Childminder in Cheshire East

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 December 2015 9 February 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 have formed secure emotional attachments with the childminder and her family. They are very happy and feel safe in this welcoming, home-from-home environment. The childminder is highly skilled and sensitive in helping children form secure relationships with her and their peers.  Parents express high levels of satisfaction with the quality of their children's care. The childminder regularly provides them with information about activities that children have enjoyed and their progress. This helps to promote continuity of care and learning experiences.  The childminder implements safeguarding policies and procedures effectively. She regularly assesses risks, in order to keep children safe.  Children benefit from the childminder's reassurance, encouragement and praise. She uses her knowledge of children to follow their interests and support their ongoing development well. This helps children to build on the good progress they make at

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This provision is good

school and they are well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not use self-evaluation as effectively as possible. She does not consistently ask parents for their views on the quality of the provision, to help her identify aspects of her practice that could be improved to benefit children's experiences.  The childminder does not always consider how to focus her professional development, in order to raise the quality of her practice to an even higher level.

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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

 include parents' ideas and suggestions as part of the self-evaluation process  focus professional development, in order to raise the quality of children's learning experiences to an even higher standard.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection and made observations of children present.  The inspector and childminder discussed an activity children were involved in.  The inspector reviewed the evidence of the childminder's suitability to work with children, her safeguarding policies and procedures and a range of other supporting documentation.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder successfully implements a range of policies and procedures to help keep children safe and to promote their well- being. The childminder is well qualified, completes all mandatory training and is careful to update her knowledge and understanding of her role. This helps to ensure that she continually provides effective care and learning experiences. The childminder has developed good relationships with parents. She shares information and policies with them so they have a good understanding of the service she provides. The childminder has established positive relationships with the local school and works closely with other childminders. This ensures that children benefit from consistent and complementary care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows the children well and uses this knowledge to plan various play experiences that stimulate their interest. She also has a range of resources that is rotated as appropriate. This contributes towards children showing high levels of involvement during their play. The childminder promotes an understanding of cultural differences and diversity within the community through discussion and resources in the home. She encourages children's thinking skills during her interactions with them. Young children confidently write their names and identify and write numbers. Their personal, social and emotional development are promoted during positive interactions and through recognition of their achievements. Children enjoy taking part in a wide range of activities, such as playing physical tumbling games, and being imaginative and creative in their play. Older children talk animatedly about what they have done in school and the childminder builds

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

on these discussions. This contributes to maintaining children's motivation to play and learn.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a well resourced and welcoming environment which she adapts in order to meet the needs of individual children. Children's confidence and self-reliance are successfully promoted. They help themselves to toys and resources and make choices about where and what they want to play. The childminder helps children to share and take turns. Children play together happily and are polite and well-mannered, as the childminder provides them with consistent boundaries and expectations for behaviour. She effectively supports children's good health. She provides healthy meals and snacks, and promotes sensible hygiene routines consistently. Children are motivated to try new experiences and build on their learning. They take pride in their achievements and excitedly show off the crafts they have made.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 304500 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 1022200 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 5 - 14 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 9 February 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1995 and lives in Crewe, Cheshire. She operates all year round, from 8am to 9am, and from 3pm until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification 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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