Childminder in Devon

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 feel safe and secure with the friendly childminder. She responds to them well, making them giggle and providing them with plenty of cuddles. Children form positive relationships with her. Babies hold out their arms, and the childminder meets their needs quickly, embracing them warmly and talking to them in a gentle and caring manner.

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The provision is good

The childminder plans and implements her curriculum effectively to benefit children's progress. She ensures that children have plenty of physical activity to support their core strength and muscle development. For example, she provides older babies with 'tummy time' and tenderly helps to place their arms and legs in position in preparation for crawling. The childminder provides plenty of praise and enthusiasm to encourage movement. Babies smile as they learn to hold themselves up.

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The provision is good

Children develop a positive attitude to learning. They show delight when the childminder shares a book with them. She talks to children about what is happening in the story and encourages them to make the sounds of animals. Children watch the childminder intently and then learn to copy the sounds for themselves. They begin to strengthen their mouth muscles to support their communication skills.

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n The childminder supports children's creative development well. When out in the local community, she encourages children to look for 'pictures' created in the clouds. Children use their imagination, using the cloud formations to talk about what they can see. n Children enjoy developing their own ideas, and the childminder fully supports this. Older children create their own wordsearches. For example, they show an interest in temples from around the world and research these with the childminder. Children then use what they have learned to make their wordsearch and encourage the childminder to find them all. n The childminder takes children on outings to benefit their physical and mental well-being. Children enjoy exploring places of interest, such as the zoo, forest and park, to support their understanding of the world. When at the childminder's house, children spend time in the garden. The childminder teaches them about

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where food comes from. Children enjoy planting and growing their own fruit and vegetables, including cucumbers, peas, tomatoes, lettuce and raspberries. Once ripe, children harvest these and enjoy them for snack. n Care practices are effective. The childminder is highly responsive and recognises when children are hungry or tired. She chops up all fruit, such as blueberries,

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11 June 2025 strawberries and bananas, into small pieces and sits with children while they eat to ensure their safety. Equally, the childminder makes frequent checks on children who are sleeping and adheres to safer sleeping guidelines. n The childminder has formed highly positive partnerships with parents. They comment how their child's development has been nurtured and how the childminder keeps them consistently updated about their progress. The childminder offers helpful suggestions to encourage learning at home, such as ideas to benefit children's physical skills. n Children develop their hand-eye coordination and independence skills well. The childminder shows them how to use the 'ball run' and uses key vocabulary, such as 'push', to give meaning to her actions. Children watch how the childminder pushes the plastic balls into the coloured tunnels. Children then try this for themselves, showing pleasure in their achievements. The childminder claps and

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cheers, providing children with encouragement to try again. n The childminder sings songs with children, which they enjoy. She sits opposite them, gently holding their hands while pretending to 'row the boat'. At times, the childminder does not consistently implement mathematical vocabulary with younger children during daily interactions and routines to help them hear language around counting, numbers and shapes to further this area of learning. n The childminder has formed close links with other professionals and settings children attend. She shares the required progress check with health visitors and children's next steps in learning with early years settings where children attend both. The childminder has also formed effective relationships with the local school, providing a consistent approach to children's development.

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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 implement mathematical vocabulary with younger children during interactions and routines to help them hear language around counting, numbers and shapes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY307204 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10398587 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 3 Date of previous inspection 31 October 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2005 and is located in Kingsteignton, Devon. She offers care from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5.30pm, all year round. The childminder holds a level 3 childcare qualification.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises her early years provision, including the aims and rationale for her early years foundation stage curriculum. n The inspector engaged with the children during the inspection. n The childminder and the inspector completed a joint observation and discussed how the curriculum has been implemented and the impact that this has had on the children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector via written statements. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children.

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Inspection activities

11 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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