Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 September 2015 16 November 2009

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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 childminder provides activities and experiences that keep children busy and help them enjoy their learning across all areas.  Children are happy and well settled in the childminder's comfortable home. The childminder ensures children can easily choose what they want to play with.  The childminder works well with parents. She exchanges daily information with them and provides details of children's ongoing progress.  The childminder uses robust risk assessments. This helps her to ensure children are safe and secure at all times in her care.  The childminder continually develops the way she works with children. She attends training and exchanges ideas with other childminders. This has helped her to develop good skills to successfully support children in becoming confident talkers.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not extend opportunities to help children learn about people in the wider community.  Children cannot always easily access resources to write and draw during their play.

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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

 develop the opportunities for children to learn more about people in the wider community  increase the opportunities for children to more freely practise their early writing skills during play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at the areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector observed the childminder talking and playing with the children.  The inspector looked at a sample of policies, children's learning records and checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector discussed activities with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed in their written responses.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder uses training to keep her knowledge of safeguarding up to date. This means she has an understanding of the most recent information on how to protect children from harm. The childminder constantly checks and assesses her work with the children. She continues to make improvements to support children's progress. The childminder understands and implements the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements well. She carefully checks children's progress through good observations and assessments. This means she is quickly able to identify any gaps in their learning and seek additional help if required. The childminder plans well for individual children's learning and development. She uses her good teaching skills to help children learn through activities and experiences that follow their ideas.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is good. At inspection, the childminder talked to the children during their play. She asked questions about the different small world play people and their jobs. The childminder helped children to think about how to build a town and to describe what they were doing. This ensures that children gain good language skills and start to solve problems for themselves. The childminder gave lots of encouragement to help children count and to identify different sizes. She fostered their imagination as they developed the game. The childminder provides lots of opportunities for children to play with natural resources and investigate the natural world. The childminder carefully supports the younger children well. She provides interesting resources and describes what they are doing while they play. She encouraged them to join in the singing activity with the older children. All the children were delighted with this activity and the younger

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides well-organised and welcoming play spaces. She has very close and warm relationships with all the children. She works closely with parents to follow younger children's individual routines. This means they are comfortable and secure in the childminder's home. The childminder supports children well to become confident and independent learners. She provides lots of outdoor learning and well-balanced diets, which promote children's good health and well-being. The childminder reminds children about the rules for using the large play equipment in the garden, which helps them learn how to keep themselves safe. The childminder supports children to manage their personal needs well. She ensures children learn to be polite and helpful to each other. The childminder's care emotionally prepares children well for the next stages in their learning.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children behave well and the childminder helps them to think about their own and other's feelings. Children make good progress from their starting points and gain the skills they need for moving on to pre-school or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 506726 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1015051 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 November 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2001 and lives in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. She works all year round except for bank holidays and family holidays. She works weekdays from 8am to 6pm. The childminder provides funded early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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