Childminder in North Tyneside

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 August 2015 8 February 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 have a wonderful time leading their own play and exploring their ideas, with good support from the childminder who spends much time joining in. The childminder skilfully uses children's interests to help them become deeply involved in their play and to support learning across other areas. The childminder's effective teaching helps to ensure children make good progress.  Children are very confident speakers. They engage in much conversation with the childminder who asks a wide range of well-posed questions to strengthen their vocabulary and communication skills even further.  Children are very polite, use excellent manners and are developing good social skills.  The childminder establishes very good partnerships with parents. There is a good two- way flow of communication, meaning information about the children is regularly shared. As a result, care and developmental needs are well known and jointly planned for.

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This provision is good

 The childminder is experienced, knowledgeable and well qualified. She ensures she is well informed and seeks out training opportunities to remain skilled. This has a very positive impact on children as the childminder is able to use her knowledge to teach effectively.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes overlooks opportunities to extend children's early writing skills.  The childminder has not fully developed her systems for tracking children's progress.

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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

 make better use of opportunities for children to enhance their early writing skills  build on existing systems to track and monitor children's progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities during indoor play, in the garden and during snack time.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder and took into account her evaluation.  The inspector viewed children's records, planning documentation and a range of other documentation, including policies, procedures and the self-evaluation document.  The inspector took account of the views of parents from letters and questionnaires.

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who attend. This is good

Children enjoy a wide range of activities and play resources, promoting their development across the seven areas of learning. The childminder understands that children learn best when they are able to freely explore their own interests and ideas. Children soon become engrossed in making a construction together. The childminder uses her good teaching skills to pose questions, model language and challenge children. They talk about how to continue their construction work, thinking of ideas and finding ways to solve problems. Children go on to explore numbers, recognising numerals and name colours as they talk about their game. However, the childminder does not identify or use the opportunity to extend their activity to include mark making in order to support their literacy skills. Children have great fun outdoors. They use their imaginative skills well as they engage in role play. The childminder provides a good range of resources to support this activity.

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good

Children are very happy, settled and enjoy their time with the childminder. Good settling- in procedures and effective ongoing partnership with parents helps to ensure children form strong and secure attachments with the childminder. This ensures that their emotional needs and well-being are met well. Furthermore, children are well prepared for changes within their routine and moves to school or other settings. Children have good opportunities to learn about safety. They use a range of equipment and climbing apparatus, helping them to assess risk and manage their own safety. Children's good health is well supported. They talk about healthy food options and learn about the importance of good dental care through fun games. Children get plenty of physical exercise and access the outdoor play area easily, where they use a range of equipment to support their physical skills.

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provision is good

The childminder has a firm knowledge and understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She has all the required documentation in place to support her good practice and run her provision efficiently. The childminder shows a good capacity to maintain continuous improvement. She completes formal self-evaluation, helping her to recognise where she is most effective and areas she needs to improve. Furthermore, the childminder is proactive in seeking out new information to make enhancements to her provision. For example, following research on different ways to track children's development, the childminder has implemented a new system to monitor children's progress in order to help her view more easily any patterns that require attention. However, this system is still in its infancy and not yet fully effective in monitoring children's progress. The childminder has a firm understanding of how to safeguard

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provision is good

children. She regularly updates her safeguarding training to enable her to effectively recognise and manage any child protection concerns she may have.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY405503 Local authority North Tyneside Inspection number 850667 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 8 February 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010 and lives in Forest Hall, North Tyneside. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant childcare qualification.

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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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