Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 October 2015 17 February 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 carries out regular observations of children as they play. This gives her good information about their development. She uses this well to plan interesting and stimulating opportunities to extend children's learning further.  The childminder supplements her home provision with many outings and opportunities for children to explore the natural world. Children gain good physical skills and stamina, alongside a very good knowledge of their local environment.  Children's behaviour is very good. They show high levels of self-esteem and respond well to the childminder's patient approach and good use of praise.  The childminder has robust procedures in place to help protect children from harm.  Parents praise the childminder highly and say that their children settle quickly. The childminder works closely with parents to ensure continuity of care and consistent learning experiences between home and her setting. She tailors this communication to

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This provision is good

the needs of individual parents.  The childminder is keen to develop her service. She acts on advice and attends training to enhance her knowledge, and targets plans for improvement well.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Overall, the childminder promotes children's understanding of mathematics well. However, she misses opportunities to help older children understand and make links between numbers and counting during their play.  The childminder does not always help children to extend their imaginations and pretend play experiences fully.

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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 opportunities for children to follow their ideas or make better use of a greater range of resources, so they fully explore their imaginative skills and engage in even richer role play experiences  make the most of opportunities for older children to make links between numbers and counting during their play and daily routines.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors as the childminder interacted with children.  The inspector looked at children's records and learning records, and sampled some policies and other documentation.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the observations.  The inspector checked the qualifications and training of the childminder, along with evidence of her suitability.  The inspector considered the written and spoken views of parents and carers as well as the childminder's self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a good knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and meets the requirements. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good awareness of how to keep children safe and ensure their welfare. She seeks the views of parents, colleagues and other advisers to help her reflect and improve her provision. She has clear targets for future development, for example, she plans to introduce a parents' evening and improve their understanding of what children learn through messy play. The childminder adds to her skills and knowledge by attending training and carrying out research online. For example, she has improved the organisation of her learning environment. She keeps detailed information about each child's progress to help her identify any gaps or strengths in children's learning and development and plan appropriately. She effectively shares information with other settings children attend to help ensure continuity for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her knowledge of how children learn to provide an interesting range of learning opportunities. Children develop positive attitudes to learning that help them prepare for the move on to nursery or school. The childminder talks to children about what they are doing during the activities and asks them useful questions to make them think. Children are becoming confident to explain their thoughts and wants clearly. She provides playful, planned experiences which build on children's interests and what they need to achieve next. For example, at inspection children learnt to recognise colours and explored what happened as they mixed paints. Children also have the freedom to make decisions about play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children settle very well with this warm and caring childminder as she effectively promotes their emotional well-being and their personal and social skills. The childminder recognises children's achievements and develops their sense of belonging well, for example, by displaying their work. She supports children's self-confidence in social settings. For instance, they have opportunities to regularly visit local play groups to meet and play with others. She promotes children's physical wellbeing. Children eat healthy foods and have opportunities to be active, both in the garden and during many outings. The childminder helps children learn about positive attitudes and to recognise their own differences and similarities. Children show increasing independence as they make lots of choices in their play. They understand and follow good hygiene practices and develop self-help skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children, including those who receive funded early education, make good progress relative to their starting points. They successfully develop the key skills for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 101255 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 839091 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 17 February 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2000. She provides care in the Bishop's Cleeve area of Cheltenham daily, from 7am till 5pm.

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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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