Cox, Rosemary Christine

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 demonstrate high levels of emotional well-being. The childminder ensures that they attend settling in sessions prior to starting, This helps them to develop early relationships with her, so that they feel safe and secure from the outset. Strong, close bonds between the children and the kind, caring childminder are evident. Children confidently explore their surroundings and are motivated and eager to participate in activities. They confidently choose what they want to play with and interact positively with the childminder during their play.

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The provision is good

Children behave well, show a positive attitude towards learning, and make good progress from their starting points. The childminder has high ambitions for all children. She provides a wide range of high quality and varied resources and activities that enhance children's learning and development across all areas of the curriculum. She places a strong focus on promoting communication and language skills. Children benefit from a language rich environment, with numerous opportunities to build on their vocabulary. For example, through songs, rhymes and stories. Children engage confidently in two-way conversations with the childminder and demonstrate a broad vocabulary.

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The provision is good

Children develop an early awareness of healthy lifestyles through the childminder's supportive approach. They engage in active play, such as visits to the park and simple yoga and movement activities, which help to build their physical skills and coordination. The childminder also introduces activities like puzzles that feature images of children washing their hands and brushing their teeth, to help them to begin to understand the importance of good hygiene routines. These experiences support children in forming positive habits and developing language around health and self-care from an early age.

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need to do better?

n The childminder incorporates children's interests into well planned activities. For example, children search for hidden 'insects' in the childminders garden and match these to the corresponding 'insects' in books. Children show good physical skills as they move around the garden and develop their knowledge as they learn about less familiar insects, such as stag beetles and grasshoppers. n The childminder knows the children in her care well, including their individual characteristics, starting points, and what they already know and can do. However, when planning for children's next steps, she does not always consider precisely what they need to learn next. As a result, some activities can be overly ambitious and not fully aligned with children's current stage of development. For example, children who cannot yet count confidently to ten are given activities to recognise numbers.

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need to do better?

23 June 2025 n The childminder provides enjoyable and engaging activities that motivate children to participate. For example, children listen with interest as the childminder reads familiar stories to them. They confidently count to five, name the fruits the caterpillar has eaten, and predict that the caterpillar will turn into a butterfly. n Overall, the childminder interacts well with children and encourages them to join in with activities. However, occasionally she asks children too many questions and does not allow them to think and explore their thoughts and ideas. As a result, children sometimes lose interest and their play is interrupted. n The childminder has high expectations for children's behaviour and conduct. She provides them with clear age-appropriate rules and boundaries and regularly praises them to reinforce positive behaviour. She acts as a positive role model, has a gentle approach and communicates respectfully with children. Children

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develop strong social skills and interact with kindness and respect. They happily share, take turns and are friendly to others. n Partnerships with parents are strong. The childminder keeps parents well informed about their child's learning and development through regular updates, including face-to-face discussions and communication via social media. Parents comment that the childminder goes above and beyond in creating a caring and nurturing environment. They appreciate the wide range of activities provided and note how much their children enjoy attending. n The childminder demonstrates a strong commitment to her ongoing professional development. She has completed a wide range of online courses to enhance her knowledge and practice. For instance, training on safe internet use has enabled her to improve her awareness of the importance of teaching children about online safety.

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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 enhance planning for children's learning to ensure it is closely aligned with their individual developmental needs and provides appropriately challenging yet achievable next steps n allow children more time to think and respond to questions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 116939 Local authority Reading Inspection number 10399831 Type of provision Childminder Registers Early Years Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 2 Date of previous inspection 17 December 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1993 and lives in Caversham Heights, Reading. The childminder operates all years round from 8.30am to 5pm on Monday and 8.30 to 5.30pm on Tuesday to Friday. She holds a relevant qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector carried out a learning walk to discuss the childminder's curriculum, including how the childminder assesses and plans for children's learning. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and jointly assessed the impact this has on children's learning and personal development with the childminder. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. The inspector also discussed the arrangements for safeguarding children and the childminder's reporting procedures. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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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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