Childminder in Devon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 09/10/2014 12/01/2009

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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

 The childminder plans the day to meet children's individual routines and their interests well.  The childminder takes sensible precautions in the home and the garden to provide a safe environment in which children play.  Children are very happy, safe and secure. They are making good progress in their learning and development.  The childminder has good partnership with other early years settings children attend to provide consistency in children's care.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 The childminder does not successfully encourage parents to share their child's progress and achievement from home, to provide a shared approach to children's learning and development.  The childminder does not always extend children's early language and thinking skills further in the activities she provides.

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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 indoors.  The inspector engaged in conversations with the childminder at appropriate times.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled relevant documentation, including some policies, procedures and the childminder's self-evaluation.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's learning journals, scrapbooks and assessments of their progress.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in Chudleigh in Devon with her husband and son. Childminding mainly takes place on the ground floor of the home. There is a garden for outdoor play. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and both the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She offers overnight care. The childminder is currently caring for three children in the early years age group and for older children before and after school. The family has a gecko.

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

 encourage parents to share children's achievements from home to provide a shared approach to their children's learning and development

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

 make better use of questions during activities to extend children's early language and thinking skills.

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who attend

Overall, the childminder plans for children's individual interests and activities for their age and stage of development well. She engages positively with children. For example, she sat alongside them as they played, helping them to name what they saw on the flashcards. However, she did not extend this activity by asking questions about the detail of what they saw, to further develop their early language and thinking skills. Children are encouraged to choose what they would like to play with from a very good range of thoughtfully set up toys and resources. Children concentrate well at their chosen task, such as problem solving as they complete puzzles. They engaged in pretend play by ringing their parents on the telephone and playing with the doll's house. This supports their imaginations as they act out familiar and imagined situations.

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who attend

Children are keen to look at books and enjoy stories. The childminder takes them on visits to the library to choose books to support their early interest in reading. They use a good range of resources to help with their early writing skills, including making marks in sand trays. This helps to develop the small muscles in their hands ready to hold pens and pencils. The childminder takes children for visits to the forest to explore and investigate and to go on the stick man and Gruffalo trail. Children enjoy collecting pinecones and conkers during their walks. They have visits to feed ducks and enjoy going on picnics. These activities teach them about nature and encourage them to be active learners. The childminder celebrates festivals with the children throughout the year to help them to learn about diversity and the wider world.

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who attend

The childminder takes children to local group's including a music and tune session at the library. This gives them the opportunities to make new friends and builds children's confidence in learning to play in new environments in readiness for starting school.

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who attend

The childminder completes observations and assessments on the children and shares them with parents. She uses these to plan for the next steps in their children's learning and development. However, the childminder does not encourage parents to share their child's achievements and progress from home to fully support a shared approach to children's learning and development.

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

Children have a very good rapport with the childminder. This helps them to feel happy and settled. The childminder meets children's individual routines well. She teaches them to share, take turns and gives them consistent praise and encouragement. This helps to build their good self-esteem and confidence. The childminder has clear boundaries in the home, such as not to jump on the furniture. She teaches children to behave well and to play positively alongside their friends.

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

The childminder promotes children's health and safety very well. Children have a clean environment in which to play. The childminder's no shoe policy allows children to play on clean floors. She helps them to learn to be confident in their own self-care by following good routines. Children learn to be safe during outings and when out walking. Together, with the childminder, they practise the fire drill. This means children learn from a young age what to do in an emergency.

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

Children have fresh air each day, playing in the garden and visiting the park, which allows them to be physically active. Parents supply meals and the childminder gives children plenty of time to enjoy their food, ensuring they have had sufficient to eat. She uses meal times to encourage children to be independent from a young age, so they learn good social skills and to be confident in feeding themselves.

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provision

The childminder has a secure understanding of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. This helps her to support children to learn and develop, and overall, make secure progress. The childminder completes a child profile with parents when children first start. This helps her gain an understanding of children's starting points, their likes, dislikes and daily routines, so she can help them settle with ease. The childminder completes the progress check for two-year-old children to identify their strengths and areas where they need more support. The childminder ensures children's safety and welfare, and supervises them well at all times. She undertakes risk assessments that she reviews regularly. She takes sensible precautions in the home and garden to provide a safe environment for children to play safely. The childminder keeps up-to-date with her first aid and safeguarding training. She

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provision

is clear of the procedure to follow in the event of a child protection concern to protect children's safety and welfare.

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provision

Overall, the childminder has a good partnership with parents. She keeps them well informed, through daily discussions and an informative daily diary, of how their child has been and what they have been doing. She has good links with other early years settings children attend to provide a shared approach to children's learning and development. The pre-school share their newsletters, which include their planned activities. This helps the childminder to plan for children's continuous learning while in her care.

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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 EY372901 Local authority Devon Inspection number 838128 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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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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