Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11/12/2014 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 focuses well on promoting the most important aspects of learning for young children, including their physical, social and language development.  The indoor environment is very welcoming with a good range of interesting and easily accessible resources for children of different ages.  The childminder develops good partnerships with parents, who are very complimentary about her service.  The childminder is well organised and uses her documentation systems successfully to underpin effective practice.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 Children play outdoors on a daily basis but the childminder does not organise the outdoor environment as effectively as the indoor environment to maximise play opportunities.

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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 care routines.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector talked to the childminder at appropriate points throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records and planning documentation.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector checked the childminder's training and qualification certificates and read her self-evaluation form.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took account of the views of parents through the childminder's own parent questionnaires.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in a village near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire with her husband and daughter. Children have access to the ground floor of the childminder's home, with the exception of the kitchen. There is an enclosed garden for outside play. The family has two dogs, a cat, some goldfish and rabbits. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and both the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. There are six children on roll, of whom five are in the early years age range. The childminder offers care on weekdays, including out of school care. She walks to the local school and other early years facilities to take and collect children. The childminder holds an Open University level 4 qualification in Early Years Practice.

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

 provide a wider variety of resources and activities in the garden, such as recycled and natural resources, to reflect all areas of learning in order to maximise outdoor play opportunities.

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who attend

The childminder knows children well and maintains detailed documentation about their progress from their starting points. She uses published guidance to make assessments about their development levels and to plan for their next steps in learning. She maintains comprehensive planning documents to ensure that she is covering all areas of learning and reflecting children's individual learning needs and interests. She is able to demonstrate that children are making good progress and that she is preparing them well for the future.

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who attend

The childminder provides a very welcoming indoor environment. She thoughtfully sets up resources and activities so that children can explore these easily. She ensures that babies are comfortably propped up with cushions where they can reach out to explore interesting toys, such as musical instruments, a rainmaker and bead toys. The childminder encourages them to listen to sounds, to explore different objects and to follow a moving toy with their gaze, so that they use different senses and develop their physical skills. She talks to babies routinely and with expression. She narrates their experiences and responds warmly to their attempts to communicate in order to develop their language skills. Other resources include a sensory table full of shredded paper to explore, low-level choosing trays with interesting objects, a box of multicultural toys and a nativity role-play area. The childminder uses these resources effectively with children of different ages to support their

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who attend

emerging skills in all areas of learning.

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who attend

Children play outdoors on a daily basis where they can explore suitable resources, such as a playhouse and sand tray, and where they can learn to take care of the childminder's rabbits. The childminder is planning to provide a vegetable patch to help develop the children's awareness of the world around them. However, on the day the inspection, she had not organised the outdoor environment as effectively as the indoor environment to maximise play and learning opportunities. For example, resources did not reflect all areas of learning, and so children miss out on developing skills in some areas while outdoors.

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who attend

The childminder develops good partnerships with parents. She provides comprehensive information about her service and works closely with parents when children first start their placements. She invites parents to look through their children's development records routinely and to make comments in these or in their diaries to encourage their feedback. She provides ideas and strategies to parents to suit individual children in order to support learning and development at home.

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

The childminder focuses well on promoting children's personal, social and emotional development. She finds out from parents at the start of children's placements about their routines and individual preferences, such as comforters and sleeping positions. She uses this information effectively to help children settle and to feel comfortable in her care. She provides children with lots of cuddles and verbal reassurances to help them develop close attachments and to feel secure. She is familiar with young children's signs of tiredness and their feeding routines, addressing these effectively so that they settle to sleep quickly after a bottle of milk. She organises equipment effectively, such as having a travel cot and nappy changing area within the main play room, so that she can supervise children carefully.

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

The childminder supports older children to learn about keeping themselves safe, such as establishing rules about household pets. She supports their understanding of healthy lifestyles by planning cooking activities and providing opportunities for daily outdoor play. She helps them to prepare for moving up to school by following similar routines, such as encouraging self-registration and establishing clear routines and expectations.

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provision

The childminder demonstrates a good understanding of her responsibilities to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She is well organised and uses a comprehensive documentation system successfully to underpin effective practice. For example, she shares detailed planning documents with parents so that they are clear about the activities on offer. Her monitoring procedures of children's assessment and planned activities are effective in helping children to make good progress. She encourages feedback from parents on an ongoing basis and through parent questionnaires. Parents comment very positively about her service and state that they are very happy with the level of care their children receive. The childminder evaluates her practice well. Her recent improvements include enhancing documentation systems; future improvements include attending additional training, such as behaviour management, to further enhance her

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provision

The childminder has a good understanding of the importance of maintaining effective partnerships with other settings that children attend. She shares progress records to promote continuity and shares information through parents or communication books as appropriate.

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provision

The childminder provides a safe, secure environment and supervises children well. She demonstrates a good understanding of safeguarding children procedures, having recently updated her training. She understands the importance of maintaining confidentiality and responding effectively to any concerns about children.

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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 EY391120 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 896122 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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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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