Childminder EY544330

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is outstanding

Children have close relationships with the childminder, who greets them warmly as they arrive. They are eager and excited to play, while being curious about what they are going to do. Children are delighted to see their peers and play exceptionally well alongside each other. They are secure in the routine of the day and show through their behaviour that they feel safe and happy in the childminder's care.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder has high expectations for all children and is enthusiastic about her role in supporting them to make the absolute best progress that they can. Using her exceptional knowledge of children's interests and abilities, she plans captivating activities that support children in the prime areas of learning and help them to build skills for life.

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The provision is outstanding

Children show high levels of engagement. The childminder nurtures their love of books. Children eagerly anticipate circle time and understand that it takes place after snack time. The childminder enthusiastically reads stories, with lots of emphasis on the different characters. This helps to develop children's listening and attention skills. Children select books for themselves and sit and quietly look at them.

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The provision is outstanding

Children learn the importance of being kind towards each other. The childminder gently supports children as they learn to share and take turns with the resources. Children are keen to help the childminder, and older children offer help to those younger than themselves. The praise and encouragement the childminder bestows upon them continually builds their awareness of right and wrong. Their efforts and achievements are celebrated and shared with parents.

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need to do better?

n The childminder strives to provide the absolute best care and learning opportunities for children. She embraces ongoing professional development to continually build her knowledge and experience. This enables her to provide high-quality learning experiences for children. The childminder has developed an interesting and exciting curriculum that prepares children well for the next stage in their learning. She gathers comprehensive information from parents at the start of their child's placement with her and uses this to successfully plan for children's individual learning. n The childminder builds excellent partnerships with parents to ensure continuity in children's care and learning. Using her knowledge of the children's interests, quirks and learning style, and through ongoing observations, she plans thoughtful, stimulating activities that continually challenge and build on what

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15 August 2025 children already know and can do. As a result, children are making excellent progress. The childminder acknowledges children's efforts and achievements and shares these with parents alongside ideas for continuing learning at home. The childminder understands the importance of collaborating with parents and other agencies where there are gaps in a child's learning so that they receive swift intervention when needed. Parents can see how the childminder scaffolds learning through trips and outings. n The childminder is enthusiastic about her role and the service she provides. She continually reflects on her provision to identify how she can enhance it even further. She uses professional development opportunities and her newly acquired knowledge effectively to ensure the very best for the children. The mental well- being of the children is an area of interest and one that the childminder is

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passionate about. She places high importance on developing children's awareness of their own feelings and emotions. The childminder encourages children to talk about how they are feeling, and for those children whose language is still developing, she uses simple sign language to enable them to share their emotions too. n Parents speak highly of the service provided by the childminder. They are delighted with the excellent care, attention and experiences their children enjoy daily. They are particularly happy with how the childminder embeds counting skills and language during play. n Children build a strong understanding of the world around them, including diverse cultures, celebrations and events that happen throughout the year. Resources support children's awareness of families and traditions different to their own and people with differing abilities. Children enjoy travelling on different types of transport, such as the train. They have links with a rest home, which

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they visit and do crafts with the residents. n The childminder supports children's natural curiosity and appetite for learning exceptionally well. Activities are attractively displayed, and resources are plentiful. Children enjoy using the pump action bottle to put soap onto their sponges and squeeze the sponge in the water repeatedly to generate bubbles to wash their 'babies'. The childminder encourages them to wash the dolls' hair, tummy and face before wrapping them in a towel to dry them. They then put a nappy on the dolls and clothes to keep them warm. n Children blossom in this calm, nurturing environment. The childminder consistently supports and encourages children's developing language and communication skills. Children are curious as they anticipate what object they may take out of the song bag at circle time and quickly identify what the song is they need to sing. Signing is used well, particularly for the youngest children to

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help them to communicate. The childminder responds to the signs the children use to demonstrate that she understands what they are saying. n Children's health and well-being is given high priority, and they spend lots of time outside being physically active. They learn about their own safety as they carefully climb onto a truck on a toddler's up and down roller coaster ride. The childminder teaches them to tuck their feet in safely and hold on as they excitedly ride down the track.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY544330 Local authority Coventry Inspection number 10394766 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 3 Date of previous inspection 24 September 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Coventry. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 7.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure that they are safe and suitable. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. 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

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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