Osborne, Amanda Nicola

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 June 2015 19 December 2008

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 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 Outstanding 1

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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

 The childminder is inspirational in her role to safeguard and promote the well-being of all children in her care. As a result, children make excellent progress in their personal, social and emotional development and have excellent relationships with her. In addition, children are emotionally ready for their move on to other settings.  The childminder plans highly stimulating play areas, indoors and outdoors, that provide children with challenge. Therefore, they are keen to learn.  The childminder promotes independence excellently in daily routines and during play. As a result, children are exceptionally able to do things for themselves and have high self-esteem and confidence in their abilities.  The childminder demonstrates a good ongoing drive for improvement. She keeps up a varied range of professional development as she attends beneficial training. This enables her to maintain good teaching and outstanding care practices. For example,

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This provision is good

she has modified her home to be more inclusive by using effective signs and symbols.  The childminder is skilled in promoting all children's communication and language development. She uses sign language, commentary and questioning that challenges children to think and encourages them to speak. This enables children to make good progress with their speech development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although self-evaluation is effective in identifying the strengths and areas to develop, it does not use improvement planning effectively enough to show how any changes improve the outcomes for children.

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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 the self-evaluation of the provision to improve the overall outcomes for children and clearly show the impact of the changes made through precise and ongoing monitoring against the priorities identified.

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Inspection activities

 Discussions took place with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with children in the home and the garden.  The inspector looked at documentation including a sample of children's records, health and safety records and checked the suitability of the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of children spoken to on the day of the inspection and those of parents through reviewing documents. The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation with her.  The inspector completed joint observations with the childminder.

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who attend. This is good

The quality of teaching is strong. Effective use of observation, assessment and planning help all children make good progress in their learning and development from their starting point including those with additional needs. Parents are actively involved in children's learning, providing information to the childminder to inform future planning of exciting activities. The childminder plans stimulating activities based on experiences that she knows appeal to children. For example, following a trip to the beach where children enjoyed exploring sand and water, the childminder set up an attractive activity with water, shells, sand and sea creatures in her garden. Parents value the ongoing advice and guidance they receive from the childminder to help their children. The individual attention children receive is strong.

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outstanding

Children are happy and settled and behaviour is excellent. The childminder is very sensitive to how children are feeling. She makes things accessible to children so that they can make their own choices and she gives them time to play alone and explore their own ideas. The play areas in the home suit all children's needs and are exceptionally well organised and vibrant so they attract children to use them. The home gives children a sense of belonging, such as when they see their names displayed and photographs of themselves. Toys and resources are of high-quality and challenge children's development successfully. The childminder provides children with many opportunities to go outside and be active. This includes regular outings to places of interest such as soft play and farms. This expands children's knowledge of the wider community and helps them learn how to keep themselves safe. The childminder teaches children to wash their hands and

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outstanding

maintains high levels of cleanliness in her home. Children enjoy healthy snacks and meals, which promotes healthy living exceptionally well.

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provision is good

The well-qualified childminder has a comprehensive understanding of her responsibility to ensure that she implements all requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage well. She has a deep understanding of safeguarding and her responsibility to take prompt action should she have a concern about a child. The childminder takes every opportunity to keep children safe. On outings, children have bands that contain emergency contact details clearly displayed on them in case of an emergency. Partnerships with other settings and professionals are positive. This enables the effective sharing of information to provide continuity for the children and families in her care.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY350617 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 1000982 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 19 December 2008

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in Knowle, Bristol. The childminder offers care for children in the early years age range from Monday to Friday all year. The childminder does not currently offer wraparound care before or after school.

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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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