Childminder in Stockport

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 September 2015 21 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 childminder has good partnerships with parents and other settings children attend. She shares purposeful information with them to ensure there is continuity of care for children.  Children are well cared for and have strong attachments to the childminder. She knows each family well and makes children feel safe and secure. As a result, children's emotional needs are well met.  Children behave well and are being well prepared for their future move on to school. They are aware of rules and boundaries and the childminder promotes good sharing skills and cooperation with others.  Children benefit from prolonged periods of uninterrupted time to play and experiment. This promotes their imagination and creative development as they experiment with available resources to create props to support role play.  The childminder takes opportunities to share good practice with other childminders and professionals. As a result, she is confident in her ability to challenge children

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This provision is good

appropriately when helping them to gain new skills.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently share information with parents about their children's progress. This means they do not have all the available information to help them support their children's learning fully at home.

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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

 share assessments of children's development with parents and support them more effectively to build on their child's learning at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used by children.  The inspector observed children participating in activities and interacting with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.  The inspector carried out an evaluation of teaching with the childminder.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures and evidence of the suitability of all adults in the household.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder fully understands and implements the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good understanding of child protection and how to assess and minimise risks. The childminder undertakes regular professional development and maintains her qualifications, including first aid. This builds on her already good understanding of how children learn and helps to keep children safe. The childminder works closely with the local authority advisory team to further improve her service for children and their families. She has a clear plan of how to improve her provision to ensure she builds on her already good practice. The childminder has high expectations for children. She accurately assesses and regularly monitors their progress. She uses this information effectively to identify the next steps in children's learning. However, she does not consistently share with parents all

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

information obtained through her assessments. Therefore, parents do not always have all relevant information to help them successfully guide their children's learning at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder skilfully extends children's learning by asking meaningful questions that challenge their thinking and build on their problem-solving skills. For example, she asks children why barrels are falling from the toy truck as they explore shape and space. As a result, younger children are developing good communication and language skills and their mathematical and creative development are supported well. The childminder provides a broad range of books for children to explore. She skilfully uses these to model how to find out about things that interest them. For example, she helps children find information about their community and the world around them. As a result, older children demonstrate good literacy skills and a detailed understanding about what they have read together.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder actively supports children to develop healthy practices. She encourages children to wash their hands before eating, so that they understand the importance of having clean hands. The childminder understands the importance of a nutritious and varied diet for children. The childminder knows the importance of developing children's physical skills. Children have daily outdoor exercise and the childminder takes them into the local community for walks. Younger children attend local toddler groups where they meet other children and start to make friends. This promotes their personal, social and emotional development as they start to build positive relationships with others.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder supports children to become independent learners who are motivated to learn. Children make consistently good progress in their learning, given their starting points. For example, younger children's mathematical skills are developing well as they start to use language of quantity in their play. Children confidently explore the well- resourced learning environment, selecting resources with purpose and following their interests.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 306965 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 871811 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 21 January 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1997 and lives in Stockport, Cheshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for 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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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