Childminder in Stockport

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 February 2015 10 April 2012

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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

 Children are happy and confident because of the happy and stable surroundings the childminder provides.  The childminder has high expectations of children's achievements and the activities provided are varied and interesting.  Children are safe in the childminders home due to her good knowledge of how to protect them and ensuring all areas of the home are safe.  The childminder provides natural products, as well as commercial toys for children to play with. These enable them to experiment and explore to gain a better understanding of their world.  The childminder works very well with parents; she visits children in their own homes and shares information about their progress regularly.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder teaches children how to lead a healthy lifestyle. However, sometimes the food provided is not sufficiently varied to give children an understanding of eating a good balanced diet.  The childminder’s methods for checking progress do not always ensure that the more able children are sufficiently challenged.

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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

 increase children's understanding and awareness of a healthy diet by providing a more varied balance and range of foods  further improve the current methods used to check children’s progress, by using observations more fully to ensure that sufficient challenge is being provided for all children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the house and garden used for childminding.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection and spent time interacting with the children.  The inspector looked at children's learning records, planning systems and a sample of other paperwork.  The inspector discussed the childminders evaluation of her practice.

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who attend. This is good

Children make good progress because they take part in interesting activities and play with a choice of resources which help them to learn. They enjoy examining the toys at the ‘surgery’ with a stethoscope; help to care for the childminder’s tortoises and collect leaves in the woods. The childminder records their learning using photographs which children take great delight in looking at, and recalling past adventures. They learn about art when they mix different coloured paints together and mathematics when they sort different sized bears. Children particularly enjoy a story about going on a bear hunt. The childminder is skilled at increasing children's interest by using her voice in different ways to make the story more exciting. Children develop their communication and language skills as they select books, mimic the childminder and tell stories to other children. Their knowledge of the natural world increases as they pick pears from the childminders tree,

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who attend. This is good

washing and sorting them into good ones and bad ones. The childminder makes sure that younger children learn self-help skills that will prepare them for nursery.

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good

The childminder’s home has plenty of space both indoors and outside for children to explore and become independent in their choices of play. They happily chat with visitors demonstrating they feel safe. Children have close relationships with each other and the childminder. She encourages them to value and respect each other, learn to share and sort out minor disagreements politely. The childminder joins in children's play when invited and helps them to learn about keeping safe by practising evacuating her home. Younger children gain an understanding of being healthy. They take part in energetic play at the park and know that washing their hands will get rid of any germs. Occasionally, the food provided by the childminder lacks variety. This means that children do not always develop good eating habits for the future.

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provision is good

The childminder has a secure understanding of how children learn. Parents are encouraged to share what they know about their children so the childminder can provide suitable activities. She liaises with them about any developmental checks that children aged two-three years have had, linking this information to what she has also collected. The childminder’s good knowledge of protecting children keeps them safe in her care, having recently attended a child protection course. She regularly reflects on her work and attends appropriate training to make sure she continues to improve. The training she has attended has had a positive effect on how she plans for children's learning and development. Children are developing well. However, at times the use of observations could be developed further to ensure all children are making as much progress as they can.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY362903 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 1004884 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 10 April 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2008. She lives with her family in the Cheadle area of Cheshire. The home and the garden to the rear of the property, with the exception of the bedrooms, are used for childminding. The childminder operates all year round on Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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