Childminder

Childminder

Unique reference number (URN): 2851780 Registered with Ofsted: 04/12/2025 Registers: EYR, CCR, VCR

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

The childminder has a clear knowledge of the early years foundation stage. She is focused on ensuring the best possible outcomes for children in her care. She explains how she will provide high-quality education and care. For example, the childminder explains the importance of using practical activities to reinforce learning for young children. The childminder is committed to developing her knowledge through actively engaging with updates, webinars and training opportunities that are relevant to her role. She has appropriate policies and procedures in place and is able to explain these clearly. The childminder is highly reflective and has professional conversations with other childminders to consider how to improve her practice.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

The childminder understands her duties to reduce barriers to learning. She has experience of supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and enthusiastically shares the strategies she uses to have an impact on their experiences. She talks about how she will use extra funding to buy resources to promote individual children's learning. The childminder recognises the importance of preparing children to transition on to another setting. She places particular emphasis on children developing confidence, self-care skills, independence and good communication skills to aid them when starting school.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

The childminder is enthusiastic about creating positive, supportive relationships with parents and carers in order to support children as fully as possible. She refers to how this will develop a sense of belonging in the children.

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Compulsory Childcare Register requirements

This setting has met the requirements of the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.

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Register

When we check if settings meet the Compulsory Childcare Register requirements, they can have the following outcomes:

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Voluntary Childcare Register requirements

This setting has met the requirements of the voluntary part of Childcare Register.

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Register

When we check if settings meet the Voluntary Childcare Register requirements, they can have the following outcomes:

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About this setting

Operating hours: Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday : 09:00 - 10:00,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday : 11:30 - 18:00

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Facts and figures used on inspection

This data was available to the inspector at the time of the inspection.

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About this inspection

The inspector spoke with the childminder during this inspection.

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About this inspection

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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About this inspection

There were no early years children present or on roll at the time of this inspection. The findings in this report are based on evidence gathered from discussions with leaders and an inspection of the premises, equipment, and any relevant documentation. When there are no early years children present, inspectors only evaluate and grade leadership and governance as there is no reliable evidence on which to assess the impact of children of other evaluation areas.

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Exceptional

Practice is exceptional: of the highest standard nationally. Other settings can learn from it.

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Strong standard

The setting reaches a strong standard. Leaders are working above the standard expected of them.

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Expected standard

The setting is fulfilling the expected standard of education and/or care. This means they are following the standard set out in statutory and non ‑ statutory legislation and the professional standards expected of them.

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Needs attention

The expected standards are not met but leaders are likely able to make the necessary improvements.

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Urgent improvement

The setting needs to make urgent improvements to provide the expected standard of education and/or care.

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Urgent improvement

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Urgent improvement

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Urgent improvement

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