Childminder in Luton

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 September 2015 31 January 2011

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The well-qualified childminder demonstrates strong teaching skills. She uses a good range of teaching techniques to promote and extend children's learning. This supports children in making good progress. Children are enthusiastic learners who eagerly explore their environment and concentrate for extended periods of time.  Warm, caring relationships between the childminder and the children are evident. Even children who have only been attending for a short time are secure and contented in the setting. Children are lively and bubbly, and demonstrate very good levels of confidence.  Children are fully involved in decision-making about their activities and resources. The childminder allows the children to make their own choices about the new equipment that is purchased each year. She gives the children a budget and they cooperate to agree upon resources that everyone in the setting will enjoy and benefit from.

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This provision is good

 The childminder promotes children's mathematical development. She provides them with opportunities to weigh and measure, and teaches them the correct language to describe what they are doing. Children thoroughly enjoy using weighing scales to find out whose ice cubes weigh the most and how they can make the scales balance.  The childminder conscientiously evaluates every aspect of her practice. This includes feedback from parents and children, as well as new ideas from the childminder's ongoing training opportunities and updates. She identifies and puts in place consistent developments that continue to improve the quality of the childminding service.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always maximise opportunities to develop children's awareness of similarities and differences between themselves and others.

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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

 provide even more opportunities for children to learn about similarities and differences between themselves and others.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home and reviewed them jointly with the childminder.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records, planning documentation, evidence of suitability of household members and a range of other documentation, including the safeguarding procedures.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents as provided through written questionnaires and feedback.  The inspector reviewed the childminder's evidence of self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder carefully monitors children's progress to identify children's strengths and areas for development. She also invites parents to comment on what the children are learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder undertakes required and additional safeguarding training to refresh her knowledge. She also updates her policies and procedures with the new information and promptly shares these with parents. She demonstrates a very good understanding of how to safeguard children in her home and of current safeguarding issues. Parents say they fully appreciate the childminder and her service. They hold her in high regard because she is dedicated to providing the best quality childcare for all children. The childminder works effectively alongside other settings that children attend. She obtains parental consent to share information with relevant professionals so that children's learning is supported to the maximum.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how to promote the learning and development of young children. She provides a wide range of resources and equipment, both indoors and outdoors. This offers a stimulating learning environment for the children, so that they explore, investigate and become active learners. The development of these positive attitudes towards learning is a good preparation for pre-school and school. When children start attending the childminder's setting, she gathers information from parents about what children already know and can do. This helps to ensure that she can provide appropriate activities for children from the very start. She builds on this information by regularly observing children and making extensive written and photographic records of their achievements as they play. She uses this information to effectively identify children's interests and to plan their next steps in learning. The childminder completes a detailed

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

daily diary that tells parents what the children have been doing and learning. She shares her observations of children's development with parents on a regular basis.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has high expectations for children's behaviour. They are encouraged to share and take turns with the toys and resources and to be kind and considerate towards one another. Children's behaviour is good and they play harmoniously together. The childminder promotes children's understanding of the world. She takes children to visit local parks and museums to find out about the natural world and their local physical environment. However, she does not always maximise opportunities for children to learn about the similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families and communities.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those in receipt of additional funding, make good progress from their starting points. The childminder's detailed assessments of children's development shows that children are achieving within age-related expectations.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY236067 Local authority Luton Inspection number 870025 Type of provision Childminder Day care type 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 31 January 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2002 and lives in Luton. She operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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