they have been doing. This shows that they feel safe and secure with the childminder.

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The childminder is highly organised. He arranges his provision to ensure children of all ages have time and space to participate in age-appropriate play and conversations with their peers. Younger children chatter happily with their friends and engage in imaginary play with small-world resources. Older children have access to electronic games that the childminder closely monitors to ensure children's online safety. They also complete homework and enjoy listening to younger children read.

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This provision meets requirements

The childminder has high expectations of children's behaviour. He reminds children of the house rules daily. Children respectfully listen and follow instructions. The childminder encourages children to take on responsibilities. Children take turns to be the captain of the day, they lead the line and delegate roles to their friends. The childminder encourages teamwork. There is a hive of activity as all children help to lay the table for tea. The childminder provides verbal praise and high fives. After tea, the childminder asks for help with clearing the table. This is met with a flurry of enthusiastic offers of help.

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need to do better?

n The childminder works closely with parents to fully support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). He sensitively supports children's communication and language skills. The childminder encourages children to take a deep breath and slow down when they struggle to communicate and provides time for them to fully express what they want to say. n The childminder maintains high levels of cleanliness. This helps to minimise the spread of infection. The childminder ensures children follow a familiar routine every day when they arrive at his home. Children remove their outside shoes, store their belongings in their individual drawers and wash their hands before playing. n The childminder ensures children are safely supervised. Children respectfully ask the childminder's permission before leaving the room so that he knows where they are. He has video-recording cameras set up around his home with

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need to do better?

monitoring screens so that he can see children in all play spaces. Children access the childminder's secure garden daily, where they can be physically active while

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3 April 2025 always being within sight or hearing of the childminder. n Parent partnerships are strong. The childminder welcomes parents into his home. He seeks parents' views of his provision in questionnaires and uses this information to identify areas for improvement. Parents highly recommend the childminder. They describe him as dedicated, caring and inclusive. They say their children are happy in the fun, structured and positive environment he creates. Parents talk about how lucky they feel to have found the childminder and the invaluable support he provides to them as a family unit. n Mealtimes are a social occasion. The childminder seeks children's views about what they would like to eat. He safely manages allergies and children's dietary needs. Older children kindly help their younger peers, spontaneously helping to cut up their food without being asked. n The childminder completes risk assessments to help minimise risks to children.

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need to do better?

Children talk about the rules they must follow to stay safe during school drop off and collection. They talk about staying close to the childminder, walking in a line with younger children at the front and older children at the back. Older children talk about the procedures they must follow on their walk to and from school. This includes walking together as a group and crossing roads safely. Furthermore, older children who are allowed to travel to and from school independently inform the childminder when they have arrived at school in the morning and are on their way back to his home in the afternoon. n The childminder has policies in place, however, these need updating to reflect the most recent changes. That said, the childminder is aware of and follows procedures to ensure he is meeting all statutory requirements. To further improve, he recognises the need to access additional training to further update

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY543717 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 10388472 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 17 Date of previous inspection 12 July 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Bromsgrove. He operates Monday to Friday, from 7am until 9am, and from 3pm until 6pm, during term time and occasional school holidays.

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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 Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n Parents shared their views of the childminder with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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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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