Childminder in Derbyshire

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 show that they feel safe and secure in the childminder's care. When they arrive, children confidently leave their parents. Children follow the routine the childminder embeds, such as to take off their shoes and put them in the allocated space. After they complete this task, they are keen to play alongside the childminder and with their friends, making independent choices about what they want to do. When children go for walks in the street, the childminder helps them to learn how they can keep themselves safe. This includes asking older children to hold onto her hand and for younger children to be in pushchairs. She talks to children about road safety.

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The provision is good

Children are supported to solve problems in their play. When they want to attach building blocks together, the childminder shows children how to work as a team. This includes her holding structures securely and giving children encouragement to find ways to make the blocks fit together. This helps children to concentrate and show perseverance. Younger children have opportunities to develop the muscles in their hands in preparation for early writing. For instance, the childminder asks children to pull a lace when she shows them how to thread this through a hole in a toy.

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need to do better?

n The childminder asks parents for feedback to help reflect on her practice and make improvements that have positive outcomes for children. Recent changes include purchasing toys that enable children to follow their interest in dinosaurs. n The childminder attends training courses to help develop her knowledge of how to promote children's health. This includes developing her knowledge of different allergies to help her meet the needs of individual children in her care. n The childminder follows the local authority's menus to provide children with a balanced range of meals to promote a healthy diet. She encourages children to try new foods to help expand their diet. n The childminder observes and assesses children's development. She uses this information to help identify what children need to learn next, including planning activities to help children develop their mathematics skills. Older children are

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need to do better?

supported to learn how to count. For instance, the childminder models using numbers and counting objects when she plays alongside children. n Children listen, understand and follow the childminder's instructions, for example when she asks them to sit down at lunchtime, to promote their safety. However, the childminder does not fully support older children's thinking or language skills. For example, sometimes she answers her own questions instead of supporting children to think and respond. Furthermore, occasionally, she does not use the correct pronunciation of words for children to copy.

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need to do better?

23 April 2025 n The childminder works in partnership with parents to promote children's learning and development. For example, she shares information with parents about their children's development and what they need to learn next. She supports parents to continue their children's learning at home, for example to build on children's balance and coordination when they use equipment. This contributes to children developing their physical skills. n Parents say that the security in the childminder's home is 'great'. They explain how she locks gates, has cameras and also uses passwords that parents give her to use if other people collect their children. Furthermore, the childminder and her co-childminder supervise children closely in her home to ensure that they can always see and hear them. This contributes to promoting children's safety. n The childminder supports older children to manage their behaviour. For example,

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need to do better?

she plays ball games with them, passing balls back and forth, showing them how to share. However, the support for younger children to help them understand right from wrong is not as effective. Therefore, children do not fully understand the childminder's expectations for their behaviour. n Children have opportunities to learn about attractions in the local area. For instance, the childminder takes children to parks to help develop their physical development. Children travel on busses and trains with the childminder and learn about different forms of transport. The childminder takes children to libraries, where they listen to stories and develop a love of books.

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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 interactions to support older children's thinking and language skills more precisely n support younger children to manage their behaviour and understand right from wrong.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY453387 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10388243 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 17 Date of previous inspection 3 July 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Cresswell, Derbyshire. She operates all year round from 7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She provides funded early education for children age nine months upwards. The childminder holds an appropriate level 3 qualification. She works with a co-childminder.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk and discussed how the curriculum supports children's learning. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and her co-childminder. She reviewed a sample of documentation. n Written feedback from parents was reviewed by the inspector, who took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

23 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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Inspection activities

23 April 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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