Childminder in Swindon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 October 2015 11 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 provides a good range of activities and experiences that keep children busy and help them enjoy their learning.  Children are happy and very well settled in the childminder's warm and comfortable home. The childminder ensures children can easily choose what they want to play with.  The childminder works very closely with parents. She exchanges daily information with them and provides good details about children's ongoing progress.  The childminder uses robust risk assessments. This helps her to keep children safe and secure at all times in her care.  The childminder continually develops the way she works with children. She attends training and exchanges ideas with other childminders. This has helped her to develop good skills to successfully support children in becoming confident talkers.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always make the most of opportunities to help children develop their understanding of numbers, sizes and shapes.  The childminder does not always extend opportunities to help children gain an understanding of people in their wider community

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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 opportunities to develop children's understanding of numbers, sizes and shapes  continue to develop opportunities for children to extend their understanding of people in the wider community.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at the areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector observed the childminder playing with the children during a range of activities.  The inspector discussed the childminder's policies, looked at children's records and checked evidence of the childminder's suitability and qualifications.  The inspector discussed activities with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed in their written responses.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder ensures she has the most recent information to raise her awareness of how to protect children in her care from harm. The childminder has a clear understanding of how to implement the learning and welfare requirements. She regularly carries out detailed checks of children's development. This allows her to quickly notice any areas where children need more support in their learning, and works closely with parents and other professionals to address this. The childminder evaluates her work with the children to assess and identify any areas for improvement. She makes good use of comments from parents and children to make developments in her service.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses observation and assessment effectively, and provides a good balance of activities and experiences to help children develop well in all areas. The childminder successfully teaches children to become confident talkers. She effectively used the activities to encourage children to practise their language skills. The childminder showed them how to talk on the toy phones. She talked to children while they played, describing what they were doing. They were delighted to play with the musical toys and thoroughly enjoyed singing with the childminder. The childminder promoted children's physical development well. For instance, children were able to skilfully kick the ball in the garden.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides cosy and welcoming play spaces where children can safely choose resources. She helps children to develop good independence. The childminder encouraged the children to put their own shoes on when getting ready to go outside. Children behave well and the childminder uses distraction effectively to prevent them from becoming upset or frustrated. The childminder supports children to understand about keeping themselves safe. She talked to them about being safe when playing and using equipment in the garden. She teaches children about healthy lifestyles through well- balanced meals and outdoor play in the fresh air. Children are very confident and clearly know the routines well. The childminder's care ensures that children quickly develop the self-assurance needed for the next stage in their learning.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder's effective assessments show that children are making good progress in their learning. She ensures that any gaps in children's learning are swiftly addressed. This means that children are securely gaining the skills they need for moving on to pre-school or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY400811 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 831052 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 11 January 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in Swindon. The childminder works all year round except for bank holidays and family holidays. She works weekdays from 7.30am to 5.30pm.

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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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