Childminder EY549839

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder warmly welcomes children into her home. Children are keen to involve the childminder in their play. Older children enjoy the warm interactions and engage positively with the childminder. This helps them to feel safe and secure. However, the arrangements for settling in new children are not consistently followed. This limits the childminder's ability to consistently respond to children's individual care needs.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder demonstrates a good knowledge of child development and is enthusiastic about the care that she provides. However, her planning and implementation of her curriculum does not consistently meet the needs of the children attending. This limits children's overall progress. Although the designated playroom is clean and spacious, promoting health and free movement, the childminder does not organise the learning environment effectively. For instance, many resources remain in cupboards or on high shelves. Children sometimes lose interest and wander around as the childminder does not plan securely enough for children's specific next steps in learning. However, children demonstrate that they feel safe by moving independently around the environments.

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The provision requires improvement

Overall, children behave well and play happily. This helps develop children's personal, social and emotional skills. The childminder sets clear expectations for behaviour and models these consistently. She encourages children to show respect and tolerance towards others. This helps children begin to appreciate those who may be different from themselves.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has some knowledge of what children need to learn. She has devised a curriculum intent to support children's learning and development. That being said, she does not have a clear understanding of how to implement a curriculum that focuses on children's next steps in learning. Therefore, children do not consistently receive high-quality teaching that is well sequenced to support their ongoing development. n The childminder encourages children to take care of their environment and to tidy away activities when they have finished. However, children frequently become distracted and disengaged from activities. They lose focus quickly because resources are not well considered or planned to meet children's individual needs. The childminder does not consider the organisation of the environments. This limits opportunities for children to get involved in meaningful play. Children often become disengaged from activities.

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need to do better?

n Arrangements for settling in children are not always effective. The childminder builds partnerships with parents and gathers information when children start.

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need to do better?

8 August 2025 This helps to plan for children's individual care needs. However, she does not always follow her own settling-in procedures to ensure that she has built up close relationships with new children. This impacts on the childminder's ability to effectively meet children's individual care needs. At times, children's needs are not consistently met, and they become unsettled. n The childminder teaches children about mathematical concepts during everyday play. For instance, children begin to understand number and the use of money during role play. Children create a greengrocer shop. They create price tags for the different fruits and vegetables. Children begin to understand the use of money to pay for items. This helps children to develop some essential skills for later life. n Children develop an understanding of healthy lifestyles through daily routines. Lunchtime is a sociable experience. Children independently wash their hands

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need to do better?

before meals. The childminder sits alongside children, engaging in conversations about the importance of eating healthy and nutritious meals. Children learn the effects of dehydration and why it is important to drink fresh water regularly. This supports children to make healthy choices. n The childminder provides children with a wide range of rich learning experiences within the local community. Children enjoy visiting the local parks, where they feed the ducks and explore the natural environment. They regularly visit the local library to attend rhyme time sessions. This helps children to foster a love of stories and songs. Children regularly mix with larger groups. This helps them develop their social skills and broadens their understanding of the diverse world in which we live. n The childminder completes mandatory training, such as paediatric first aid and safeguarding. Additionally, she has attended training to help her support children

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need to do better?

to develop communication and language skills further. These training opportunities help to improve the childminder's professional development.

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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 improve the implementation of the curriculum so that it is well sequenced and planned to meet all children's individual needs n implement effective systems so that children's care and learning is fully tailored to support them to remain engaged and motivated n strengthen systems for settling in new children so that they can start benefiting

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should:

8 August 2025 from the learning experiences from the start.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY549839 Local authority Bury Inspection number 10398855 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 3 Date of previous inspection 12 November 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Radcliffe. She operates all year round, from 7am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n The inspector considered written feedback from parents. 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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Inspection activities

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