Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 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 provides a light, bright and welcoming environment. Children feel safe while they play. They have secure relationships with the childminder.  Children are self-confident and enter the childminder's home keen to explore and learn. The childminder plans meaningful activities that build on children's interests and help them to make good progress in their learning.  The childminder uses questions effectively to help children to listen and encourage them to think, while extending their good communication and language skills.  The childminder works well with parents and other professionals to ensure that the children receive continuity in their learning and make good progress.  The childminder demonstrates a commitment to improving her knowledge and is eager to complete further training that will have a positive impact on the quality of her service and the learning opportunities she offers children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children do not have many opportunities to learn about the natural world and living things outdoors.  The childminder promotes children's learning well overall. However, her observations and assessments are not consistently precise, which means she misses some opportunities to challenge children fully during all activities.

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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

 develop a more consistent approach to observing and assessing children's progress to help plan their individual learning more precisely  extend opportunities for children to learn more about the natural world and living things outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas where childminding takes place and the toys, equipment and resources children use.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation including the childminder's self- evaluation, children's records and training records, and discussed safeguarding policies and procedures.  The inspector observed the childminder in a range of indoor activities.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a good knowledge of her responsibility to safeguard children and fully understands the procedures to follow in the event of any concern. She has a good knowledge and understanding of the requirements. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is dedicated to improving the quality of her provision. She has identified the need to access further training to support her in using observation as effectively as possible to support the assessment of children's learning. She ensures that parents know what their children have been learning each day through written and verbal communications at the end of each day. Parents comment on the good quality experiences, outings and activities that the childminder offers and are pleased with the care their children receive.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is consistently good overall. The childminder has a clear understanding of how children learn and develop, and regularly shares her observations with their parents. The childminder is successful at helping children to become confident talkers, to tell stories and talk about their experiences. The childminder interacts with children continually and takes an active part in their play. Children become fully engrossed as they act out characters in the story using their toys. The childminder makes good use of opportunities to extend children's thinking and vocabulary further. The childminder provides activities to develop the physical and literacy skills children need to write and draw as they grow and develop. Children develop good mathematical skills and confidently count.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children feel safe and secure within the childminder's home. They play freely with their friends and share toys in an environment which the childminder risk assesses effectively to ensure it is safe. Children are happy and settled in the company of the childminder. They benefit from her constant support and encouragement. Children develop self-confidence and independence. Children are reminded to be polite and are taught good manners. The childminder reinforces good behaviour. She encourages children to take on a variety of responsibilities, such as tidying up their toys when they have finished playing.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident, sociable and enthusiastic learners. The childminder prepares them well with the skills they need in readiness for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY474344 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 968910 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in Winchcombe, Cheltenham. The childminder offers all-day care, Monday to Friday, term time only. She holds a childcare qualification equivalent at level 3.

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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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