Wallis, Anne

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 October 2015 27 August 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 childminder plans enjoyable activities for children based on their interests. This helps children to be enthusiastic and motivated to learn.  The environment is welcoming and children feel at home. They respond to the childminder's cheerful personality and have fun during their time in the setting.  The childminder knows the children in her care very well. She offers lots of praise and reassurance, and has a consistent and caring approach. This has a positive effect on children's emotional well-being and contributes to them feeling secure in her care.  The childminder is competent, dedicated and experienced. She has a strong passion to improve her provision and support children's learning and development.  Partnerships with parents and other settings are good. The childminder takes a keen interest in finding out what children do at home so that she can continue these interests in her setting. This supports consistency in children's learning and

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children do not have extensive opportunities to hear and use different languages as part of their everyday play.  The childminder occasionally misses children's interest in books and indications that they would like to listen to a story.

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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 for children who are learning English as an additional language to hear and use their language in everyday play  support further children's interest in books and stories.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children indoors and in the garden.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled documentation including policies, qualification certificates and children's learning records.  The inspector read the childminder's self-evaluation.  The inspector spoke to parents and reviewed questionnaires to gain their feedback.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how to implement the Early Years Foundation Stage. Safeguarding is effective. Policies and procedures underpin the childminder's good practice to help keep children safe and to protect them from harm. The childminder regularly checks on children's development. She updates her knowledge by attending training and meeting with other professionals. For example, she attended training on brain development and how children process information. This prompted her to improve her practice and allow children more time to respond to questions. The childminder also works closely with another childminder, arranging activities together and sharing good practice to improve children's experiences.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is consistently good. There is a good balance between activities led by the childminder and those children choose. The childminder regularly keeps parents updated about their children's learning and progress. The childminder's accurate observations and assessments of children's learning enable her to plan successful activities to help children progress. For example, children sort animal toys deciding if they live in a zoo or on a farm and make mud cakes in the garden using a range of tools. Children play well together and develop good cooperative skills as they take turns and share resources, such as the musical instruments. The childminder teaches children about the instruments and the different sounds they make.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder forms strong attachments with the children. This helps them to feel happy, valued and secure in her care, and ready to learn. The environment, indoors and outdoors, is welcoming and well resourced. This contributes towards children's enthusiasm for learning and curiosity about the world around them. The childminder encourages children's growing independence well as they learn to complete simple tasks by themselves, such as putting on their coats and boots. The childminder promotes good hygiene practices from an early age and teaches children the importance of keeping themselves safe and healthy. Children learn to take their own risks as they ride trikes down small slopes in the garden. The childminder showers children with praise and rewards their achievements, which helps to promote their confidence and self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress. All children are working at typical levels of development for their age. They are happy, confident and keen to learn, which helps them to be ready for the next stage in their learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 104317 Local authority Devon Inspection number 824744 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 27 August 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1988. She lives in Honiton, Devon. The childminder operates Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early years 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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