Warran, Lesley Jane

Inspection report for early years provision

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Unique reference number EY333753 Inspection date 26/03/2012 Inspector Sarah Quinn

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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 assesses 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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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 lives in Dukinfield in Cheshire with her husband and five year old daughter. She was registered in 2006 and provides care for five children under eight years, of whom no more than three may be in the early years age range and no more than one may be under one year old. She currently has three children in the early years age range on roll and two children aged between five and eight. She has two children aged over eight years attending.

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Description of the childminding

The childminder is registered on the Early Years register and both the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The whole of the downstairs and back garden are used for childminding and the bathroom on the first floor. The childminder cares for children with English as an additional language. All children attend at various times on a full or part time basis across the week and during school holidays. The childminder collects children from the local schools and takes children to play groups, the local parks, library, shops and children's centre. The family have two cats as family pets. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at Level 3.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall the quality of the provision is good.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

The childminder's good knowledge and understanding of the individual needs of every child in her care ensures that all aspects of welfare, development and learning are promoted well. Health outcomes are outstanding and the childminder ensures children have an excellent knowledge to keep themselves healthy in the future. Good systems of self-evaluation and the childminder's daily reflections on her practice ensure any areas for improvement are quickly identified, assessed, and acted upon. She has a good capacity for continuous improvement. The childminder strives to develop effective partnerships with parents and other professionals and, while these partnerships effectively support the maintenance of children's welfare, they are not yet fully effective to support children's progress.

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further?

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

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further?

 involving parents more fully in the self-evaluation of the setting  developing further the links with the other providers of the Early Years Foundation Stage, particularly at the local schools and nurseries. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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the early years provision

Children are well safeguarded because the childminder is informed and aware of local procedures to protect children who may be at risk and she has completed recent training. All documentation relating to children is detailed and in good order enabling the smooth and effective operation of the setting. Accidents and incidents are clearly recorded and these records are shared with parents. The childminder's risk assessments are good, covering all areas of her home and garden, activities, resources, and outings and excursion. The childminder responds well on the rare occasion that there is an incident with a risk assessment. Any medicines given are at the written request of parents, and the childminder records these in detail. Emergency evacuation procedures are good, and are practised with children regularly.

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the early years provision

Policies and procedures are informative and the childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of the requirements of all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Policies are shared with parents and reviewed regularly to ensure they reflect current good practice.

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the early years provision

The childminder values the knowledge that parents share to ensure she has a thorough understanding of the children's needs although parents are sometimes not fully engaged with aspects of the setting. Good links with parents of children with English as an additional language ensure rapid development and language acquisition for children. Parents do not yet fully contribute to their children's records and the evaluation of the setting and the childminder is developing this aspect of her work. The childminder recognises the importance of effective partnerships and makes links with other childminders to share good practice and enable children to socialise. Partnerships with other providers of the Early Years Foundation Stage are developing but are yet to be fully effective between the local school and childminder.

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the early years provision

The childminder reflects well on her practice and her evaluations consider the specific needs of individual children and how to ensure that activities and resources promote inclusion. For example, using songs and books, craft activities and celebrations. The childminder identifies areas for her own personal development and promptly acts to address these through training and discussions with other professionals. She provides a wide range of interesting and well maintained toys and equipment to meet the needs of children of different ages.

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and outcomes for children

The childminder provides a warm, welcoming and child friendly environment where children feel safe and secure. She provides lots of cuddles and soothing sounds and ensures she speaks in languages appropriate to the children with English as an additional language, whilst also supporting their acquisition of English. Children are This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 happy and chatty and confidently take a lead role in developing their play, making very good use of an excellent range of resources available to them. They enjoy using games and the 'treasure basket' to develop their own games and love to dance to music together. Children are well behaved and show awareness and concern for each other's needs and where there are moments of frustration, the childminder manages children's behaviour well. Problem solving is well promoted as children build towers and match number and picture cards. They learn about

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and outcomes for children

the world around them as they explore different cultures through the celebration of festivals, and enjoy using the interactive computer toys.

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and outcomes for children

The childminder uses her good knowledge of child development to ensure that children enjoy a well planned and stimulating learning environment where they are enabled to make good progress in all areas towards the early learning goals. Children's progress is monitored well in relation to their starting points, and assessment records show their achievements in all areas of learning. Children are well prepared for the next stage in their education.

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and outcomes for children

Safety is well promoted and children are proud of the picture that they made collaboratively showing the road, crossing warden and traffic lights. They can say how they would cross the road and learn to assess risk for themselves, younger children being supported by older children. For example, one child is quick to alert the childminder when a young child starts to climb on the sofa.

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and outcomes for children

The childminder skilfully ensures that children very effectively learn the importance of personal hygiene, and they demonstrate that they clearly understand why they are independently washing themselves at appropriate times. The childminder provides children with excellent, well-balanced healthy meals and snacks, and mealtimes are used extremely well to promote children's learning. For example, children eat fruit, which is freely available throughout the day and show high levels of enjoyment.. The childminder enables children to grow their own fruit and vegetables and children love to be fully active in the fresh air enjoying the exercise they undertake, which contributes well to their physical development. Children laugh and smile together as they thoroughly enjoy their time with the childminder. 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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Early Years Foundation Stage

The effectiveness of leadership and management in embedding ambition and driving improvement The effectiveness with which the setting deploys resources 2 The effectiveness with which the setting promotes equality and diversity The effectiveness of safeguarding 2 The effectiveness of the setting’s self-evaluation, including the steps taken to promote improvement The effectiveness of partnerships 2 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 2

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Stage

The extent to which children achieve and enjoy their learning 2 The extent to which children feel safe 2 The extent to which children adopt healthy lifestyles 1 The extent to which children make a positive contribution 2 The extent to which children develop skills for the future 2

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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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