Home Childcarer in Wokingham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 03/11/2014 24/06/2009

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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 provides a nurturing, welcoming and stimulating environment where children are happy and relaxed. Children enjoy their play and confidently determine their own learning.  The childminder fosters good relationships with the children. She is kind, caring and shows affection towards them, which enables children to grow in confidence and learn through active play.  The childminder understands and meets children's individual needs well. She incorporates children's interests and abilities well into the planning of activities, which enables children to gain maximum enjoyment.  The childminder demonstrates a secure understanding of how to safeguard children in her care, which enables her to promote their well-being effectively.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 Not all children have had the opportunity to practise the fire evacuation procedure to enhance their understanding of safety within the home and how to keep themselves safe.

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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 in the childminder's home and in the garden.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed a range of records and planning documentation, policies and procedures.  The inspector talked to the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 1995. She lives with her husband and three children in Frimley, Surrey. Local shops, parks and pre-schools are all in walking distance. The whole of the house is used for childminding and children have access to 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. There are currently ten children on roll, eight of whom are in the early years age group. Children attend for a variety of sessions. The childminder operates all year from 7.30 am to 6pm.

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

 enhance children's awareness of how to keep themselves safe, for example, by practising the fire evacuation drill regularly.

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who attend

The childminder has a good understanding of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She provides a good range of activities and play experiences to support children's progress towards the early learning goals. The childminder talks to parents to ascertain children's starting points and completes an assessment shortly after the children start. This enables her to meet individual needs quickly to ensure no learning time is lost. She knows the children well and uses an effective system to record children's achievements and track their progress. The childminder completes regular observations and assessments to help her to plan an individualised learning programme for each child. She identifies children's next steps in learning. Parents are part of their child's learning and contribute to the assessment process. As a result, children effectively move on in their learning and development. The

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who attend

childminder completes the progress checks for children who are two years old, which she shares with parents.

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who attend

The childminder's quality of teaching is good. She provides a good range of resources that she displays well and are accessible to children. This helps children to make their own choices and determine their own learning. Some children have very short attention spans and the organisation of the resources allows children to move quickly from one chosen activity to another. Children demonstrate they are happy, relaxed and secure with the childminder. They enjoy the interaction from the childminder and some demonstrate their confidence as they choose to play alone. For example, children enjoyed exploring the electronic shape sorter. They concentrated for a few moments as they tried to post the cube into the box. The childminder was on hand to support play by helping them to place the cube in correctly. The children smiled and giggled as the sorter made musical noises and flashed lights. The childminder offers lots of praise and encouragement as this

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who attend

encourages children to have another go. Children quickly move on to another activity and the childminder sits back to observe and support the independent play. The childminder develops children's communication and language well. She responds well to the babbles and utterances of young children and narrates what they are doing as they play. She repeats letters such as A for apple, B for balloon as they look at books together. This helps promote children's awareness of books and prepares for their next stage in learning.

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who attend

The childminder knows the children well and gives children time to explore and investigate independently. She provides well-planned activities that keep children's interests for longer periods. For example, she has a range of different coloured and shaped boxes; in the boxes she has a wide range of different objects that are colour matched and have a variety of different textures, smells, shapes and sizes. Children thoroughly enjoy looking in the boxes and begin to extend their concentration as they touch, explore and smell. They find a yellow beanbag and sit happily on the floor and try hard to throw the beanbag between themselves and the childminder. They respond well to praise and encouragement and smile proudly as they use their arms to throw as hard as they can. Activities such as these encourage children to explore their different senses and begin to learn about colour and shape. This enables children to prepare for their next stage of learning.

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

The childminder creates a nurturing, welcoming and stimulating environment in which children feel safe and emotionally secure. As a result, children engage happily in their learning. Children are happy and relaxed. The childminder builds trusting relationships and forms strong bonds. For example, children snuggle on the childminder's lap as they look at books together. They responded well to the suggestions from the childminder and giggled as they pushed buttons and listened to the sounds of the noisy trucks. These strong bonds give children confidence to try new things. The childminder meets the needs of the children well because she provides activities that keep them interested and occupied. As a result, children behave well as they engage in play.

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

The childminder promotes healthy lifestyles well. She encourages children to play outside every day to get fresh air and exercise. She takes children to the local parks to enable them to develop their physical skills further, such as climbing and running. During the inspection children enjoyed bubbles in the garden. They moved their arms with excitements as they tried hard to catch them. The childminder counted the bubbles as they floated up. Younger children were unable to blow the bubbles themselves. The childminder encouraged them to hold the wand and dip it in the liquid. After watching the childminder and receiving some support, they soon mastered this. They confidently held the bottle, dipped in the wand and put it to the childminder's mouth for her to blow. Children made lots of happy babbling noises as the bubbles came. As a result, children develop their physical skills and their hand-eye coordination. The childminder provides

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

healthy, nutritious and home cooked meals in conjunction with parents. The childminder teaches children how to wash their hands properly. This helps children to prepare well for school.

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

The childminder ensures children play in a safe and secure environment. She completes written risk assessments for outings and visual assessments in the home and garden on a daily basis. The childminder has a fire evacuation plan and practises this sometimes with the children. However, the childminder is unsure if all the children who attend have practised the evacuation plan to ensure they know how to keep themselves safe in the event of a fire. The childminder provides a wide range of resources and activities that are freely available. She has photographs of resources that are not in sight. This enables children to be aware of what is available and select from the whole range. This supports their growing independence and curiosity, helping children prepare well for their next stage in development.

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provision

The childminder has a good understanding in meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She has good systems in place for reviewing and monitoring the progress children make and confidently talks about the current targets that children are working towards. This enables children to make good progress across all areas of learning.

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provision

The childminder has a good awareness of how to safeguard children in her care. She has a well-written policy that she shares with parents and has relevant telephone numbers and publications to hand should she be concerned. The childminder talks confidently about the referral process. All adults living in the household are vetted and these checks are maintained by the childminder. As a result, the childminder safeguards children well.

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provision

The childminder has completed a self-evaluation and identified strengths and areas for development. She constantly reflects on her practice to ensure continuous improvement. She includes parents and children in her evaluation process. Written evaluations from both children and parents demonstrate they are very happy with the care they receive. Some parents comment that the childminder's home has a 'warm and cosy atmosphere' and a 'loving and caring environment'. The childminder has identified the need to look at the activities she provides to ensure they continue to be challenging to children. Therefore, she demonstrates capacity to drive continual improvements to her childminding service.

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provision

The childminder promotes good partnerships with parents. She talks to them regularly and completes written daily dairies that inform parents about care routines and what the children have enjoyed during the day. This promotes a united approach between the childminder and parents to aid children's progress effectively. The childminder establishes good relationship with other settings that children attend. For example, they share children's profile summaries and daily dairies to ensure continuity of care. The childminder has the required documentation in place and a set of written policies and procedures to support her practice effectively.

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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 121197 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 840372 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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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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