Ratcliff, Chloe Alexandra Rose

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 Not applicable

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder has a suitable knowledge of child development and is enthusiastic about the care that she provides. However, her planning and implementation of her curriculum does not consistently meet the needs of the children attending. For example, children spend a lot of their time sitting on the childminder's lap. They sometimes lose interest and wander around as the childminder does not plan securely enough for children's specific next steps in learning. However, when children do engage the childminder talks to them about colours, encourages them to take turns and share and they look at books together. She successfully supports children to manage their feelings and behaviour, through sensitive explanations and reassurance. The childminder does not provide children with enough opportunities to practise their speaking or develop their communication skills.

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The provision requires improvement

Overall, children enjoy their time with the childminder. They settle well and have formed secure bonds with her. She is kind and caring in her approach. Children respond to the childminder and show they understand the rules. Although at times they touch the cat biscuits, which are stored on top of furniture, or they place toys between the cat's enclosed litter tray and the privacy screen surrounding it. This does not promote their good health.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not plan an ambitious curriculum that builds on what children already know and can do. She does not always engage children effectively. The childminder provides opportunities for children to free play around their interests. However, her curriculum design lacks structure to include opportunities for planned experiences to support intentional learning and development. n Children choose books and take them to the childminder to read. Children take it in turns to lift the flaps in the book as the childminder points out the characteristics of the dinosaurs in the story. For example, their wings and sharp teeth. Some children repeat words or join in with the story and although they have a good vocabulary their pronunciation of words is unclear. This is because the childminder does not encourage children to remove their dummies once they have settled. As a result, children try to speak with dummies in their mouths.

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need to do better?

This makes it difficult to understand what they are saying. n The childminder does not promote children's good health as well as she could. She does not encourage children to follow good hygiene routines. They share their water bottles with one another, and the childminder does not encourage children to wash their hands before eating. This does not help to prevent the spread of infection or teach children the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. n The childminder values working in partnership with parents. She ensures a good

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need to do better?

13 May 2025 exchange of information. For example, parents receive information via an app and through daily discussions. This helps them to feel involved in their children's care and learning. Partnerships and positive links with local nurseries and pre- schools, help to ensure consistency in care and learning and smooth transitions for children. n Children develop a love of books and stories. The childminder provides a good selection of books, which children can access independently. The childminder reads books to children in an engaging way and children show the inspector the books they have chosen, turning the pages carefully and pointing to the pictures. n The childminder reflects on her practice and provision to decide what is working well and what can be improved. She has rearranged the space to play and swaps out her resources to help children remain interested in learning. This has encouraged children to use their imagination more and provided more play

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need to do better?

space for them to develop their ideas. n The childminder has reviewed and improved her risk assessments. She makes daily checks to ensure that the environment remains safe for children to play in.

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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

plan and deliver a more challenging curriculum that builds on what children already know and can do, to support them in making good progress. 16/06/2025

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should:

n improve practises to support children to learn about good health n encourage children to remove dummies to further support their speech and language development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2799071 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10397995 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 3 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2024. She lives in Honiton and currently works three days a week for most of the year. She occasionally works with another registered childminder and her assistant at the co-childminder's home in Sidmouth, Devon. She holds a level 3 qualification in early years.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the childminder's curriculum and what she wants children to learn. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

13 May 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

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