Childminder in Cornwall

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 November 2015 16 June 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 develops a good relationship with the children in her care. They are happy, secure and have formed strong attachments.  The childminder effectively promotes children's language and communication, which helps them to be confident.  Children are polite, considerate and grow into confident, independent individuals. They behave very well. The childminder gives children gentle but consistent guidance.  Children make good progress. The childminder plans activities she knows will engage children and maintain their interest.  The childminder effectively promotes children's interest in literacy. For example, they enjoy listening to and re-enacting stories from their favourite books.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder shares her plans for children's next steps in learning with parents. However, these are not always clear enough for parents to easily understand to enhance learning at home.  The childminder does not make the best use of all opportunities to extend children's development in numeracy.

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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

 consider making the process clearer when sharing children's next steps with parents to enable them to fully contribute to their child's development at home  increase opportunities to extend children's numeracy development further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children and the childminder in her home.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector viewed a range of documents, including children's learning journeys, risk assessments and accident records.  The inspector took into account written views of the parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder regularly reviews risk assessments to monitor the safety of her home and any outings to help keep children safe. She regularly attends training courses and childminding groups. This helps her to maintain up-to-date knowledge and develop new ideas to interest the children. For example, she now provides more opportunities for children's exploration outdoors and in the local woods. The childminder has a good understanding of child protection issues and knows what to do if she has any concerns. She works closely with parents and shares information with other early years settings that children attend to improve continuity in children's learning. She seeks parents' and children's views to help identify how she can improve her provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder's home is well organised. Children can easily reach playthings to enable them to make their own choices in play. The childminder understands how children learn and provides activities she knows will interest them. For example, children like art and craft. Using paints and hands, children designed their own poppy pictures and using clay, they designed their own Diwali pots. She uses these activities to help encourage children to use mathematical language and also develop their physical and language skills. The childminder encourages children to develop their imaginations. For example, children dress up to act out their own stories.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder gets to know children and their families very well. She liaises very closely with parents and keeps them well informed so she can tailor her care to exactly meet children's individual needs. Parents value the childminder's support in helping children to manage changes, such as coping with new siblings or starting school. Children play cooperatively as they develop their imaginative play. They speak confidently and gain excellent social skills, such as listening to each other. The childminder effectively promotes children's independence from an early age, as they learn to manage their own hygiene and personal needs. Knowledge gained from recent training has resulted in her using the outdoor environment more effectively to promote children physical skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress which is at least typical for their age. They are eager to learn and gain the skills they need for the next stage in their learning and eventually, school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY422024 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 832756 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 June 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in the village of Polgooth on the outskirts of St Austell in Cornwall. Access to the property is by a series of staggered steps along a path. The family has one dog. The childminder is open each weekday from 8am until 5.30pm all year round, apart from her holidays. She receives funding for 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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