Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 06/01/2015 08/10/2009

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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 meaningful activities according to the children's interests and provides good quality teaching. Therefore, children make good progress towards the early learning goals.  The childminder organises her home to provide a warm and safe place for children to play and explore.  The childminder establishes trusting relationships with parents and others. She shares information to meet the children's welfare and learning requirements effectively.  The childminder successfully monitors her childminding service to make continuous improvements to promote the quality of care and learning for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 The childminder misses some opportunities to further support children's understanding of numbers at song and rhyme time.  The childminder misses some opportunities to develop the younger children's understanding of the world in which they live.

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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 playroom and kitchen.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at the childminder's self-evaluation form, a selection of policies, parent consent forms, children's records and observations of children's activities.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents and local pre-school.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2009. She is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The childminder lives with her partner in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The whole of the ground floor of the house is available for childminding and there is a garden for outside play. The family has a dog and two rabbits. The childminder is willing to go to local schools to take and collect children, and she attends the local pre-school groups. The childminder's provision is open all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays agreed in advance. The childminder is currently minding four children in the early years age range. The childminder has completed a diploma in home-based childcare.

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

 support younger children's understanding of the world further by, for example, making use of photographs of significant people in the child's life and familiar everyday objects

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

 extend children's understanding of numbers at song and rhyme time to further support their understanding.

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who attend

The motivated childminder understands how children learn and develop. She plans activities according to the children's interest and encourages them to be independent and make choices about what to play with. The childminder helps children to make good progress in their personal social and emotional development. Children are confident to help themselves to extra resources to complement their learning experiences. For example, during the inspection children helped themselves to the dressing up clothes and a box of toy ice-creams to extend their imaginative play in the home corner area. The childminder closely monitors the children's progress. She clearly records her observations and their next steps for learning in their individual learning journal, which she shares with parents. Therefore, children make good progress in their learning and development.

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who attend

Overall, the childminder provides many good opportunities for children to learn about colour, number, size, shape and measurement. Children post shapes, build with bricks and thread beads on a wire. During their play, the childminder asks questions to encourage children to count and name colours and shapes. However, the childminder does not make use of props to further support the younger children's understanding of numbers during number songs and rhymes. The childminder encourages children to learn about the world around them and how things work as they use toy computers, cash tills, telephones and toys with knobs and buttons. She plans various art and craft activities to help children to learn about other people's beliefs and special events, such as making lanterns for Chinese New Year and poppies for Remembrance Sunday. However, the childminder misses some opportunities to help the younger children to develop an understanding of their world,

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who attend

The childminder displays words and letters in the children's play environment, so they begin to understand that print carries meaning. The childminder teaches children to recognise sounds and letters during the routine of the day. She encourages children's enjoyment of books by telling them stories and she makes good use of puppets to further capture their interest. The childminder provides many good opportunities for children to make marks. In the garden, they use chalks and big brushes with water. Children also learn to write for a purpose, such as making shopping lists during role-play. Therefore, children make good progress in their communication and language, and literacy skills. Children are fully involved in a wide range of age-appropriate activities, which support their all-round development in preparation 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 develops close attachments to the children by helping them to separate happily from their parents and settling them in according to their individual needs. Children are clearly fond of the childminder and they enjoy her reassuring cuddles. They willingly involve her in their play and seek her help when necessary. Children behave well because the childminder helps them to learn about acceptable behaviour by giving simple explanations and using distraction techniques. She praises and encourages children and as a result, they gain confidence and self-esteem. Older children are involved in making the rules for acceptable behaviour while they are in the care of the childminder.

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

The childminder teaches children about living healthy life styles. Children sleep comfortably in a travel cot and the childminder checks them regularly to make sure they remain safe. Children follow good hygiene practices in the home, such as washing hands before they eat their snack. Parents provide a packed lunch for children and the childminder provides nutritious snacks. The childminder provides suitable seating arrangements to allow younger and older children to eat comfortably. Children can help themselves to their drinks when they are thirsty. The childminder creates relaxing snack times when children are keen to be the helper and learn to use knives properly to cut up soft fruit, such as bananas. This helps them to become independent for moving on to school. The childminder has procedures in place for administering medication and recording accidents in order to successfully promote children's welfare. The childminder

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

holds a current first-aid qualification, which helps her to manage any accidents appropriately.

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

Children make good progress in their physical development and they enjoy fresh air and exercise on a daily basis. They enjoy the local environment, visiting the park and farm where they feed the ducks and donkeys. With adult supervision, children learn to take some small risks as they climb trees at the park. This helps them to learn about keeping safe. The childminder has a good range of toys and resources to support children's all- round development. Children enjoy pushing, pulling and steering different toys in the childminder's garden. The childminder provides good quality nursery equipment to meet the needs of the children attending, such as a toilet step, buggy, and high chair.

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provision

The childminder is very organised and all of the required paperwork is in place to support children's learning and welfare. The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of child protection and how to safeguard children. She takes steps to make her home safe and secure for children, therefore, they are able to play and explore independently. The childminder provides necessary safety equipment, such as children's individual car seats and fire-fighting apparatus to further promote the safety of the children.

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provision

The enthusiastic childminder reflects on her childminding practice and she values the children's and parents' input through discussions about the service she provides. The childminder attends training courses to keep up to date with childcare issues. She works closely with other childminding colleagues and organises events to further benefit the children in her care. For example, the children enjoyed making a pretend fire in the woods, cooked pretend sausages in a frying pan and made sparklers out of bread sticks for bonfire night celebrations.

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provision

The childminder has a good understanding of her responsibility to meet the learning and development requirements. She plans a good range of activities based on the children's interests. These help children to make good progress in their learning from their starting points. The childminder is fully aware of her responsibility to carry out the progress check for two-year-old children in relation to the prime areas of learning. She has experience of caring for children learning to speak English as an additional language. She finds out key words and uses visual clues to support children's daily communications.

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provision

The childminder works positively in partnership with parents and other people involved in the children's lives. Parents are well-informed about their children's development through discussions, text messaging and their child's daily diary and individual learning journals. The childminder makes positive links with other settings the children attend in order to complement their learning while in her care. Parents are very complimentary about the childminding service they receive. In addition, the local pre-school staff comment on children excitedly recalling the activities they do with the childminder. Children are well cared for and they thoroughly enjoy the time they spend with the childminder.

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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 EY386752 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 830023 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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