Childminder EY380661

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 qualified and nurturing childminder ensures that children are warmly welcomed into an inviting home, where they can access exciting learning environments, both indoors and outdoors. Children demonstrate a deep sense of belonging in this warm and homely environment. Children know their views are important, strengthening their self-esteem and confidence.

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The provision is good

The childminder's curriculum is sequenced well to build on children's development over time. The childminder knows each child well and follows their interests to help create a curriculum that reflects what each child needs to know and understand next. The childminder's curriculum aims to equip children with the essential skills to become confident, compassionate and independent learners. Children are confident, independent and well prepared for their next stages in learning, including, when the time comes, for school.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations of children, and she consistently supports all children to make positive behaviour choices. She responds calmly when children act outside of expected boundaries and explains to children why certain behaviours are inappropriate. As a result, children develop a deeper understanding of how their behaviour affects others. Children are kind to each other and cooperate well as they play.

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need to do better?

n The childminder understands the importance of enhancing her professional development. She regularly receives updates from professional organisations and training providers. She ensures that all essential training is completed and encourages her assistants to access additional courses to enhance their knowledge. n Children are developing strong independent skills. They show determination to master new skills as they carefully slice fruit for their snack. They know to wash their hands before eating, sit together at the table, feed themselves and help tidy toys away. n Overall, the childminder supports children's communication and language well. Children are provided with many opportunities to listen to and take part in songs, rhymes and stories to support their early speech and language development. Occasionally, however, the childminder does not always challenge children's thinking and ideas during some planned adult-led activities.

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n The childminder places a strong emphasis on supporting children's social development, ensuring that they gain the confidence and skills needed to interact with others, follow routines and build relationships. Children enjoy a range of community experiences. These include frequent trips to national parks,

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30 September 2025 play and music sessions and farms. These experiences provide children with access to a wider environment that helps them to learn about the community and their place in it. n Children are naturally curious and enjoy being physically active. For example, children enjoy mark making with paints on large sheets of hanging paper, collecting pebbles, throwing balls and using bats and scissors independently. This helps children to develop strength and coordination in their fine and gross motor skills. However, some activities are not as well planned as others. Children have to wait, and their attentions are not sustained while the childminder collects the resources they need, detracting from the planned teaching. n The childminder is responsive to children's interests, which sustains their engagement. For example, when children explore sand and water, she joins in with their play. Children are curious and absorbed as they test ideas, such as

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collecting the water using different resources and investigating the direction the water takes as it travels through transparent pipes. Children are captivated as they investigate the different properties of the shells and the sounds they can hear as they place the shells next to their ears. n The childminder provides strong support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The childminder recognises early on when children require further support to access learning. She works closely with families and outside agencies to support the processes of assessment and diagnosis. n Partnerships with parents are well established. The childminder provides regular updates about the experiences that children have. She provides parents with ideas about how to support their children's learning at home. As a result, children benefit from a consistent approach to their learning and development.

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need to do better?

Parents highly praise the childminder and the care their children receive.

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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 challenge children further during activities to help them develop their critical thinking skills and knowledge to explain their own ideas n review and adapt how activities are prepared so that resources are more readily available when needed to minimise waiting times and sustain children's attention.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY380661 Local authority Telford & Wrekin Inspection number 10407933 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 7 Date of previous inspection 22 January 2020

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in the Telford area. The childminder provides her service all year round, except for family holidays. Sessions are available on weekdays from 7.30am to 5pm. The childminder provides funded early education for eligible children. She holds an early years qualification at level 3. The childminder works with assistants.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how she ensures that they are safe and suitable. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on the children's learning. n The childminder explained her intentions for the children's development and how she plans and implements the educational programme. n The inspector took into account the views of parents through reading written testimonials. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

30 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

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