Childminder in Windsor and MaidenheadOfsted inspection, 30 Sept 2013

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30/09/2013 28/09/2010

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early years provision

This inspection: 2 Previous inspection: 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children 2 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 2

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This provision is good

 Children have formed very good relationships with the childminder. This helps them to successfully engage in learning through play.  The childminder has a good knowledge of children's individual interests and levels of development, which she uses to promote their learning and involvement.  The childminder provides a secure environment for children, as a result, they can explore and investigate safely.  The childminder places a strong emphasis on working in partnership with parents to enable her to respond to the children's individual needs.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 Children are not fully involved in making choices and decisions in selecting toys, resources and activities.  There are too few opportunities for children to explore and experiment with different media and materials while using their senses.

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Information about this inspection

Inspections of registered early years provision are:  scheduled at least once in every inspection cycle – the current cycle ends on 31 July

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Information about this inspection

 scheduled more frequently where Ofsted identifies a need to do so, for example where provision was previously judged inadequate  brought forward in the inspection cycle where Ofsted has received information that suggests the provision may not be meeting the legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage or where assessment of the provision identifies a need for early inspection  prioritised where we have received information that the provision is not meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and which suggests children may not be safe  scheduled at the completion of an investigation into failure to comply with the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Information about this inspection

The provision is also registered on the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare Register. This report includes a judgment about compliance with the requirements of that register.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed play in the kitchen, conservatory and outside areas.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed hand washing and nappy changing, children having their snack and lunch.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector examined documents, including children's records, observations, assessments, and policies.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout observations and discussed the way the childminder identifies areas for improvement in order to develop her practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took into account the views of parents through letters, which they left for the inspector.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2010 and works with her mother as co-childminders. She lives with her partner and four adults in Maidenhead, Berkshire. The downstairs rooms of the childminder's home are available for childminding. There is a fully enclosed garden for outside play. The childminder can take and collect children from local schools and pre- schools. The childminder and her co-childminder are currently minding 15 children and of these, 10 are in the early years age range. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and on the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare Register. The childminder has her National Vocational Qualification level 3 childcare qualification. The family have a dog.

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 increase opportunities for all children to make decisions when choosing toys and help them learn that words carry meaning by using pictures and signs alongside words

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 provide more opportunities for children to explore and experiment with different media and materials while using their senses.

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who attend

Children are happy and confident within the care of the childminder. They arrive confidently and are keen to explore the available toys and resources. The childminder is competent at supporting the children and engages consistently with them to enhance their learning. This in turn promotes their feeling of security and their skills for future learning. The childminder is skilful at supporting all children's communication and language. She uses sign language to aid children's vocabulary, and sings songs and rhymes with the children to promote their speaking skills. In addition, the childminder develops children's understanding through questioning and reiterates words to aid their pronunciation. All children demonstrate that they are confidence and feel secure within the childminder's care. They readily seek eye contact, comfort and affection, which positively show they have developed secure bonds with the childminder.

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who attend

The children enjoy a wide range of experiences and topics within the childminder's care. These mirror activities and learning at nursery and pre-schools as the childminder works in partnership with them to reinforce continued learning. Children have a good range of toys and resources available to them. However, children are not fully aware of all the toys available to them as pictorial labels or written words are not in place to enable them to see what is inside some of the boxes. Children have a good range of age appropriate books and references books which they can independently access from the bookshelf. Children have good opportunities to develop their mathematical development, as the childminder uses puppets to promote learning. For example, she asks children 'if they would like the big or little owl?', and 'how many owls does she has left?' The childminder supports children's understanding of colour and shapes very well during colouring and

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who attend

Children develop good physical skills through the support they receive from the childminder. They explore in the tent and investigate with some arts and crafts, such as dough and paints. Outside, the children excitably enjoy making and playing with the cooker in the playhouse and exploring tunnels, which supports their imagination skills. Children enjoy the outside areas and are actively involved in planting and caring for the vegetables and flowers they grow. This aids their exploration skills well as they handle the food grown. However, not all children have opportunities to explore and experiment with different media and materials while using their senses.

