Childminder EY346388

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 thrive in this warm and responsive environment. They arrive eagerly, separate confidently from their parents and quickly join their friends in play. Younger children seek the childminder for comfort before exploring their surroundings. They behave well, use polite language and follow instructions promptly.

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The provision is good

The childminder helps children to express their needs to manage minor disagreements. She supports them to use their words, talk about emotions and understand how others might feel. She adapts her approach so that every child, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), can take part and succeed.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy a broad and balanced curriculum that builds on what they already know and can do. Learning links closely to their next steps. Trips into the community build their confidence and social skills. Woodland visits offer rich opportunities to explore nature, search for wildlife and try activities such as den building and toasting marshmallows. These experiences develop new skills, resilience and a love of learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder makes snack times purposeful learning opportunities. Children choose fruit, prepare it safely and show growing independence. Before meals, they explain they need to wash both the fronts and backs of their hands, demonstrating secure routines. The childminder provides tools, such as chopping boards and safety knives, and children use them with care. When fruit rolls off the board, they persevere and complete the task with determination. n The childminder builds strong partnerships with parents through open communication. She shares daily updates and termly summaries of children's development each term. She gathers information on children's interests to reflect in her provision. This regular exchange helps her set appropriate next steps and offer families practical ways to support learning at home. n The childminder reflects on her practice and chooses professional development that benefits children. She gathers detailed information before children start,

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need to do better?

enabling her to plan support from the outset. For example, when preparing for a child with SEND, she completes targeted training to meet their needs and promote positive outcomes. n Children communicate confidently, express their needs and invite others to join their play. The childminder builds on their ideas with questions that encourage critical thinking and imagination. However, she sometimes moves on too quickly, limiting the time children have to process and respond.

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need to do better?

6 August 2025 n The childminder weaves mathematical concepts into routines and play. In one game, children roll a dice, name the shape and find the matching two- dimensional shape. The childminder promotes turn-taking and collaboration. At times, learning is not extended as far as possible because challenges are not always matched closely to each child's individual learning goals.

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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 give children sufficient time to process and respond to questions so they can recall and apply prior learning more effectively n plan and adapt the curriculum to provide targeted, age-appropriate challenges that build on each child's development goals and extend their learning further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY346388 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 10377339 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 27 September 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in the Upper Stratton area in Swindon. The childminder offers care all year round, from Monday to Thursday, between the hours of 7.30am and 4.30pm, except for bank holidays. The setting offers 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

6 August 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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