Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 September 2015 10 June 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 quality of teaching is good. The childminder provides a wide variety of learning opportunities that reflect the needs and interests of the children who attend. As a result, children's development is good.  Children have strong bonds with the childminder and her assistant. These support children's emotional well-being extremely well and help them to build secure and trusting relationships. Children are confident and active learners as a result of the ongoing praise and encouragement they receive.  Partnerships with parents and others involved in children's care and education are effective. Children benefit from the joined-up, consistent approach to meeting their needs.  Children develop a very good understanding of risks and dangers. They learn to consider each other's needs and safety because the childminder and her assistant provide very effective explanations as they direct children's behaviour. As a result,

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This provision is good

children's behaviour is exemplary.  The childminder seeks and acts on the views of parents in her self-evaluation. Consequently, she makes improvements which benefit children and their families.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not provided enough help to strengthen the already good teaching of her assistant in order to provide consistently exceptional learning experiences for children.  The childminder does not always make full use of opportunities for children to develop their independence and self-care.

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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

 strengthen even further the supervision arrangements to fully focus on the quality of teaching so that teaching is highly effective and activities consistently provide all children with the highest levels of challenge  review the learning environment and routines to enhance opportunities for children to help themselves and to develop the highest levels of self-confidence and independence.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities inside and outside as the childminder and her assistant interacted with children.  The inspector looked at children's records, learning journeys and sampled the policies and formal records.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times throughout the observations.  The inspector checked the qualifications and training of the childminder and assistant along with evidence of suitability and that of any adults living in the household.  The inspector considered the written views of parents and carers.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant know how to support children's learning and promote their safety. Their procedures, policies and training protect children effectively. The childminder ensures that her assistant's practice is good through training and through working alongside her, sharing different teaching strategies. The childminder has some appropriate processes in place to evaluate her practice. She seeks feedback from parents and children. Parents comment that the childminder is wonderful and provides a caring, nurturing and safe environment for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder maintains children's learning records and regularly checks their progress to set aims for future development. Overall, teaching is good. Children develop their communication and language skills as they listen and respond to the childminder and her assistant. For example, they benefited from time and encouragement to organise and express their ideas as they built a marble run. The childminder is skilled at building learning on children's interests, which means that they engage well as they learn new skills. For example, children interested in transport visited a train ride and then developed their mathematical thinking in the setting to put a train set together in a masterful way. The childminder is extremely attentive to babies, particularly supporting their communication and language, physical skills and confidence to explore. Older children benefit from playful interventions in their spontaneous play, which promote their early

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

reading, writing and mathematical skills. For example, during the inspection children used chalk to make marks as they pretended to tick off a list in their imaginative play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder uses her good knowledge of children's individual care needs and preferences to support their emotional and physical well-being. Children form extremely strong bonds with the childminder and her assistant. Consequently, children are confident and motivated to play. The childminder treats children with respect and ensures that they are considerate of each other and their surroundings. Children develop their self-care skills appropriately. However, on occasion the childminder completes tasks that older children could do themselves, such as setting out their lunch and pouring their own drinks. She holds the needs of children and their families in high regard and builds strong, productive partnerships with parents.

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Outcomes for children are good

Overall, children make good progress towards the early learning goals from their starting points. The childminder and her assistant ensure that children develop the key skills they need for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY307994 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 827141 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 17

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 10 June 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2005. She operates in a residential area of Cirencester, Gloucestershire. The childminder takes children to and collects them from pre-school. The childminder works with an assistant and offers care daily. She has a level 3 qualification in early years childcare and education.

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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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