Richards-Gooch Stephanie

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 August 2015 19 May 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

 Children form strong friendships with each other. They learn to share, take turns and respect differences. They settle well in the childminder's home as they feel secure with her. She understands and values their individual needs well.  Children have many opportunities to make choices in their play. They can choose resources easily by themselves or point to photographs of toys stored in other areas of the house. This helps them to become increasingly independent in their learning.  The childminder regularly attends child protection training and reviews her safeguarding policies and procedures. She has a very secure understanding of signs that may give cause for concern. She knows the steps to take if she has a concern, which helps her to keep children safe.  The childminder effectively monitors children's progress and development. This helps her to plan and provide activities that interest children. This means she is able to

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This provision is good

support them in making good progress in all areas of their learning.  The childminder follows effective practices to help keep children safe and healthy. She also teaches children how to stay safe, for example, by involving them in practising the emergency evacuation procedure.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always link directly with other early years settings children attend, to enable effective information sharing to further promote consistency.  There are not enough examples of writing within the play areas to help children to link letters to sounds and help them to recognise familiar words and signs to extend their literacy skills fully.

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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

 extend links with other early years settings that children also attend, to further promote consistency when supporting their learning and development  provide more opportunities to help children to link letters to sounds and help them to recognise familiar words and signs.

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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, planning documentation and a sample of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation and written feedback from parents.

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who attend. This is good

Children are busy and enjoy their time with the childminder. She considers their individual needs well and provides a wide range of toys and activities to support them. For example, to increase children's physical skills she provides a sound mat. This makes sounds and lights up as children walk across it. The children repeat their actions over and over again, giggling and smiling as they hear the sounds. This helps them to gain control, strength and balance as they have fun. The childminder is fully involved as children play. She supports their language development and communication skills well during their play. She responds to the sounds they make and engages them in early conversation as they use the toy telephones. She repeats words back to them, increasing their vocabulary. The childminder adapts activities well to maintain children's interest; for example, by changing a story time into a singing session. The childminder keeps records of her observations of

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who attend. This is good

children's progress and their next steps. She shares these with parents, keeping them fully involved in children's learning and enabling them to support children's learning at home.

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good

Children are confident and happy in the childminder's care. They see photographs of themselves on table mats and wall displays, which gives them a strong sense of belonging. Older children learn to be sensitive to the needs of younger children. For example, at story time, younger children like to sit on other children's laps to listen to the story. This demonstrates the good friendships they develop. The childminder is fully aware of children's health and dietary needs, and adapts her provision so that all children are fully included; for example, by making healthy cakes using ingredients that all children can enjoy. Risk assessments are used effectively to help the childminder to keep children safe. Children respond positively to the childminder's reminders about their behaviour, as they understand the consistent boundaries she sets. The childminder takes children to local activity groups; this supports their social skills as they learn to play alongside others. This,

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good

along with daily outings to parks and play areas, provides children with good opportunities to develop physical skills and enjoy a healthy lifestyle.

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provision is good

The childminder has a good awareness of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She works closely with other childminders and attends training sessions. This helps her to improve her practice and the outcomes for children. For example, recent training on children's learning styles is used to help plan more effectively for children's needs. The childminder has improved some aspects of her provision since her last inspection, but arrangements for sharing information with other providers have been less successful.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 142281 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 841524 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 9

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2001. She lives in the town of Frome, Somerset. The childminder provides care from 8am to 6pm on weekdays throughout the year. The childminder accepts government funding for free nursery education for children aged two, three and four years old.

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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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