Childminder 149200

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

The childminder's extensive experience is evident in the warm, calm and welcoming environment she provides. Children settle quickly into the setting and form close, trusting relationships with the childminder. She provides a flexible routine that supports children to know what is going to happen next. This helps them feel safe and secure in the setting. The childminder actively promotes children's independence. Children willingly tidy away their toys and volunteer to wash up after snack. They enjoy working with the childminder to clean the tables and dispose of rubbish, this fosters a sense of responsibility. The childminder models positive manners and praises children. Children behave well. They say please and thank you and are cooperative.

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The provision is good

The childminder plans activities based on children's interests, such as the current topic on healthy eating. Children understand what foods are good for them. The childminder also offers children choices about what they want to play with from the wide range of resources she provides. The childminder gets to know children and their families well. She works with parents to identify and meet the developmental needs of their children. Children make good progress with their learning, developing the skills they need for the next stage in their education.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides a very clean and safe environment for children to explore. She keeps children safe in the setting and when out in the community. The childminder teaches children how to keep themselves safe when they are using safety knives to chop fruit. This also helps them to develop their fine motor skills. The childminder provides home-cooked, nutritious and tasty meals for children, and she encourages children to try a range of foods in an enjoyable and relaxed way. The childminder teaches children how to create fruit kebabs. Children enjoy feeling, smelling and tasting the fruit. The childminder helps children to put their fruit on a kebab stick and teaches them how to eat it safely. n Children learn about the world around them. They enjoy a range of trips in the community, visiting local play groups and catching the bus into town to visit cafés. This helps to develop their confidence and social skills.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides good support for children's communication and language development. She speaks clearly and teaches children new words. When children explore a variety of fruits, they discuss how they feel. Children use words such as 'slippery' or 'smooth', and how inside they are like 'frog slime'. The childminder supports children's emergent literacy. She reads stories that teach children about different cultures and communities. The childminder helps children to retell stories by using the pictures in the book as prompts. n The childminder uses a range of teaching strategies to help children learn. She

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need to do better?

24 July 2025 encourages children to find pieces of plastic fruit she has hidden in rice. The childminder asks them to find one banana, two grapes and an orange. This helps them develop their mathematical knowledge. Occasionally, the childminder does not develop her educational experiences to provide enough challenge for children. This means that, sometimes, children do not connect the previous learning they have experienced. n The childminder shares daily detailed updates with parents about their children. This helps her to provide consistent care. She also carries out detailed statutory assessments of children's learning and development and shares these with parents so that appropriate support can be given. Parents speak very highly about the childminder. They comment on her nurturing and thoughtful approach as well as her patience. They appreciate the support they have received when potty training their children.

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need to do better?

n The childminder reflects on her practice to identify her strengths and areas for development. She attends lots of online training to update her knowledge and skills. She works cooperatively with a co-childminder to share her vast experience and knowledge. The childminder works hard to stay up to date with changes to early years requirements and updates her policies and procedures regularly.

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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 develop the educational experiences provided to offer children greater challenge, helping them deepen their learning and connect previous knowledge.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 149200 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 10398545 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 4 Date of previous inspection 29 October 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1990. She operates all year round, from 6.45am to 7pm, Tuesday to Thursday, except for bank and family holidays. The childminder works with a co-childminder. The childminder holds a relevant qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for all eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

24 July 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

24 July 2025 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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