Childminder EY295121

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 knows children very well. She provides a safe and stimulating environment for them. Children show they feel secure with the childminder and have good levels of self-confidence. They access resources and activities independently. Children make good progress with the childminder. They develop the foundations they need for future learning and show enthusiasm in their play. The childminder helps children to develop good social skills and an understanding of the world. She regularly takes children on trips into the local environment, and they attend activity groups with other childminders.

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The provision is good

The childminder has positive relationships with children and their families. She offers settling-in visits and gathers information to ensure that she knows how to meet their care needs before they start. Parents are provided with resources to help them continue children's learning at home, such as storybook bags. Parents leave positive feedback about the childminder. They say she is like a family member to them and their children. They are pleased with how happy their children are in her care, and they feel she has contributed to the good progress children make.

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n The childminder provides a balanced and exciting curriculum for children. For example, she uses a mixture of planned experiences, trips out of the setting and activities that are based on children's interests. The childminder understands what children need to learn next and is skilled at providing appropriate levels of support and challenge to meet children's individual learning needs. n Children demonstrate very good mathematical skills and awareness. This is a strong area of the childminder's curriculum. For instance, the childminder uses numerals in the outdoor environment to help children recognise different numbers of significance. Older children know which number bus they need to look for to go to the market and show an understanding of how much things cost and how to use money. Young children are fascinated in making 3D shapes and can count accurately beyond 10. n The childminder focuses on helping children to develop good communication and

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language skills. She has high expectations of them and constantly encourages them to use sentences and extend their vocabulary. The childminder clearly models new words and explains the meaning in context for children. Children show a love of stories and listen intently, answering questions and offering ideas as they move through the story. They show enjoyment in small group sessions and sing the nursery rhymes as they find the objects in the bag. n Overall, children's behaviour is good. The childminder is an excellent role model for them and consistently praises them for positive behaviour. Children are well mannered, polite and helpful. The childminder encourages children to use 'kind

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26 August 2025 hands' and helps them to learn how to share and take turns. Younger children learn about the impact of their actions and how this can hurt others. However, she misses opportunities to talk to older children about the importance of using kind words to each other. n Older children develop the skills they need to move on to school. The childminder begins to prepare them for this transition from an early age and supports them to develop good levels of focus and concentration. Children are keen to join in with activities and try new things. They show resilience and benefits from the praise she offers when they challenge themselves. For example, young children thread the larger blocks with ease and are keen to have a go at using the cards with smaller holes. n The childminder encourages children to be independent and supports them to develop their self-help skills. Children know to wash their hands before they eat,

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and older children use the toilet independently. The childminder regularly offers explanations about staying safe and being healthy. For example, children talk about how their muscles grow as they eat the protein in their lunch.

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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 help older children to develop their social skills even further and teach them about the impact of words on feelings.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY295121 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10405907 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 9 Date of previous inspection 19 February 2020

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in Eastfield, Scarborough. She operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n A joint observation was completed by the childminder and the inspector, indoors during a planned activity. n The inspector held a discussion with childminder in relation to the leadership and management of the setting. She looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the childminder's suitability to work with children. n The childminder gathered written feedback from parents for the inspection.

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Inspection activities

26 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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