Childminder in Bolton

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 June 2015 26 July 2011

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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 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

 The childminder organises interesting and challenging activities to support children to make good progress in their learning.  Children behave well. This is because the childminder is clear about boundaries and encourages children to make the right choices through positive discussions.  The childminder has high expectations of children and promotes social and communication skills in her interactions with them.  Children are independent learners because they are supported to attempt new things by themselves and, as a result, feel confident and self-assured.  The childminder has effective partnerships with parents and the local nursery, which results in good experiences for children.  The childminder monitors planning and assessment to ensure they are accurate, in order to target individual children's needs.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not use the views of parents and children when reflecting on what could be improved at the setting. Priorities for improvement are not evaluated to show the impact they have had on children.  The childminder has not accessed professional development opportunities recently to continue improving her knowledge of good practice.

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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

 gather the views of parents and children to ask how practice can be improved and evaluate what impact this has on children's learning and development  access more frequent professional development opportunities to constantly improve the childminder's knowledge and understanding of best practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and held discussions with the childminder throughout the inspection.  The inspector observed children playing indoors and outside and carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at a range of documents, including children's learning records, planning documentation, risk assessments and policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of parents' views recorded in the childminders' questionnaire.

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who attend. This is good

Children have a very good environment to explore indoors and outdoors, set up in an interesting and challenging way. For example, children use hand-to-eye coordination to pick up small objects like beads and sequins with tongs, whilst racing against the timer. Children's physical well-being is promoted as they play vigorously outside. The childminder uses a variety of ways to encourage communication and develop speech, by modelling new words like flaky whilst baking, or repeating sounds back to encourage repetition. The childminder engages children in activities following their interests, whilst ensuring coverage of the seven areas of learning. For example, trains are put in the sand and songs about trains are sung. There is a strong focus on social development in activities and mathematical language is well promoted. Children count how many pieces of apple have been chopped and count in tens whilst pressing the timer on the microwave. As a result of

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who attend. This is good

good teaching, all children make good progress, given their starting points and are at their expected level for their age.

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good

The childminder is a good role model, who has a calm and positive tone as she talks. As a result, children's behaviour is good and they consistently use good manners. Children understand what is expected of them and are praised for being kind to others and helping to tidy up. A child is chosen to be 'Star of the day' and given extra responsibility to be the special helper, which develops their self-esteem further. Relationships are strong between children and the childminder. Children clearly enjoy spending time at the setting and are happy to be together. They can access the resources independently enabling them to choose activities that interest them. Children can concentrate well, for example, when creating a fairy from a variety of materials. The childminder understands the importance of child protection procedures and understands what to do if she is worried about a child in her care.

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provision is good

Strategies to support children are discussed in partnership with parents and then used at home and in the setting. Children have good experiences when starting at the local nursery because the childminder shares their starting points and assessments. The childminder has a secure knowledge of the learning and development requirements and how to keep children safe. She reviews risks in the environment and encourages children to manage risk, for example, reminding them not to run whilst holding scissors. Priorities for improvement are identified and acted on. However, plans do not take account of the views of parents and children or show what impact they have had on children's learning. The childminder holds a relevant qualification, resulting in good care and learning for children. Nevertheless, she has not recently prioritised ongoing professional development to continue to improve teaching and learning in the setting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY420309 Local authority Bolton Inspection number 852086 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 26 July 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and lives in Bolton, Manchester. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except 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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