Childminder in Nottinghamshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 October 2015 2 March 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 knows children and their families extremely well. She supports them to effectively form trusting relationships.  The childminder ensures she keeps up to date with children's current interests and what they are learning at home, so she can build on this when they are in her care. This helps provide continuity for children.  Children's behaviour is excellent. They play together and share resources. They are encouraged to help each other, be kind and consider each other's feelings. Gaining these social skills helps prepare them well for a move to other settings, including school.  The childminder is skilled in using every opportunity to extend children's language, thinking and learning. She continually talks to children, often asking them questions.  The childminder has a wealth of experience in teaching and caring for children, including disabled children and those with special educational needs.

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This provision is good

 Children are very confident. They tidy toys away together and use good manners, saying please and thank you.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not established highly effective partnerships with other settings that children are due to move on to. She does not share relevant information about children's progress with them to help make sure their learning continues seamlessly.

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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

 build further on the partnerships with other settings that children are due to move on to and share relevant information about children's progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of the parents expressed through written feedback on questionnaires.  The inspector looked at children's records and a range of other documentation, including policies and risk assessments.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder and other members of her household.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

A wide range of policies effectively support the childminder's practice and she shares these with parents. She assesses risks around her home, when they are on outings or when collecting children from school to help ensure children are safe. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is fully aware of her responsibility to protect children from abuse and neglect. Regular fire drills help to ensure children are familiar with safety routines. Self-evaluation underpins the childminder's practice. She takes account of parents' views to help her improve. She has built links with a group of local childminders. Their discussion meetings help the childminder to share good practice and develop her provision. In addition, the childminder attends a wide range of training to keep her teaching skills up to date, including training to support disabled children and those with special educational needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Teaching is consistently good. The childminder establishes children's starting points and uses this information to produce an individual play plan for each child. She continues to assess children's progress. Photographs and observations of children's learning are continually shared with parents. The childminder uses an electronic system to give this information instantly to parents. All children make at least good progress. Children collect natural resources, such as coloured leaves, feathers, conkers and twigs. The childminder plans an activity where they create models combining their resources with clay. Together they talk about the textures of the resources and children excitedly recall where they found them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy playing outdoors. In the garden they take turns riding on wheeled toys and scooters and climbing on see-saws. They dig in sand and are fascinated by the 'water wall' as they pour water through funnels and pipes. Together they plant and harvest vegetables. Physical skills are developed effectively. They play in the wide open spaces of the park. They enjoy playing with the older children after they have been collected from school. Weekly visits to toddler groups give children opportunities to learn to play cooperatively with a larger group of children. The childminder works in close partnership with parents to meet the dietary needs of every child. Meals become a social occasion as they are eaten together at the table. Parents say, 'She is so calm and caring towards my child. I know that he is safe in her care.'

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good skills for starting the next stage of their learning, including school. They make good progress in their development. They learn to be independent, wash their hands at appropriate times and hang up their coats after playing outside.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 252566 Local authority Nottinghamshire Inspection number 871498 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 2 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1989 and lives in Netherfield, Nottingham. She operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, during term time. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She supports disabled children and those with special educational needs.

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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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