Childminder in Warwickshire

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 are happy, settled and confident in the childminder's care. They benefit from a calm, familiar routine that helps them feel safe and secure. Children know what to expect and remind the childminder when it is time for their daily music, song and story session. These activities support children's language, communication, mathematical and social skills well.

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The provision is good

Children listen intently to familiar stories, such as 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'. They talk about the food the caterpillar eats and practise counting with support from the childminder. She encourages children to share and take turns as they play musical instruments together. The childminder knows the children well. She builds on their interests to help them engage in learning. For example, during a singing session, children excitedly pretend to be superheroes casting webs while singing 'The Wheels on the Bus'.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. The childminder shares her behaviour expectations with parents before children start. She uses praise and positive reinforcement effectively to encourage kind and cooperative behaviour.

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The provision is good

The childminder promotes children's health and well-being successfully. She maintains high standards of cleanliness and teaches children about healthy lifestyles. Children enjoy games linked to stories that help them learn about healthy and unhealthy foods. They sort foods and feed them to the caterpillar, linking play with learning. Children also learn about oral hygiene. They practise squeezing toothpaste onto toothbrushes and brushing away 'germs' on pictures of teeth.

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need to do better?

n The childminder supports children to become increasingly independent with their self-care skills. She recognises the importance of these skills to help prepare children for the next stage of their education. The childminder works with parents to help children become toilet trained. She provides time and opportunities for children to do things for themselves. Children remove their own shoes and learn how to dress themselves during role-play sessions. The childminder teaches children how to use knives safely, as they help to prepare their fruit for snack time. After snack, children eagerly help to clear their plates before they return to their play. n The childminder completes routine assessments and the progress check at age two to monitor children's progress. She shares these with parents and health visitors. Overall, the childminder plans daily activities that promote children's learning well. However, she does not always focus next steps in children's

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need to do better?

development as well as she could to help raise their progress to an even higher

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need to do better?

9 June 2025 level. n The childminder sensitively reminds children of the rules of her setting as she plays alongside them. She supports children to share, take turns and show kindness to their peers. She provides clear explanations to children if their requests cannot be met immediately. This helps children to begin to learn how to regulate their emotions from an early age. n The childminder seeks children's opinions as they play. For example, she asks them what they would like to do next. She has a wide range of resources that promote children's learning and development. However, as many of these are stored out of children's reach, they cannot easily access toys to further and fully build on their own interests. n Parents describe the childminder as warm, compassionate and reliable. They comment that she creates a nurturing environment, where children feel secure, valued and happy. They talk about how their children love spending time with

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need to do better?

the childminder and the close bonds they have made with her and her family. Parents state the childminder adapts her provision to meet their children's individual needs with an impressive attention to detail. n The childminder ensures she completes mandatory training to meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage. She has a full and relevant paediatric first-aid qualification and has recently completed additional safeguarding training. However, she does not always precisely evaluate her provision to identify minor areas for improvement and professional development opportunities that would further enhance her knowledge, practice and skills even further.

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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 identify and focus individual next steps in children's learning more precisely to elevate their already good progress to an even higher level n review the organisation, storage and accessibility of resources to enable children to fully build on their own interests and direct their own learning n reflect on and identify any gaps in professional development to enhance knowledge, practice and skills even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY360685 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10380850 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 2 Date of previous inspection 26 June 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2007 and lives in Bedworth. She operates all year round. Sessions run from 7.30am until 5.30pm on a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She provides funded early years education for all eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure they are safe and suitable. 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 childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development, with a particular focus on their communication and language. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. 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 and the children. n Parents shared their views of the childminder 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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