Childminder in Oxfordshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 November 2015 21 December 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

 The childminder creates a warm and caring environment. She builds excellent relationships with children. All children are happy and show their affection towards her.  Children show high levels of confidence and feelings of security through the choices they make. For example, they willingly follow the childminder's instructions, help their friends during routine tasks and independently explore the available resources.  Partnerships with parents and other settings that children attend are highly successful in encouraging the sharing of information regarding children's progress. This promotes consistency in children's learning.  Overall, the childminder uses her detailed knowledge of individual children's interests to provide a broad range of activities and experiences. As a result, children are fully engaged in activities and are motivated to learn.  The childminder has a good understanding of requirements, and her robust policies and

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This provision is good

procedures underpin her good practice. She attends regular training to ensure her knowledge is secure and to improve outcomes for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently focus on evaluating her teaching practice and identifying areas for improvement to extend and challenge children's learning further.  The childminder does not always focus sharply on promoting children's next steps needed in their learning to help them achieve at an even higher 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

 focus more on teaching when evaluating practice in order to identify and prioritise what needs to be done to improve children's learning even more  strengthen the assessment process so that information about what children need to learn next is used even more precisely to help children make the best possible progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and interactions between the childminder and the children, and reviewed the available play space and resources.  The inspector spoke with children and the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took parents' views into account from written questionnaires and testimonials.  The inspector sampled documentation, including training certificates, policies and procedures, and planning and assessment records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands how to act on any concerns and updates her knowledge by regularly completing relevant training. She considers every aspect of children's welfare and promotes this well. The childminder has recently completed a qualification at level 3. This helps her to provide good-quality teaching practice overall. She reads updates and uses what she learns to inform her policies so that they support her in meeting all requirements. The childminder seeks the views of parents to help her drive improvement. She monitors children's progress through her observations and assessments, and completes a progress check for children between the ages of two and three years. This helps her to review each child's achievements and promote their good progress well overall.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is very good. The childminder interacts positively, extends children's simple sentences and clearly models different sounds. For example, she encourages children to look at a photo album showing their recent activities and outings. She prompts children to recall and talk about their experiences as part of effectively promoting their communication and language skills. Children develop an early interest in books and enjoy listening to stories because the childminder engages them well. For example, she talks and asks questions about the illustrations to gain their ideas and they enjoy regularly borrowing books from the local mobile library.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely happy and confident, develop independence and thrive in a well- resourced and homely environment. The childminder has high expectations of children's behaviour; she provides clear boundaries and explanations, and manages children's behaviour extremely well. She promotes children's understanding of the differences between themselves and others effectively. Children engage in discussions about family life, celebrations and photographs of all the children that attend. The childminder takes children on trips to toddler groups to develop their social skills further. She encourages parents to provide children with healthy meals and snacks. She ensures that children learn about foods that contribute to a healthy lifestyle and helps young children to learn to feed themselves exceptionally well. Children have regular access to outdoor play where they learn to manage risks and develop their physical well-being highly effectively.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their communication and language skills and are able to express themselves readily. They enjoy their learning, which helps them to be ready for their next stages in their development and for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 507087 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 826168 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 21 December 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1998. She lives in a rural setting, near Kidlington, in Oxfordshire. The childminder holds a relevant qualification at level 3. She offers care Monday to Thursday, all year round.

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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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