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who attend

The childminder has good processes in place to find out about children's individual needs. She meets with parents and gains information about their child's likes and daily routines. She shares this with her co-childminder, and together they plan for the children's day whilst incorporating their daily routine, which ensures each child's individual needs is met. The childminder completes regular observations and assessments to show how children are developing. She successfully uses this to identify the next steps in children's learning and development. The childminder regularly shares these records with parents to enable them to be fully involved in their children's care and learning.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

Children demonstrate they feel secure and safe whilst in the care of this childminder. All children play confidently within the childminder's home and readily approach her for assistance in their games and for cuddles. The childminder develops the children's understanding of safety well, through play and discussion, for example as they practise the fire drill. There is a high priority given to safety and children have a safe environment to play in both inside and out.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

The childminder helps children to be independent and look after their own personal needs. She effectively celebrates their self help skills, for example, seeing to their own toileting needs independently and putting on their own shoes. This helps them to feel confident and happy to develop their skills further ready to move onto pre-schools and school. The childminder effectively manages children's behaviour as she is consistent and sets realistic targets. Children learn about healthy eating and the benefits of exercise through regular discussions, play and daily routines. They enjoy healthy snacks and drink which helps them to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Children enjoy regular opportunities for outdoor and physical play. For example, they go outside for free play, where they have access to balancing bikes and climbing frames. This effectively supports and builds upon the children's physical development.

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provision

The childminder works hard with her co-childminder to ensure they support all children's needs and learning well whilst in their care. She organises her setting effectively, sharing tasks with her co-childminder to provide good quality childcare. The childminder has a secure understanding of the learning and development requirements and implements these effectively within her daily practice to aid children's overall development.

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provision

The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues. She has appropriate procedures in place to ensure she consistently maintains the children's health, safety and well-being. The childminder has suitable risk assessments in place within the home and when out within the local community. This promotes children safety positively. The childminder has a good understanding of safeguarding procedures and she clearly understands her role in regards to meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements.

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provision

The childminder has trusting relationships with parents. Daily written and verbal communication ensures parents receive good information about their child's achievements and well-being. Parents write positively and highly of the service, she offers to them. The childminder has good links with the local authority advisors and accesses their training to enhance her childminding skills. She has established valuable links with other settings that children attend, which enable her to provide continuous care and learning for the children. The childminder self evaluates effectively and accurately, which enables her to fully identify strengths and areas for future development.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are Met The requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are Met

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Grade Judgement Description

Grade 1 Outstanding Outstanding provision is highly effective in meeting the needs of all children exceptionally well. This ensures that children are very well prepared for the next stage of their learning. Grade 2 Good Good provision is effective in delivering provision that meets the needs of all children well. This ensures children are ready for the next stage of their learning. Grade 3 Satisfactory Satisfactory provision is performing less well than expectations in one or more of the key areas. It requires improvement in order to be good. Grade 4 Inadequate Provision that is inadequate requires significant improvement and/or enforcement action. The provision is failing to give children an acceptable standard of early years education and/or is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be inspected again within 12 months of the date of this inspection.

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Grade Judgement Description

Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider does not meet the requirements for registration.

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Inspection

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY406113 Local authority Windsor & Maidenhead Inspection number 838533 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 15

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Telephone number

set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk.

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Type of provision

For the purposes of this inspection the following definitions apply:

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Type of provision

Full-time provision is that which operates for more than three hours. These are usually known as nurseries, nursery schools and pre-schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the higher fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Sessional provision operates for more than two hours but does not exceed three hours in any one day. These are usually known as pre-schools, kindergartens or nursery schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the lower fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Childminders care for one or more children where individual children attend for a period of more than two hours in any one day. They operate from domestic premises, which are usually the childminder’s own home. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Type of provision

Out of school provision may be sessional or full-time provision and is delivered before or after school and/or in the summer holidays. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. Where children receive their Early Years Foundation Stage in school these providers do not have to deliver the learning and development requirements in full but should complement the experiences children receive in school. 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,

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Type of provision

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Type of provision

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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