Childminder in Derbyshire

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Unique reference number EY382372 Inspection date 24/03/2009 Inspector Zoe Smith

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Type of setting Childminder This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Introduction

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under Sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of the registered early years provision. ‘Early years provision’ refers to provision regulated by Ofsted for children from birth to 31 August following their fifth birthday (the early years age group). The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and welfare, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Introduction

The report includes information on any complaints about the childcare provision which Ofsted has received since the last inspection or registration whichever is the later, which require Ofsted or the provider to take action in Annex C.

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Introduction

The provider must provide a copy of this report to all parents with children at the setting where reasonably practicable. The provider must provide a copy of the report to any other person who asks for one, but may charge a fee for this service (The Childcare (Inspection) Regulations 2008 regulations 9 and 10).

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Introduction

The setting also makes provision for children older than the early years age group which is registered on the voluntary and/or compulsory part(s) of the Childcare Register. This report does not include an evaluation of that provision, but a comment about compliance with the requirements of the Childcare Register is included in Annex B. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Description of the childminding

The childminder has been registered since 2008. She lives in the Glossop district of Derbyshire with her husband and their children who are aged one and seven. The whole of the childminder's house is used for childminding. Children participate in physical and outdoor play in the enclosed rear garden. The childminder is on the Early Years Register, the Childcare Register and the voluntary part of the Childcare Register. She is registered to care for a maximum of four children at any one time and is currently minding five children aged between two and eight years. Children can be taken to and collected from local schools. The childminder attends local parent and toddler groups. The family has a pet cockatiel and hamster.

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Overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall the quality of the provision is good. The childminder has a good knowledge of individual children, their interests and abilities. Effective organisation and an enjoyable, interesting and busy schedule successfully promote the children’s welfare and learning. Children are making very good progress in their learning and development. The childminder generally uses self-evaluation well to identify the most appropriate areas to focus on to improve practice. The uniqueness of every child is valued and positive steps are taken to help children learn to respect and value difference.

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further?

To further improve the early years provision the registered person should:

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further?

 further develop systems to evaluate practice and use to continually look for ways to improve the quality of the learning, development and care that is offered, for example, by finding ways to involve parents in self assessment  increase opportunities for children to shown an interest in Information and Computer Technology (ICT) by incorporating technology that children recognise into their play by providing safe equipment to play with, such as torches, cameras, transistor radios or karaoke machines.

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provision

The childminder is very enthusiastic, keen and has the drive to continually improve her childminding practice. She uses self-evaluation to identify what she does well and what she could improve. Since registration she has improved the children’s learning opportunities by developing an extensive range of exciting, interesting and enjoyable, messy, creative and sensory activities. However, to date she has not identified how to involve parents in self-evaluation to enable her to be even more responsive to current users. She has an extremely positive commitment to developing her skills and knowledge through attending training on specific subjects such as Behaviour Management, Child Development, Equal Opportunities and This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 Policy Making.

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provision

A positive partnership has been fostered with parents. The childminder works closely with parents prior to admission to gather information on children’s interests and abilities. She uses the information very well to effectively plan for children's individual welfare and learning needs. Daily discussions, development records and a diary provide good opportunities to share information and to keep parents well informed about their child and how they have spent their day. Children are well protected by the childminder who has a good understanding of safeguarding procedures and her responsibilities. They are kept safe because thorough risk assessments have been conducted and effective safeguards put in place to minimise the risks from identified hazards.

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

The childminder has formalised effective systems to observe, assess, and plan for the children’s learning and development. Observation and assessment sheets and weekly planning of activities ensure there is a good range of activities across the six areas of learning. Assessments of children are used well to identify children’s starting points and to inform the planning for the next steps in their learning. The childminder skilfully supports and extends children's learning by taking an active role in their play. She knows when to introduce and facilitate new activities to keep children interested and challenged. Children participate in a well-balanced range of adult and child led activities both indoors and outdoors. They look forward to regular trips to toddler and activity groups where they mix with children of a similar age and participate in a wider range of activities. Children are becoming increasingly independent and confidently select what to play with from the wide

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

range of easily accessible toys. They sometimes use the family’s computer with supervision and play with electronic activity toys. However, not enough opportunities are used to incorporate ICT into the children’s play and activities.

