Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 September 2015 7 June 2012

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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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The childminder has strong relationships with children. She meets their physical and emotional well-being needs extremely well. Children feel very secure, and this reflects in their confidence and their enthusiastic approach to playing and learning.  Teaching is consistently good because the childminder provides children with effective opportunities to play and learn. She makes accurate assessments and plans activities and routines that motivate and excite children.  The environment inside and outside is inspiring. The childminder ensures it offers a mixture of support and challenge for all children. Therefore, children show high levels of involvement and become active learners, which prepare them well for their move to school.  The childminder is enthusiastic, motivated and caring, and she ensures good relationships with parents and key people. Children develop a very strong sense of belonging. Parents speak highly of the care the childminder provides.

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This provision is good

 The childminder is a very good role model. Children behave extremely well. They learn about respect of other people and the environment and the importance and benefits of considering the needs of others.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not fully developed ways in which all parents can share what they know about their children's abilities and continued learning at home.  The childminder does not always use skilful questions to fully promote learning opportunities that extend and challenge children's thinking.

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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 parents with even more detailed information about their children's identified next steps, so they can be more involved in their children's learning at home  extend the use of questioning to encourage children to think and solve problems for themselves.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and interactions between the childminder and the children.  The inspector looked at children's information, attendance, development records and parents' contributions.  The inspector had ongoing discussions with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector discussed the childminder's evaluation, assessment and planning methods, and her range of policies and procedures.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder protects children diligently and understands the requirements well. The childminder monitors children's progress through her observations of the children and discussions with parents. The childminder works closely with other local settings that children attend or move on to, and prepares children well for when they start. She attends relevant training so that her knowledge and understanding of childcare issues stays updated. She confidently identifies and makes improvements to her service in response to the changing needs of the individual children in her care and discussions with their parents, such as extending the growing area in her garden.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her good teaching to plan exciting activities for children. For example, they prepare a fruit salad, which they take home to eat. She uses contributions from parents so that children's learning builds on what they know and can do. Children learn about letters and sounds, for instance, when they explore the learning environment, which is rich in print and text. The childminder helps children to understand that words and symbols have meaning. For example, children look at a map to see where China is and where one of the children went on holiday. She uses words in children's home language to promote their confidence as talkers. Consequently, all children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder's home is extremely welcoming. She has an excellent understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Children benefit from her strong understanding of how to keep them safe. They learn to manage risk in her carefully considered, very well-supervised home. For example, they develop their coordination to use pens and pencils, and use knives and peelers to prepare snack. The childminder builds children's confidence and provides challenging experiences, letting children take the lead and make decisions. Her excellent role model helps children to behave extremely well. The childminder does all she can to help children develop high levels of independence in readiness for starting school or pre-school. Children develop very positive attitudes to healthy lifestyles. They enjoy healthy snacks and plenty of physical play outdoors.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. Children benefit from the childminder's keen focus on developing their communication and language skills and their knowledge of numbers, letters and sounds, and their personal, social and emotional skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY439452 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 824432 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in the Churchdown area, near Gloucester and Cheltenham. The childminder provides care on a full-time or part-time basis throughout the year from 7.30am to 6.30pm. The childminder is accredited to receive funding for the provision of free early 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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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