Childminder in West Northamptonshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 November 2015 19 November 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 and her co-childminder work well together, ensuring children's emerging needs and interests are supported closely. Accurate observations and assessments help to clearly identify the next steps in children's learning, and to build on what they already know. Children are making good progress in their learning and development and in readiness for school.  Relationships between the childminder and the children are warm, trusting and very secure, which promotes children's well-being and confidence. The childminder recognises the uniqueness of each child in her care. She takes the time to get to know them. Children settle well, they enjoy their time in the childminder's care and their individual needs are met very well.  Partnerships with parents are strong. The childminder works well with parents during their child's settling-in period. She obtains relevant information from parents about their

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This provision is good

children's capabilities and interests. They communicate very effectively to share ongoing information about children's progress and care needs.  The childminder works effectively with her co-childminder to organise their practice to meet the requirements. She continually evaluates the provision to identify the positive impact on children's learning and where improvements need to be made.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not fully consider the set-up of some of her adult-led activities to ensure younger children's learning is always maximised.

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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

 give further consideration to the differing needs of the youngest children, by making sure adult-led activities challenge and extend their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding. She talked to the children and childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection and observed a variety of activities.  The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder, as well as a selection of policies and procedures, including safeguarding. She discussed risk assessments and the childminder's self-evaluation process.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder. She discussed children's learning and development, and sampled their records and looked at the planning documentation.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day and by reading a number of comments on questionnaires given to the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of how to safeguard children. She ensures that children are safe within her home, and on outings, through the use of effective risk assessments. She is proactive to ensure her policies and procedures are implemented into her practice and she regularly revises these to reflect current legislation. She works well with her co-childminder and effectively supervises and monitors the practice of her assistant to maintain the good standards in her provision. The childminder demonstrates clear vision and dedication to her childminding business. She regularly undertakes mandatory and additional training. She links closely with other local providers to share good practice and engage in professional discussion. Additionally, since her last inspection, she has gained a childcare qualification at level 3, which has had a positive impact on the care and learning experiences she provides for children. Parents

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

spoken to on the day of the inspection were very positive about the childminder. They praise her caring attitude and her strong focus on supporting the children's learning and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Teaching is good because the childminder has a great deal of experience and a secure awareness of how children learn. She uses her good teaching skills to extend children's learning very effectively. She engages children in discussion and asks probing questions as they play. She talks about numbers, shapes and colours, in order to promote children's mathematical development. This good practice further supports children's growing language and also develops their critical-thinking skills. Children are freely able to access writing materials, which promotes their early literacy skills. They create intricate chalk drawings or explore the painting pens at the easel and animatedly talk about their creations. However, the childminder does not always consider how she plans her activities to meet the needs of children of different ages.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides good opportunities for children to learn about their local community and to socialise with other children of their own age. They enjoy trips out to the local shops and they regularly attend a variety of toddler groups and meet with other local childminders. This widens children's experiences and helps to prepare them emotionally and socially for their move on to school. Physical activity is fostered in the childminder's well-equipped garden. There are many good quality resources that promote challenges and active exploration across all areas of learning. Children behave well and any minor disagreements are quickly dispersed, due to the quick interaction from the childminder and her positive encouragement.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder supports children very effectively to develop the key skills they will need for their move on to school. All children are making good progress across all areas of their development, including children who speak English as an additional language.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 221104 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 865912 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 26

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 19 November 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2003 and has been childminding since 1995. She lives in Wootton, Northampton. She works regularly with her co-childminder and occasionally also works with an assistant. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

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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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