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

Children’s creative development is extremely well promoted. They thoroughly enjoy participating in lots of messy, creative and sensory activities, such as dough, gloop, stamping, sticking and painting. They have lots of fun playing with shredded paper to find dinosaurs and exploring the contents of the treasure basket. Children talk about objects being hard, soft and squashy. They have well developed imaginations and thoroughly enjoy make believe play. Children dress up as ‘fairy princesses’, go to weddings and take the dolls for walks in pushchairs. They happily beat the drum and sing songs with the childminder and look forward to daily story sessions. Children are starting to develop self help and independence skills, such as when they try to put on dressing up and their outdoor clothes and shoes. They have lots of opportunities to problem solve and reason. They sort the dinosaurs out into different sizes and then count how many dinosaurs there are in

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

total. Children have very good opportunities to develop their vocabularies and language for communication. They constantly talk with the childminder, count, recognise and name different colours and shapes.

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

Children’s additional needs are well met in partnership with parents and specialist agencies. The childminder implements individual learning programmes and keeps This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 parents well informed about children’s progress. Children participate in interesting and enjoyable activities that help them find out about their own and the religious and cultural beliefs of others. They made cards and a present for Mothering Sunday, to find out about St. Patrick's Day they made clovers from clay and at Chinese New Year they made dragons and then danced with the dragons. Children behave well and are learning to take turns, share and to be helpful. They take it in turns to choose the book for story time and they happily help to tidy up their toys and activities. Children are learning how to keep themselves safe and healthy through routines, good practice, activities and discussions. They enjoy a healthy

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

diet that contains plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables and is freshly prepared and home cooked. Parents know and follow agreed procedures and keep their children off for the recommended exclusion periods when they are unwell. Children get lots of fresh air and exercise during regular trips to parks and play sessions in the garden. They energetically play bat and ball, throw the circular discs and dig in the pebbles. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

The key inspection judgements and what they mean

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

Grade 1 is Outstanding: this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally high quality Grade 2 is Good: this aspect of the provision is strong Grade 3 is Satisfactory: this aspect of the provision is sound Grade 4 is Inadequate: this aspect of the provision is not good enough

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of children in the Early Years Foundation Stage?

How well does the provision promote inclusive practice? 2 The capacity of the provision to maintain continuous improvement.

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Foundation Stage led and managed?

How effective is the setting’s self-evaluation, including the steps taken to promote improvement? How well does the setting work in partnership with parents and others? How well are children safeguarded? 2

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Years Foundation Stage promoted?

How well are children helped to stay safe? 2 How well are children helped to be healthy? 2 How well are children helped to enjoy and achieve? 2 How well are children helped to make a positive contribution? How well are children helped develop skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being?

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Years Foundation Stage promoted?

procedures set out in the guidance available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The provider confirms that the requirements of the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are: Met

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The provider confirms that the requirements of the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are: Met This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex C: complaint/s made to Ofsted

This section of the report includes details of any complaint/s made to Ofsted when:  we took action for the provider to meet the requirements of the Early Years Register; or  we asked the provider to take action in order to meet the requirements of the Early Years Register; or  the provider had already taken any necessary action to meet the requirements of the Early Years Register.

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Annex C: complaint/s made to Ofsted

We will not report on any complaint where the provider met the requirements of the Early Years Register or did not require any action by Ofsted or the registered provider.

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Detail of the complaint/s

There have been no complaints made to Ofsted since registration.

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Detail of the complaint/s

The provider is required to keep a record of complaints made by parents, which they can see on request. The complaints record may contain complaints other than those made to Ofsted.

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