Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 December 2015 Not applicable

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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's home is welcoming and well resourced. She plans a broad range of activities, and children can choose what they would like to do. Overall, children are motivated and eager to play and join in activities with the childminder and their friends.  The childminder knows the children well and plans effectively for their learning. Her teaching and interactions are purposeful, and make a positive impact on how well children learn. Children are making good progress in relation to their starting points.  Children have a warm bond with the childminder. She gives clear messages so that children understand her expectations. Children behave very well.  The childminder implements her policies and procedures effectively to promote children's safety and healthy lifestyles.  Partnerships with others who share the care of children are embedded well. These complement children's learning and support consistency in children's development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children do not have many opportunities to speak about real-life events to promote their recall of different experiences and to use language to recreate roles and experiences, during role play for example.  Art and craft activities are not always planned effectively to engage participation and offer enjoyment for all ages of children.

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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

 provide more opportunities for children to use talk to connect ideas, relive and recall past experiences, and use language to imagine and recreate roles and experiences in play situations  take greater account of children's interests and abilities when planning craft activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children during their play and in their interactions with the childminder.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and children's records.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she works with parents and others involved in children's care.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she evaluates her practice and children's learning. The inspector read the childminder's self-evaluation record.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how the training she has completed has supported her practice and updated her skills.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has updated her knowledge in relation to new legislation. She has a good awareness of child protection matters. The childminder uses her good knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage to ensure she promotes children's health, safety and well-being effectively. Her risk assessments effectively identify and reduce risks to help maintain a safe environment. The childminder evaluates her practice and monitors children's learning well. She attends training to increase her knowledge and update her skills, and has well-targeted plans for future training. Parents are positive about the care their children receive. They speak about the good communication they receive and the interesting activities children enjoy. The childminder evaluates her practice well and uses feedback from parent questionnaire responses to plan for her continuous improvement.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is attentive to children's needs. She takes time to find out about children's interests and achievements when they start with her. The childminder uses her focussed observations and assessments to support her planning for children's next steps of learning. Her teaching skills promote children's learning well. She fosters children's language and thinking skills quite well as children play. The childminder gives directions and advice, for example, when children are completing jigsaw puzzles, to help them solve problems independently. She gives good attention to most areas of children's learning and all children are achieving at least expected levels of development for their age.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have warm bonds with the childminder, who is a good role model. They are happy and emotionally secure. Children's independence is developing well. They confidently take part in activities and contently play alongside each other. Children treat each other and their surroundings with respect. Children have regular and varied outdoor experiences, which benefit their wider learning. Children are learning about healthy lifestyles. They understand good hygiene routines from an early age. They know to get a tissue to blow their nose, and to wash their hands prior to eating.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are making good progress in relation to their starting points. They enjoy a broad variety of learning experiences. Children are well prepared for the next stages of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY452019 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 904477 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Marlow. The childminder works most weekdays throughout the year.

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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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