Childminder in Bristol

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24/04/2014 19/12/2011

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early years provision

This inspection: 2 Previous inspection: 3 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 good first-hand experiences and positive images to promote a positive awareness of the wider world.  The childminder has good partnerships with parents, other providers that children attend and outside agencies, which ensures consistency and continuity in children's care and learning.  The childminder provides good support to promote children's mathematical development.  Children develop a good awareness of a healthy lifestyle.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 The childminder sometimes does not follow through her suggestions on seeking information to promote children's literacy development fully.  The childminder occasionally misses teaching opportunities to support children's awareness of safe practices further.

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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 children indoors and accompanied the childminder and children on a walk.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the premises.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled documentation including policies and procedures, and children's development records.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took account of written comments from parents and the early years placement officer, and the childminder's self-evaluation.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives with her partner and three children, one of whom is in the early years age range, in the Hillfields area of Bristol. The whole of the property is used for childminding and there is an enclosed garden for outside play. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and on the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The childminder currently has five children on roll; of whom, three are in the early years age range. The childminder receives funding to provide early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3. She drops off and collects children from the local pre- school and schools.

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

 follow through suggestions to seek information using books or technology to support children's literacy development further

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

 increase awareness of using children's play to support their understanding of keeping safe fully.

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who attend

The childminder has a good understanding of the learning and development requirements. She promotes them effectively through planning interesting experiences and enabling children's purposeful play. The childminder has implemented 'All about me' forms and good initial observations, so that she has a thorough knowledge of children starting points. She records good ongoing observations of children's development, which enables her to track their progress and plan their next stages of learning. As a result, children make good progress in their learning and development, considering their starting points.

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who attend

The childminder knows the importance of children's key areas of development and helps children become secure in them. This provides firm foundations for children's next stages of learning and school. Children are active learners and the childminder encourages them to be independent, doing as much as they can for themselves, so that they gain new skills. The childminder provides good support for children's language and communication. She engages children in describing what they doing so they understand their actions and extend their vocabulary. Children dress and feed themselves. They develop good social skills and learn to cooperate with each other. Children develop good mathematical skills through the childminder providing good support and resources. For example, older children use picture cards to follow instructions and find items for a recipe to make a pretend cake. They put their items in one end of the

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who attend

weighing scale and use modelling dough on the other side to make it balance. They add more dough or take some away until it balances. Children use correct mathematical terms such as heavier, weighing and balance. When younger children show an interest, the childminder skilfully engages them in using the scales too. Children count the cupcake cases and notice shapes and sizes. Children then pretend to bake their cake, setting the timer to the number of minutes they think it will take.

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who attend

Children develop a love of books and the childminder uses them well so that children become aware that print carries meaning. The childminder encourages children to predict what might happen next and to find out if they are correct. She suggests to children that they could look in a book to find information they are not sure about, however she does not follow this through. Older children develop a good understanding of the wider world. For example, they name animals that come from Australia, as they play with them and find where they live on a map of the world. They suggest a duckbilled platypus must live in water because it has a bill and webbed feet. They talk about koala bears eating eucalyptus leaves and having sharp claws to climb trees. The childminder extends this to a discussion about countries where they speak English but with a different accent. This also extends children's understanding of language and communication further.

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

Children are confident in the childminder's home. The childminder provides a good role model, giving children age appropriate responsibility and agreeing expectations with older children. Consequently, children behave well, share and develop good relationships. The childminder sensitively handles children's behaviour and works closely with parents and any other providers children attend, to ensure consistent support. The childminder effectively supports parents and children in settling in and in preparation for moving on to another setting or school. She encourages their independence and self-care skills well. The childminder displays many posters with positive images of people's differences, as well as a family tree showing all the minded children. This promotes their self-esteem and sense of belonging. For example, young children smile, clap their hands and say 'me' when the childminder asks whom they can see. Parents comment very positively on the

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

childminder's 'friendly atmosphere and fantastic bond with the children'.

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

The childminder provides effective support so that children develop a good understanding of healthy practices. For example, children help themselves to their beakers of fresh drinking water so they do not get thirsty. They know to wash their hands before eating and after using the toilet. The childminder follows good procedures to protect the health of young children when changing their nappies. Children of all ages learn to wash their hands and find their individual towel to prevent cross contamination. Children enjoy a range of nutritional snacks and fresh cooked meals, so they gain a good understanding of healthy eating. Children learn the importance of fresh air and exercise through being outdoors and using the equipment at the park. The childminder effectively uses some risks to teach children about safe practices, crossing the road safely with a new temporary bus stop outside the house for example. Children walk up stairs holding onto the banister and

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

the childminder remains behind them to keep them safe, while supporting their independence and physical skills. Children regularly practise the emergency evacuation procedures. However, the childminder occasionally misses some teaching opportunities during children's play, for example when they pretend to make cakes and use a toy oven.

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

The childminder provides a good range of resources at low-level so that children can make choices and initiate their learning. For example, children select books independently and take them to the childminder to read them. In addition, she uses a book of photographs of all her resources so that children can make choices about those that are not easily accessible. Each child has a storage box in which they keep their belongings. The childminder organises many trips to provide children with real experiences, including the farm, zoo, park, leisure centre, soft play centre, horse world and children centre. For example, children visit a Chinese restaurant and learn to use chopsticks as part of celebrating Chinese New Year. The childminder encourages children to take care of the environment and place resources back in their boxes so that they can use them again next time.

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provision

The inspection took place following a concern from an outside agency that an incident occurred at the childminder's home. The inspection found that there were no minded children present at the time of the incident and the childminder takes all reasonable steps to protect children. However, she did not inform Ofsted of the incident and this is a breach of a legal requirement. The childminder now has a good understanding of her responsibilities in notifying Ofsted of a significant event. There was a reasonable excuse and so on this occasion Ofsted does not intend to take action against the provider. The childminder carries out extensive risk assessments on anything that may be a potential risk to children. For example, she has updated her risk assessments to include the temporary bus stop now outside her house. She ensures she has good quality age- appropriate resources, such as a highchair or stairgates to keep children safe. The

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provision

childminder documents her records really well for the safe and efficient management of her provision.

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provision

The childminder has good partnerships, which enable her to meet children's care and learning needs effectively. Parents comment very positively on the childminder's support. They particularly mention good communication between the childminder, pre-school and parents. The childminder provides parents with extensive written and verbal information to involve them in their children's care, learning and development. This includes newsletters, activity plans and information on outings. The early years placement officer praises the childminder's support for children's individual needs. She states the childminder attends and participates in review meetings and has robust observations to support children in reaching their potential. The childminder has a good awareness of meeting the learning and development requirements. She keeps extensive observations to monitor children's progress, including the required progress check for two-year-old children. This enables her

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provision

to work in partnership with parents and outside agencies to ensure all children make good progress in all areas of their development.

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provision

The childminder continues to attend training and update her knowledge to provide good outcomes for children. Since her last inspection, she has gained a childcare qualification. She has developed her self-evaluation systems and increased resources that enable children to gain a positive awareness of people's differences. In addition, she has improved storage of resources to enable children to develop their independence further. These were all recommendations as her last inspection, which she has implemented to improve her practice. She has revised her safeguarding policy to include the procedures she would follow if anyone made an allegation against herself or a household member and regularly updates her knowledge. As a result, she has a good understanding of child protection issues. Through self-evaluation, the childminder has now implemented daily diaries to extend communication with parents and carers. She states that she will monitor

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provision

and find out from parents how effective they are. These systems all help her to reflect on her practice and ensure continuous improvements.

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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 EY426239 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 959643 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 5

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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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