A WINSFORD childminder has been rated ‘good’ overall following an Ofsted inspection.

Karen Done received ‘good’ ratings for the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

The report said that Karen, of Commonwealth Close, ‘creates a welcoming and calm atmosphere for children and they thoroughly enjoy spending time with her’.

She was also praised for providing a curriculum that actively promotes communication and language skills, and for giving children the chance to develop their growing independence.

The report said she could increase opportunities for children to learn about letters and the sounds that they make, to further extend their early literacy skills.