Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 October 2015 22 September 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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 Since the last inspection, the childminder has implemented changes to improve her assessment and planning for children, so that they make good progress from their starting points.  The childminder has made good use of training to develop her practice and implement changes that benefit children.  Good teaching helps children do well in their learning and development. The childminder provides an interesting and exciting range of learning experiences in all areas of the curriculum.  There is an excellent partnership between the childminder and parents to secure a very successful start for children as they settle with her. This ensures that children feel very safe and secure in her nurturing environment. The caring childminder tends to children's individual needs wholeheartedly.  The childminder successfully promotes children's very positive attitudes and excellent behaviour. Older children take great care of younger ones and they all play extremely

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This provision is good

well together, showing respect and kindness to one another.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The process of self-evaluation does not rigorously take account of external views to determine where improvements to practice are needed.  The good quality of teaching is not always based on children's preferred way of learning, to improve their outcomes to a consistently high level.

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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 self-evaluation to ensure that improvements focus on securing the best outcomes for all children  continue to improve the good quality of teaching so it takes account of children's preferred way of learning and is consistently excellent.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed and talked to children playing in the home.  The inspector spoke to parents and took account of other views expressed in letters and emails.  The inspector sampled paperwork and documents, including children's records.  The inspector discussed activities with the childminder and her assistant.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder works well with her assistant to provide good quality care and education for children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant have a good understanding of how to protect children and keep them safe. The childminder considers how she works with children to make changes to her environment and activities to further support their good learning. The childminder uses information from training to improve her practice. For example, she has planned specific activities to help develop early writing skills for boys. Since the last inspection, the childminder has developed her records of children's learning. This means she observes their interests and plans activities to help them learn.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, teaching is good. The childminder and her assistant teach children through planned activities, such as cooking or observing caterpillars change into butterflies. They use spontaneous opportunities effectively to promote children's development. For example, when young children tried to dress a doll, the childminder took the chance to develop their early speaking skills, introducing new vocabulary and teaching the physical skills needed to do up poppers on the doll's clothes. The childminder liaises closely with the local school to plan challenging activities to help develop older children's early writing skills. Children develop an interest in mathematics when they discuss numbers, positions and sizes with the childminder while they play. The childminder makes good use of outings, for example to the local common, woodland and parks, to promote children's health and physical fitness.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children form extremely strong relationships with the childminder. She works exceptionally closely with parents to ensure that all children settle incredibly well. She is particularly skilled at promoting children's self-esteem and confidence. The childminder develops inspirational relationships with parents; for example, she offers mutual support for parents in a cookery club, and promotes excellent consistency between home and the setting. Parents speak incredibly highly of the childminder, describing her provision as 'caring, flexible, fulfilling childcare' and that it 'nurtures fun in the hearts of our little ones'. The childminder prepares superb, freshly cooked meals and teaches children about making healthy choices. They learn to respect themselves and others. Children are highly confident, extremely friendly, behave extremely well and delight in learning and playing together.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress across all areas of development. They develop good personal and independence skills that help them to be ready for the next stage in their learning and for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY281798 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 833576 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 25

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 22 September 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. She provides childminding from her home in the rural village of Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire. She works with an assistant. The childminder may provide overnight care for one child under eight at any one time. She takes children to and from the local school. She receives funding for free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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