Childminder in Suffolk

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 September 2015 7 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 embraces ongoing training opportunities to update her existing knowledge and teaching skills.  The childminder notes the progress children make. She plans opportunities that enable them to build on their existing abilities through play. This clearly helps children to make good progress towards the early learning goals. Children secure the knowledge and understanding they need to help them with their future moves to school.  The childminder encourages constructive relationships with the children. This increases their confidence and assists them in becoming emotionally secure.  The childminder providers a safe and secure environment. Children clearly delight in making their own decisions as they move around freely. The childminder's attention to detail supports children to explore and play safely, both inside and outside.  The childminder is aware of children's differing ages and she adapts activities to meet

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This provision is good

their individual needs. As a result, all the children attending gain the skills they need to support their next stage in learning, such as school.  Children learn about simple sustainability as they recycle rubbish and grow vegetables, such as potatoes, which they harvest and share with their families.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Partnership working with others is not fully effective in promoting shared learning as children move between different settings, in order to extend their levels of development even further.

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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

 extend the use of information sharing with key persons from other early years settings the children attend, in order to strengthen existing knowledge in relation to children's abilities when planning their next steps in learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's development and progress.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder that related to the children's play and learning.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of household members, the childminder's training certificates, policies and information the childminder shares with parents.  The inspector read and took account of the written views that parents and others had provided to the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder attends safeguarding and paediatric first-aid training. This means that she can take appropriate care of children in an emergency. In addition, the childminder is clearly aware of the action to take if she has a concern about a child's welfare. Attention to continuing her professional development ensures the childminder remains up to date in relation to meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She implements relevant policies and retains all required records very well. Confidentiality is respected and all information is kept secure.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

As children are placed in the childminder's care, she obtains important information from their parents about their individual interests and starting points. This enables the childminder to plan an environment that is centred around each child's interests. The childminder reviews planning from the other settings the children attend. However, she does not yet regularly review information relating to their identified next steps in learning. Therefore, she is not able to build consistently on all that children know to support their progress to the highest level. The childminder plainly recognises that children learn best within a safe and calm environment. Very young children enjoy using their developing physical skills to search for hidden objects in boxes of shredded paper. They demonstrate strong exploratory impulses while moving around the setting. For example, when the post is delivered, they respond immediately to the noise of the letter box and delight in

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

retrieving the letters. Older children communicate clearly and enjoy telling the childminder all about their time at nursery.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Relationships are strong and purposeful. For example, parents provide healthy meals for their children, while the childminder provides healthy snacks. Together they ensure that the children enjoy a wide variety of nutritious meals and snacks, enabling them to thrive. The childminder reassures and praises children. This increases their confidence and raises their self-esteem. Children are confident to try things out for themselves and undertake self-help tasks. For example, they take off their shoes and hang up their belongings independently when they return from nursery. Children are clearly settled and become ever more emotionally secure with the childminder and each other. The childminder's approach to behaviour management is consistent. This provides clear boundaries, helping the children to differentiate between right and wrong. As a result, they learn to respect each other and play pleasantly together.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy plenty of purposeful play and make good progress towards the early learning goals. For example, they develop their understanding of the natural world as they help to hatch chicks. They learn that the heat helps the tiny chick to grow inside the shell and that it taps its way out when it is ready.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 250650 Local authority Suffolk Inspection number 1027606 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 7 January 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1998 and lives in Suffolk. She operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday, 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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