Laura Susan Caines

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 have strong bonds with the childminder. Older babies grin happily as they snuggle in for a cuddle with her. She supports their physical and emotional well- being conscientiously and effectively. Parents say that the childminder makes children feel safe and loved and that nothing is ever too much trouble for her.

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The provision is good

The childminder forms her curriculum well. She outlines what children need to learn next. She plans activities and focuses her support on helping them achieve these goals. She beneficially links her activities to help children learn about concepts in different ways and with different materials. Children learn about bugs and insects in the childminder's garden and through stories and various creative activities. They create wonderful models with dough, developing their dexterity and hand strength very effectively in readiness for early writing. The childminder sets out activities carefully with useful, relevant resources for children to extend their exploration. Children use pipe cleaners as insect legs and stickers as eyes. They explore creatively in their own way; the childminder gives them ideas and models useful techniques for them but beneficially leaves them to test out and explore their ideas. Children talk about their creations and intentions and link to recent

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The provision is good

experiences, consolidating their new knowledge effectively. They show their growing self-confidence. They readily follow their interests and develop positive attitudes to gaining new skills, preparing them well for the next stages of their education.

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need to do better?

n The childminder evaluates her home and routines, providing a suitably safe and inviting environment that supports children's development and promotes their well-being. She has areas in her main house for younger children to take their naps and uses this quiet time to work with older children on their skills in focused activities. She has enhanced the play cabin in her garden with an adjacent enclosed play area. She has thoughtfully used additional funding to provide younger children with equipment to progress their physical skills, closing gaps in their development effectively. n Children learn healthy lifestyle habits. They enjoy their fruit snack. They build their resilience well, happily playing in the childminder's garden in their waterproof suits. They play with sand and explore the water that is collecting from the rain. They develop their physical skills on the wide range of equipment, with younger babies showing their growing confidence and skills.

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need to do better?

n Children gain useful independence skills and begin to develop their sense of responsibility. The childminder offers them lots of encouragement and praise when they come up against difficulties, as well as tips and a useful helping hand when needed. Children learn to peel their fruit, and they get their shoes on to go

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need to do better?

5 June 2025 outside and start to manage some of their self-care needs themselves. n Children build their speech skills well, including those who speak more than one language. The childminder works to close gaps in children's language development, offering them useful words to copy and correct pronunciations. She asks them questions and listens to them, interested in what they have to say, building their conversation skills well. n Older babies learn actions and show interest in joining in with singing sessions and story time, showing their growing attention and interest. The childminder offers interesting content in her group session for the varied ages of children. However, she does not minimise distractions around them or help children understand and appreciate that other children want to listen. Children's listening and attention skills do not then progress as much as possible. n Children build their confidence in different situations and their social skills

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need to do better?

through meeting people during the many varied outings the childminder takes them on. They regularly attend dance classes, singing sessions at the library and play-based groups. They build their knowledge of the world as they visit museums, National Trust sites, wildlife and nature areas as well as local parks. n The childminder builds a two-way flow of information with parents to help support children. She shares details of children's progress and ideas for helping children at home. However, she has not built links with other settings children attend to gain information for her future planning and provide a consistent approach to the support children receive. n The childminder keeps up to date with practice, gains new ideas and undertakes training to develop her provision. She has strong links with other local childminders, and they work together to share resources and ideas for their curriculum and join up for outings, beneficially extending what they offer the

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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 extend children's engagement in group activities and develop their listening and attention skills to higher levels n build links with other settings children attend, gaining information to inform future planning and providing a consistent approach to the support children receive.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY464059 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 10398112 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 11 Date of previous inspection 3 October 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Longwell Green. She operates from 8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Thursday, all year round. She holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3. The childminder provides government-funded places.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and discussed with the childminder how she implements the educational programmes for the children. n The childminder and the inspector evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together. n The inspector observed the children and the childminder and spoke with them at appropriate times during the inspection. n Parents shared their views of the childminder's provision with the inspector. n Relevant documentation was reviewed by the inspector, including suitability checks and paediatric first-aid qualifications, and the childminder discussed her procedures for safeguarding the children.

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Inspection activities

5 June 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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