Peregrine-Morgan, Amanda Jane

Inspection report for early years provision

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Unique reference number EY152699 Inspection date 10/03/2010 Inspector Timothy Butcher

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Type of setting Childminder to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It rates council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection. If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk . You may copy all or parts of this document for non-commercial educational purposes, as long as you give details of the source and date of publication and do not alter the information in any way.

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Royal Exchange Buildings St Ann's Square Manchester M2 7LA

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T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk 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 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.

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Introduction

Please see our website for more information about each childcare provider. We publish inspection reports, conditions of registration and details of complaints we receive where we or the provider take action to meet the requirements of registration. 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 was registered in 2002. She lives with her husband and child aged nine years, in Downend, Bristol. The whole of the property may be used for childminding and there is a fully enclosed garden for outside play. The family has a dog, a cat and a rabbit.

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Description of the childminding

The childminder is registered to care for a maximum of six children under eight at any one time, of these, not more than three may be in the early years age group and of these one may be under one year. The provision is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The childminder is currently looking after eight children, of these four are within the early years age range. The childminder walks to local schools to take and collect children and has use of a car. She attends the local toddler group, takes children to the library and the park. The setting supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The childminder holds a Level 3 qualification in Home-based Childcare.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall the quality of the provision is outstanding.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Children thoroughly enjoy their time with the childminder and make excellent progress in their learning and development, given their starting points. The childminder has a very good understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage and is well informed about children's abilities and the activities that she provides to support their learning. She has an excellent understanding of safeguarding issues. The provider has a clear commitment to improving the outcomes for children such as is shown through the training that she has completed and this leads to strong and continuous improvement.

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further?

To further improve the high quality early years provision the registered person should consider:

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further?

 provide further opportunities for children to find out about and identify the uses of everyday technology and to use information and communication technology and programmable toys to support their learning.

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the early years provision

The childminder has an excellent awareness of how to protect children and successfully promotes all other aspects of their safety. She undertakes comprehensive assessments of risk and ensures that children have a very safe environment in which to play. The childminder is exceptionally well organised and This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 her comprehensive written policies and procedures strongly support the safe and smooth running of the setting.

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the early years provision

A particular strength of the childminding is the excellent partnerships with parents and carers that are established. Parents are kept fully informed about all aspects of the provision through discussion, daily diaries and learning profiles. Parents report very positively indeed about the childminder and the care that she provides. They value highly the flexible service on offer and describe her as 'going the extra mile' to support the care of children. The childminder establishes effective partnerships with other settings and with the other professionals involved in the care of the children that she minds.

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the early years provision

The childminder, over time, has shown a high level of commitment to developing her practice. For example, she has successfully completed a high number of training courses as well as her Level 3 training in Early Years. She plans to access other courses to inform her practice further. She continues to canvass parents and children about their views through questionnaires and through feedback via the learning profile as part of her ongoing self-evaluation. The learning environment is made attractive to children with lots of examples of their creative work on display. A good range of resources is made easily accessible to children and is used very well to achieve the desired outcomes in their learning and development. Resources reflect diversity and the childminder makes discerning use of toddler groups to add to children's experiences, such as through the celebration of festival days from around the world. The childminder successfully promotes equality and diversity as

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the early years provision

levels of engagement with parents are very well established and this results in a very good knowledge of each child's background, needs and preferences.

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and outcomes for children

The childminder now has a very good understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage and has developed her own system to record children's progress. She makes regular and accurate observations of children and uses the information very effectively to identify their next steps in development. She has a clear system in place to track children's overall development across each area of learning and this is backed by other documentation to check that the provision of activities has matched the intended outcomes for children. As a result, she has a comprehensive knowledge of their progress and children make significant progress, given their starting points.

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and outcomes for children

Children strongly benefit from the welcoming, homely and stimulating learning environment. Children appear very secure, very settled and thoroughly enjoy their time at the childminder's. They strongly benefit from the high quality interactions with her and as a result they enjoy and achieve and display a very strong sense of belonging. Children make a positive contribution within the setting because they exercise choice and become confident. The childminder provides rich, varied and imaginative activities and experiences for all children. She knows children and their families well and uses this information effectively to support learning as she makes meaningful links to their experiences throughout their play. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 Children are well equipped with the skills for future learning. Free-flow activities enable children to exercise choice and to become active and inquisitive learners.

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and outcomes for children

The childminder makes everything fun and children find her enthusiasm is infectious. A series of creative activities are planned around Mother's Day celebrations. Children are thoroughly engaged and concentrate for very good periods of time, given their abilities. The childminder keeps up a dialogue with children prompting them to respond and to communicate. She introduces new words to their vocabulary and encourages them to count, to name colours and to express feelings and choice. Currently opportunities for children to use communication technology in their play is somewhat limited. The childminder has the necessary equipment and plans to make this more readily available.

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and outcomes for children

Children are taught about keeping themselves and each other safe. Parents report very positively about the excellent focus on road safety. Children's health and well- being is strongly promoted through sensible hygiene procedures that develop children's self-care skills through routine and through sensitive support. They learn about healthy eating through activities such as pizza making. Parents comment very positively on the meals that the childminder provides for children describing them as 'brilliant'. 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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children in the Early Years Foundation Stage?

The capacity of the provision to maintain continuous improvement

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and managed?

The effectiveness of leadership and management in embedding ambition and driving improvement The effectiveness with which the setting deploys resources 1 The effectiveness with which the setting promotes equality and diversity The effectiveness of safeguarding 1 The effectiveness of the setting’s self-evaluation, including the steps taken to promote improvement The effectiveness of partnerships 1 The effectiveness of the setting’s engagement with parents and carers

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Stage

The quality of the provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage 1

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Stage

The extent to which children achieve and enjoy their learning 1 The extent to which children feel safe 1 The extent to which children adopt healthy lifestyles 1 The extent to which children make a positive contribution 1 The extent to which children develop skills for the future 1

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Stage

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

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