Childminder EY549536

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 are happy and settled in this warm and welcoming setting. The childminder has a secure understanding of how children learn and develop. She has developed a curriculum rich in experiences to support children's learning across all areas. She differentiates activities to reflect children's ages and individual ability, reflecting that some children need more challenge.

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The provision is good

The childminder provides lots of opportunities for developing children's problem- solving skills and independence. She is supportive and calm in her interactions, offering clear and consistent instructions. She demonstrates good conversational skills, asking thoughtful and carefully considered questions, constantly extending the children's understanding. Interactions with children are of a high quality. As a result, children become deeply engrossed in their play and display positive dispositions to learn.

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The provision is good

The childminder is a positive role model. She embeds kindness and good manners into the daily routine. She offers children consistent reminders and has high expectations for their behaviour and learning. Children follow these expectations well and minor disagreements are swiftly dispersed. They are beginning to recognise their own feelings and those of others. Children are eager to support their friends and are developing respect for one another.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has high expectations for all children. She works closely with parents and outside professionals for children who need extra support to ensure a triangulated approach. She acts with integrity in using the funding she receives for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. For example, she used funding to access Makaton training for herself and her previous cohort of parents. This enabled them to all support a child at the setting with limited hearing. n The childminder instils values of inclusivity and compassion. She includes a variety of opportunities for children to explore the wider community in which they live. Children experience intergenerational learning when they visit the local care home and relish in their weekly playgroup visits. Children are learning about each other's similarities and differences in an age-appropriate way. They meet other people, practise their social skills and develop respect for each other's

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need to do better?

cultures and differences. n Children benefit from an environment rich in language. The childminder narrates their play and tests their recall of previous learning. She adds new words and extends children's sentences. Children are learning to listen carefully and enjoy using new words.

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need to do better?

10 September 2025 n The childminder understands the importance of singing songs and rhymes to support children's emerging language skills. Children have a daily song time and recall previous learning as they join in with the actions. They choose their favourite musical instruments and learn to play these in time with the music. This helps children to extend their vocabulary and develop in confidence. n Children benefit from the childminder's energetic and fun-loving mannerisms. She encourages their physical development by demonstrating how to hop up high like a frog. Children's large-muscle skills are developing as they copy the crouching and jumping. Even the youngest children are keen to have a go with the security of the childminder close by. This helps to develop their confidence and perseverance. n The childminder is a positive role model and children receive an abundance of praise throughout the day. However, the childminder does not consistently match

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need to do better?

the praise to the children's actions. For example, she says 'good girl' and 'well done' without focusing the praise on children's efforts and motivations. Therefore, children do not always learn why they are being praised and do not get the same sense of achievement and purpose when they succeed. n Parents speak highly of the childminder and are provided with daily updates about their children's progress. This is extended by the childminder, who offers support and strategies to further their children's learning and development at home. Transitions to school are seamless due to the thorough information sharing process. This helps to ensure that all children are ready for their next stage.

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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 their language of praise, researching the positive and negative impacts of referring to children as 'good' and how to focus praise on children's efforts and motivations more consistently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY549536 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 10399701 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 11 December 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Haslington, Crewe. She operates during term time only, from 7.30am until 4.30pm, Tuesday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 6. The childminder provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector discussed the curriculum and the intentions for children's learning. n The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children during play and daily routines. n The inspector read feedback from parents and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact on children's learning and development. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of relevant records and key documentation, including evidence of her own training and statutory progress checks for the children. n All areas used for childminding were viewed and the inspector took account of how the childminder ensures that children are safe.

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Inspection activities

10 September 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

10 September 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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