Childminder in Doncaster

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 Good

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The provision requires improvement

Children are happy and settle in well with the childminder, who provides a warm and exciting environment. Children are independent and confident in making their own choices, such as what activities they would like to participate in. Secure and trusting bonds are evident, which helps children to feel safe and comfortable. Young children receive praise and encouragement from the childminder and the older children in her care. Children of all ages respond positively to the childminder's praise, and they take pride in their achievements. For example, children enthusiastically show visitors the different crafts that they have created.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder interacts very well with children, who show good levels of engagement and enjoyment. Children are supported to keep trying, for instance they are encouraged to use spades and scoops to fill buckets and containers with sand. The childminder knows children well and successfully recognises their interests. However, she does not have enough secure knowledge about how to plan and implement an ambitious curriculum, to support children to make good progress and build positive attitudes to their learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder wants to provide all children with valuable experiences and has good intentions. She plans a broad range of activities that she knows children will enjoy. The childminder has some understanding of the different things she wants children to learn. However, the ambition and focus of the curriculum is not clearly defined. Activities are not given enough consideration to build on children's existing skills and knowledge to develop confidence in their learning. Nonetheless, children thoroughly enjoy the activities on offer. For example, they enjoy filling and emptying toy trucks with pebbles and transporting them around the garden. n The childminder has a good understanding of how to support children's communication and language skills. For example, children hear clear words and phrases, modelled by the childminder as they play. She consistently talks to children and provides a narrative as children play, introducing new words to

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support their emerging vocabulary. For instance, the word 'scrunchy' is introduced to describe a sand and cereal mixture and she explains that the new sand is 'cold'. n The childminder supports children to understand the importance of good hygiene practices and she promotes a healthy lifestyle. Children are offered fruit for snack time and the childminder cooks healthy and nutritious meals. They are supervised well while eating. Older children are reminded of the importance of sitting down while eating to keep themselves safe. Children enjoy spending most of their time outside while at the setting. This helps to promote children's

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8 April 2025 physical and mental well-being. n Children enjoy daily outings with the childminder. They visit local parks, woods and lakes. Children learn about different communities and increase their understanding of the lives of others. These opportunities help children to explore, investigate and enjoy the natural world around them and helps them learn about life in modern Britain. n The childminder keeps her mandatory training up to date, including her paediatric first aid. This ensures her skills and knowledge are maintained should children have an accident while at the setting. However, the childminder has not fully reflected on ways to enhance both her and her assistant's professional development, to support children's learning further. n Partnership with parents is positive. Parents are complimentary of the childminder's setting and value the experiences provided. They say their children like attending the setting and they have seen them make progress, particularly

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with their speech and physical development. Parents state that the childminder creates a loving and caring environment for children. This helps parents to feel confident and comfortable in leaving their children in her care. Parents enjoy the regular photos and are kept informed of their children's daily experiences.

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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

devise and implement an ambitious curriculum, and plan purposeful experiences, that reflect children's individual learning needs. 20/05/2025

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should:

n explore professional development opportunities, including those for assistants, to raise the quality of education to a good level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY288603 Local authority Doncaster Inspection number 10392409 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 28 Date of previous inspection 21 August 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in Askern, Doncaster. She operates Monday to Friday all year round, except for family holidays and bank holidays. Sessions are from 7am until 5.30pm. The childminder works with two registered childminding assistants. She holds a suitable level 3 childcare qualification. The childminder offers the government funded places for childcare.

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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 early years foundation stage curriculum. 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, assistants and children. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n Parents shared their written views 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

8 April 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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