Childminder in Wokingham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27/05/2014 Not Applicable

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early years provision

This inspection: 2 Previous inspection: Not Applicable 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 receive praise for their achievements that promotes their self-esteem and gives them confidence to take new challenges and explore new situations. This helps them to acquire the positive attitudes and skills they need as they move forward in their education.  The childminder has a good understanding and implementation of the safeguarding and welfare requirements to support children's health, safety and well-being.  The childminder works closely with parents promoting effective partnerships that benefit the children's development.  The childminder develops warm and caring relationships with children and provides them with a positive role model that helps them feel secure and settled.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 Opportunities for children to recognise similarities and differences to extend their understanding of the diverse society in which we live are not fully embraced.

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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 activities and interaction between the childminder and children during play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at a selection of children's assessment records, documents and policies and procedures.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took account of the views of parents and their comments through their written feedback.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives with her husband and two children in Wokingham, Berkshire. The entire home is used for childminding with a fully enclosed garden available for outside play. The childminder is able to take children to and collect them from local schools. The childminder offers overnight care. The childminder has two cats. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and both the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She is currently looking after two children who are within the early years age range.

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

 increase the range of opportunities for children to access and explore similarities and differences of the diverse society in which we live.

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who attend

Children are comfortable and secure in the childminder's home. They are curious about what is on offer and eager to try new activities. Consequently, children become independent learners who make good progress in their learning. The childminder demonstrates a good understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage as she effectively provides play opportunities that promote children's learning and development. She talks to parents initially to find out their child's starting points and continues to request information on a regular basis. This, along with her good knowledge of the children, helps her plan future activities to suit individual needs. The childminder shares her observations with parents regularly. These include suggestions to extend learning at home. She uses daily verbal discussions and provides updates through a secure computer programme, which helps to ensure parents are always fully informed. As a result, parents are aware of what

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who attend

the next steps are and are happy with the progress their children are making. The childminder completes well-informed written progress checks on children when they reach two years old. These clearly show children's progress. The childminder shares all information with parents.

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who attend

Children are confident in their relationship with the childminder and demonstrate increasing independence. They choose what they want to play with and are encouraged to do things for themselves. For example, they choose their own bowl for snack, get their berries out of the fridge and count them out into their bowls. This promotes children's self-esteem and encourages them take responsibility for themselves. Consequently, children begin to develop the skills and attitudes they need as they move forward in their education and eventually to school. The childminder interacts with children well as she gets down to their level and joins in with their play. She listens with interest to their chat and encourages other children to join in the conversation. Children listen to each other, cooperate well and take turns to speak as they join in imaginative role-play together. For example, they build a road track, talk about who should have which car and become

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who attend

involved in an 'emergency' as a fire engine travels to a fire.

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who attend

The childminder helps children feel valued as she demonstrates appreciation of their actions. For example, she praises older children for helping to make sure that the younger children are included as they share toys and resources. Children develop their creativity as they enjoy art and craft activities, examples of which are displayed in the home and included in children's learning journeys. Children know a wide selection of songs. For example, they sing along as the childminder uses props and a book to tell the story of the 'five little ducks' who go swimming. Children use their imagination and find out about technology as they make dens and use torches to see as they crawl under the table into the dark space. Children develop an understanding of the natural world and where their food comes from as they plant vegetables and care for them, watching them grow. Children count and begin to recognise numbers indoors and outside. They complete a

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who attend

simple chart on an outing as they count the number of blue, red and silver cars they have seen. The childminder promotes children's physical skills by encouraging them to go outdoors to explore a wide range of activities in the garden and at local parks. Indoors, children have a further range of equipment to support their development. For example, the childminder provides a number of balloons and children identify the colours, while stretching to see how high they can make them go, they kick the balloons and watch them bounce as they try to catch them. Children find out about the local community as they walk to and from school and visit places in the local area. Although, children begin to find out about the area around them, there are fewer opportunities for them to reflect on similarities and differences of others to help them understand about the diverse society in which we live.

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

Children demonstrate that they feel safe in the childminder's home as they move around confidently deciding where they want to play. They are relaxed with her and her family, building positive relationships that support their emotional well-being. For example, children are happy to see each other and play together well. Children easily access a good range of age-appropriate toys and resources that help promote their learning. Children develop strong independence skills because the childminder encourages them to do many things for themselves, such as choosing what they want to play with and looking after their own personal hygiene. All children and their families are valued and respected with their individual needs taken into account as the childminder recognises the uniqueness of each child. As a result, children feel valued and develop a strong sense of self that effectively promotes their personal, emotional and social development.

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

The childminder effectively promotes a healthy lifestyle. Children go outdoors every day for fresh air and exercise whatever the weather. Children enjoy meals as a social occasion and the childminder encourages them to try a wide variety of foods. For example, they make healthy 'traffic light' ice-lollies using a range of red, yellow and orange fruits. The childminder supports children's understanding of their bodies as they talk about what happens to the berries they have eaten for snack. Children chant 'Yum, Yum there in my tum' demonstrating an increasing understanding of how their bodies work. Drinks are easily accessible and the childminder asks young children if they want a drink after bouncing on the small trampoline to help further increase their awareness of their body's needs.

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

Children behave well. They listen carefully to the childminder and say please and thank you with a little prompting. Children begin to learn about right and wrong as they follow simple house rules. These include respecting each other, the furniture and resources by helping to tidy away when they are finished with an activity. The childminder makes regular checks on all aspects of her home and garden so that children can enjoy their play safely. Children begin to understand about keeping themselves safe as the childminder talks to them about road safety as they play with their cars on the road track they have built. Children take this onboard as one child tells another that their car must stop for the lollipop lady so that children can cross the road safely to school.

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provision

The childminder is very clear about her responsibilities in protecting children's safety and welfare. She is very aware of what would give her cause for concern and has recently reviewed the procedures to follow if she needs to take matters further. She shares all policies and procedures including child protection and complaints with parents at initial visits. This helps ensure parents are clear about her priority to protecting children and have information about her practices. She requests initial information about the children from parents and maintains children's documentation accurately and confidentially. She asks parents to complete consent forms to support children's well-being further. Good- quality written risk assessments are in place for her home and on outings. The childminder supervises children at all times and keeps a record of visitors to the premises.

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provision

The childminder monitors children's progress effectively because she has a good understanding of the learning and development requirements and knows the children well. The childminder is proactive in developing the service she offers. She requests feedback from parents and children about how she might improve her practice and considers s their comments. She has a written self-assessment that recognises her strengths and identifies how she might address areas for development. For example, she has an action plan in place to improve the garden by providing a vegetable plot. She regularly updates her knowledge as she seeks advice from her local authority development worker and regularly completes further training. Recent courses include behaviour management and supporting children with speech, language and communication. She has also begun to meet with other experienced childminders to share information and good practice.

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provision

The childminder establishes good partnerships with parents and works with them to meet their child's needs. She talks to them daily and shares information with them about what the children have been doing. Parental feedback is very positive as they state the childminder provides educational and recreational toys, arts and crafts activities and that children have lots of fun and are happy in her care. The childminder has links with the pre-school and is building links with staff to support children's continuity of care and learning.

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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 Requires improvement The provision is not giving children a good standard of early years education and/or there are minor breaches of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected within twelve months of the date of this inspection. 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

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Grade Judgement Description

the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected again within six months of the date of this inspection. 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 EY466979 Local authority Wokingham Inspection number 946621 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection not applicable

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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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