Childminder in South Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 December 2015 13 October 2010

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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

 Children are happy, confident and have developed close attachments with the childminder. The childminder effectively promotes children's understanding of keeping safe and managing risks as they play.  The childminder provides a good range of activities to meet the children's individual interests and needs. Through detailed observations and planning, the childminder is able to support children's learning effectively. Children make good progress in their learning.  The childminder is a good role model. The children are polite, well behaved and know what is expected of them. Children show care for each other as they play.  Strong partnerships with parents mean the sharing of information about children's progress is regular. This helps parents to support their children's learning at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder has started to share information with other early years settings children attend, she has not managed to do this regularly and receive detailed information back.  At times, the childminder misses opportunities to promote children's growing interests in the written word.

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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

 extend partnerships with other early years settings further, so that all adults engage in a more regular two-way flow of information sharing, so better feedback is received on children's development  strengthen further children's early literacy skills with regular opportunities for them to understand that print has meaning and to enable them to recognise written words.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the home.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector checked the evidence of suitability of members of the household, the qualifications of the childminder, her methods of self-evaluation, and her improvement plans.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records, safeguarding procedures, risk assessments, and the childminder's written policies and procedures.  The inspector took into account of the views of parents from information included in the parent questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is clear about her role and responsibility to safeguard children. The home is safe and secure when children are present. The childminder has a good understanding about the procedures to follow should she have any child protection concerns. The childminder is motivated to provide good-quality care. She realises that attending regular training courses promotes her professional development and helps her maintain consistently good standards of teaching. The childminder evaluates her practice regularly and targets clearly areas to improve. Through this evaluation, the childminder has completed her recommendations from the last inspection and demonstrates her drive to improve.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder supports children's learning well. The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills effectively. She speaks to them constantly as they play. Younger children are fully included in all activities at an appropriate level for their stage of development. For example, young children sit at the table with others so they can take part in exploring the dough and then the craft activity. Children's social skills are supported well. The childminder reminds them to share and take turns, and show care for each other. The childminder shares her time equally between the older and younger children. Resources are easily accessible; children are able to make choices and develop their independence.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder offers praise and encouragement to all children as they achieve. Children are well behaved and polite. The older children use their manners with little or no prompting. The childminder has a caring approach and this helps young children to settle quickly and demonstrate they feel safe and secure in her company. The childminder promotes children's health and well-being effectively. For example, through clear explanations from the childminder children understand the importance of healthy eating and practices. Children develop good physical skills as they enjoy wide range of interesting activities in the home and around the local area.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children progress well in all areas of learning. They are motivated, eager to learn, confident and independent. The childminder prepares them well for their next stages of learning, such as moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY290374 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 837569 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 13 October 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. She lives in the village of Wickwar, South Gloucestershire. The childminder works Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7.45am to 6pm, all year round except for Christmas Eve and bank holidays.

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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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