Childminder in South Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12/08/2014 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

 The childminder works in partnership with parents to meet children needs, share current interests and measure their progress in development and learning.  The childminder is warm, flexible and responsive to children's individual needs; as a result, they have settled well and built good relationships with her.  The childminder demonstrates a commitment to continuous professional development and improving her service through self-evaluation.  The childminder provides a stimulating environment for children to play and explore based on their interests and next steps, so children make good levels of progress.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 Some group story activities are not always geared to children's stage of development to engage children fully and as a result, some younger children lose interest.

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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 viewed all areas accessed by the children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed interactions, play and learning opportunities for the children and sampled documentation records.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to a parent and took account the views of parents through documentation.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives with her two young children in Bradley Stoke, Bristol. The whole of the house is used for childminding. Children have use of the sitting room with dining room area and kitchen on the ground floor and the bathroom and bedrooms for sleeping on the first floor. There is a back garden for outdoor play. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The family keep two pet rabbits in the garden. Currently, there are three children on roll in the early years age group.

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

 develop the story activities further to make them more engaging for the younger children to fully extend their learning.

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who attend

Children settle quickly with the childminder and are keen to explore the stimulating and interesting play areas. The childminder gains detailed information about each child's individual needs, interests and stages of development through liaising closely with parents. This includes organising play visits to aid children's transition from home to nursery, enabling the childminder to organise children's favourite toys and activities for when children start. As a result, children feel settled and secure and are ready to learn. The childminder knows children well and has a secure understanding of how to promote children's learning and development. She carries out ongoing observations and uses the information effectively to tailor planning and help children move onto the next steps in their learning. The successful assessment systems enable the childminder to identify any gaps in children's learning so she can organise specific activities to support children's

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who attend

learning and development. Overall, the educational programme covers all areas of learning. The childminder organises set activities to help promote children's communication skills, such as the story time where all children listen a story. Children are confident communicators as they chat with their friends and generally join in group discussions. However, at times, the childminder does not tailor planned story activities for the younger children as she follows the same format used for older children. Consequently, younger children do not always fully engage in the story and begin to lose interest. The quality of teaching is good which means that children are making good progress in their learning and development. Children take part in a wide range of fun and stimulating activities. For example, they have great fun joining in a moon dough activity; the younger children use their whole bodies to explore as they climb in the tub of dough.

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who attend

The childminder skilfully extends the activity for the older children by asking them to mould the mixture into different shapes. This engages the children well and supports their mathematical development successfully. Children enjoy listening to music and singing songs with a box of instruments. Older children sing the songs with confidence and babies clap their hands and copy some of the actions to familiar songs. Children join in the action rhymes with excitement, the childminder is fully involved, demonstrating for the children and supporting less confident children. This encourages children to feel part of the group and builds their self-confidence.

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

The childminder creates a homely environment for children. She is caring, supportive and actively promotes children's emotional well-being. As a result, children form good emotional attachments with her and like to sit with her as they play. During interactions, the childminder gets down on children's level making eye contact, which adds special quality to the interaction and brings them closer physically and emotionally. Children enjoy playing with her as well as playing independently. Children explore and investigate freely and engage others in their play. The childminder helps them develop good social skills and manages their behaviour appropriately. She is a good role model for children so they interact well with their friends. As a result, children behave well and willingly share resources. The childminder provides suitable and a good range of clean and stimulating resources ensuring children's safety. The childminder makes the main play areas

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

welcoming and interesting. She praises children for their effort and their achievement, helping to build children's self-esteem. The childminder uses photographs of children and their families to help children feel a sense of belonging in her home. The childminder promotes children's health well. Children enjoy daily exercise and active play in the garden and places, such as the local park. The childminder helps them develop good physical skills and coordination. She also uses outings effectively to help children develop their social skills for example, rhyme time group at the local church with other children and childminders. The childminder encourages children to adopt good personal hygiene routines such as washing their hands before eating and after using the toilet. The childminder carries out appropriate hygiene practices such as regularly cleaning the areas where children eat. The childminder provides healthy well-balanced meals and snacks for

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

children, which promotes healthy eating.

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provision

The childminder has a secure knowledge of the safeguarding and welfare requirements and meets them successfully. The childminder maintains all the required documentation that helps support children's safety and welfare. The childminder has completed child protection training and as a result, she has an up-to-date knowledge of how to identify and report any child protection concerns. The childminder ensures that her home remains safe. Visitors are limited to outside of minding hours and are not left unsupervised around children. Any visitors during minding hours are asked to sign in and out. The childminder has carried out extensive risk assessments and has a good range of policies that help to promote children's safety. The childminder effectively evaluates her service and the educational programme that she plans for children. She makes good use of her assessments to identify whether children are enjoying and achieving. The childminder

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provision

actively seeks the views of parents through questionnaires ensuring ongoing development of her service. This is the childminder's first inspection since registration. The childminder shows a strong commitment to the continual development of her practice and skills. She has enrolled in further training to develop her knowledge of early years even further. As a result, she offers a good service, which benefits children. She values the benefits that evaluating her practice can bring to children's care and learning. Parents comment that they are 'more than happy' with the service offered by the childminder. Others say their children are 'always happy to go and sometimes do not want to leave' and comment that the childminder is 'flexible and supportive'.

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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. We re-inspect nurseries and pre-schools judged as requires improvement within 12 months of the date of 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

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Grade Judgement Description

is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected again within six months of the date of this inspection. Met There were no children present at the time of the inspection. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not met There were no children present at the time of the inspection. 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 EY474954 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 960419 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 3

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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

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