Childminder in Bolton

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

The kind and nurturing childminder provides a lovely home-from-home experience for the children and families she supports. She meets with parents before their children start to attend and gathers detailed information about each child's care and prior learning. This information is used, along with her own observations, to provide a unique settling-in experience for each child. The childminder understands how children prefer to learn and what they need to learn next in order to make good progress. She offers a unique curriculum, based upon her understanding of child development and children's emerging interests. This helps to motivate children. They are enthusiastic and develop positive attitudes to their learning.

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The provision is good

High priority is given to the development of children's communication and language skills. Children develop a love of stories and eagerly talk about their favourite books. Children as young as two-years of age point to pictures and name their favourite animals in stories. Opportunities to recall stories and talk about the pictures help to extend children's speaking skills.

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The provision is good

The childminder is an effective role model who has high expectations of children. She supports children to understand and manage their feelings effectively. Children welcome the childminder into their play and happily share toys and resources. Kindness and good manners are promoted and praised. Children behave well.

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need to do better?

n The childminder monitors children's progress. This enables her to identify any emerging gaps in children's development. The childminder seeks the advice and support of outside agencies, when required, to help ensure that each child receives the support they need to progress well. n The childminder talks to children as they play. She narrates children's play and introduces new words to extend their growing vocabularies. For example, while discussing how frogs jump, the childminder introduces the word 'leap'. She explains what the word means and encourages children to use it in a sentence. Children become confident communicators. n The childminder uses her knowledge of children's next steps to help extend their learning as they play. That said, on occasion, the childminder asks questions that do not encourage children to share their thinking and current understanding. At these times, children's learning is built upon less precisely.

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need to do better?

n Children are confident and at ease in the care of the childminder. The childminder encourages children to develop a range of self-help skills. For example, children know where to find their own drink bottles when thirsty and are supported to cut up their own fruit at snack time. This helps to develop children's independence in readiness for future learning.

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need to do better?

1 April 2025 n The childminder has high aspirations and is eager for all children to do well. She is always on hand to offer her support and guidance. The childminder wants children to feel successful in what they are doing. This sometimes means that she offers her support too quickly and overly directs children's experiences. She does not always give children opportunity to explore and try out their own ideas in order to extend their creativity further. n Children learn to count and recognise different quantities. Young children purposefully point to objects and count up to five and beyond. Children compare quantities and understand concepts such as more and less. The childminder introduces children to mathematical vocabulary as they play. Children are developing good mathematical skills. n The childminder provides a range of opportunities that children may otherwise not experience. Children recall trips to the farm and the airport with enthusiasm.

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need to do better?

Opportunities such as these, help children to gain an understanding of the world around them. n Parents value the regular communication the childminder provides about their child's progress. They welcome the childminder's advice and guidance on a range of topics such as, toilet training and sleep routines. The childminder shares ideas of things parents can do at home to help support their child's learning. This helps to promote a consistent approach to children's learning and development.

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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 build upon questioning skills so that children's current understanding can be extended even more precisely n enhance opportunities for children to try out their own ideas and develop their creativity further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 404017 Local authority Bolton Inspection number 10375918 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 6 Date of previous inspection 9 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2001 and lives in the Daubhill area of Bolton, Greater Manchester. She operates all year round from 7.45am to 5pm, Tuesday to Friday, except for family holidays and bank holidays. The childminder holds a relevant childcare 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 curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact this was having on children's learning. n The childminder and the inspector jointly evaluated an activity together. n Parents shared their view 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

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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