Childminder in Leicestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 February 2015 26 May 2009

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Satisfactory 3 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is good

 Younger children's emerging communication and language skills are supported and extended very effectively by the childminder. She continually introduces new words by describing what children are doing and seeing. She shows children how to pronounce words and talk in sentences by repeating and extending what they say.  The childminder meets the needs of children who are new to her setting very well. She works in partnership with parents, so that she is fully aware of their child's needs. She gives children lots of individual attention and offers a fun and enthusiastic approach. This supports children's well-being and helps them to settle very quickly into her care.  Children thrive in the safe and secure care of the childminder. They learn about how to stay safe as they play, and through routines and discussions.  The childminder demonstrates a strong commitment to her professional development,

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This provision is good

and to providing high quality care and learning experiences for children. She undertakes research into best practice and uses this information well to make ongoing improvements.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always give older children enough time to think and to respond with their own ideas and thoughts. This means opportunities to extend children's learning are not always captured.  The childminder does not always create opportunities for children to use, and experiment with, number labels to extend their learning further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 enhance opportunities for children to develop their thinking skills by making sure they are always given time to think and respond with their own ideas and thoughts  enhance opportunities for children to develop their mathematical skills by creating more ways for them to use, and experiment with, number labels in their play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records and a range of other documentation, including suitability checks, policies and procedures.

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who attend. This is good

The childminder provides a varied range of activities to promote children's learning and development across the seven areas of learning. She quickly finds out children's starting points when they first attend, and she undertakes regular and accurate assessments to identify children's next steps in learning. The childminder uses this information well to make sure activities and experiences are well-matched to children's differing abilities. This ensures that all children are supported to make good progress, which prepares them well for their future learning, including school. The childminder provides older children with lots of opportunities to increase their mathematical skills. Children enjoy showing that they recognise the numerals they see on buses and play resources. They are eager to show that they can correctly count items up to 20 and beyond. The childminder provides fun challenges to extend children's learning. For example, children count backwards to see if

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who attend. This is good

they can put their shoes on before they reach zero. However, there is a lack of number labels in the environment. This means that children are not fully challenged to use or experiment with numbers as they play. When older children ask questions, the childminder does not always encourage them to think about possible answers before she answers. This means that children's learning is not always fully extended.

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good

Children demonstrate they feel at ease and secure as they play happily in the childminder's care. They develop good levels of independence and confidence. The childminder plays alongside children and helps them to get to know each other and to form friendships. Children quickly become familiar and eager to take an active part in routines, such as tidying away toys and making food choices for lunch. Children learn good social skills as they wait to take their turn and to help each other. They develop good self-care skills and learn about the importance of good hygiene and healthy eating. Children have daily opportunities to become active outdoors and develop their physical skills. The childminder develops effective partnerships with other settings that children attend, which helps to promote continuity for children's learning and care.

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provision is good

The childminder has a strong knowledge of the learning and development requirements and how to keep children safe. She has completed safeguarding training at level 3. This has helped her to gain a deeper knowledge of child protection and safeguarding issues and procedures. The childminder is always looking for ways to improve experiences for children. She has improved her assessment and monitoring arrangements. This has helped her to share good quality information about children's progress with parents, to support their learning at home. The childminder actively seeks, and takes into account, the views of parents and children when deciding what could be improved in the setting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY321508 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 820541 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2006. She lives in in Barwell, Leicester. She operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 4.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. 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, safeguarding and child protection.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

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