Childminder EY469372

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder provides a welcoming home-from-home environment. She works in partnership with parents from the very start. Before new children start at the setting, the childminder gathers a range of information from parents about their child's routines, development and interests. The childminder plans settling-in visits so that children feel secure in her care before being left for a full session. Children are happy and settled, they show a sense of belonging in the childminder's home.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from a balance of adult-led activities and child-initiated play. They know where toys are kept and are confident to access and find what they want to play with. Children use their imaginations well, as they pretend to make a picnic lunch. The childminder sensitively extends children's play by encouraging them to talk about what they are doing. When a child struggles to name a vegetable, the childminder models the name for the child to copy. Children are developing their vocabulary well.

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The provision is good

The childminder is calm and kind in her interactions with children. She plays alongside children and demonstrates to them how to complete new and unfamiliar activities. She sits at the children's level as they take part in a threading activity. She models language such as in and out and up and down to encourage children to understand how to thread a lace. The childminder praises children as they concentrate and encourages them to keep trying. Children develop their fine motor skills and show pride when they achieve what they set out to do.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is a reflective practitioner. Since her last inspection, she has gained support from her local authority advisor, and she has undertaken safeguard training to ensure the actions set at the last inspection have been met. In addition, she has completed training and research to ensure that she is up to date with the recent changes to the early years foundation stage. n The childminder plans and implements a broad curriculum that helps support children to gain the skills they will need for their eventual move to school. She knows the children in her care well and provides activities around their interests that help motivate children to play and learn. However, the childminder does not always use the assessment information she gains about children to precisely plan for children's next steps in development. n The childminder provides opportunities for children to sort objects by colour, size

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need to do better?

and shape. Children learn to problem solve, when they struggle to fit a shape into the correct hole on a shape sorter the childminder encourages them to keep trying. She talks them through how to turn the shape to match it up with the hole so that they can push it in. Children listen to and follow instructions, and

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need to do better?

25 September 2025 they are learning to match, recognise different shapes and use mathematical language. n Children confidently ask the childminder to play their favourite songs on a smart speaker. Children sing along to songs and demonstrate that they know the actions to familiar nursery rhymes. However, the childminder leaves music playing throughout the day and, at times, this causes a distraction to children when they are taking part in other play and learning activities. They lose focus on what they are doing and start to sing along to the songs they can hear in the background. n The childminder supports children to gain a sense of responsibility. She supports children to make choices about what they want to play with and encourages then to tidy away toys after they have finished using them. The childminder promotes children's independence in self-care, such as handwashing, and she works closely with parents to toilet train children when their children are

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need to do better?

developmentally ready. n The childminder works in partnership with parents. Written feedback from parents about the service offered by the childminder is very positive. They comment that their children are happy and settled in the care of the childminder and that their children are making progress in all aspects of their development n The childminder supports children to gain good communication skills. She engages in conversation with children and pays close attention to what children tell her. The childminder sensitively corrects children if they mispronounce a word. For example, when a child says that they have a 'narna', the childminder confirms the child has a banana. Children hear the word spoken correctly and use the correct word in response.

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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 make better use of the assessments of children's development to plan specific learning and development targets for individual children n limit background noise so that children are able to concentrate on activities without distraction.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY469372 Local authority Nottingham Inspection number 10406498 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 6 Date of previous inspection 1 May 2025

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Clifton, Nottingham. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides government funded places for children aged nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n The inspector carried out joint observations with the childminder. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector took account of parents' views through reading written feedback. n The childminder provided the inspector with documentation to demonstrate her suitability.

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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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