Childminder in Lancashire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 January 2016 2 November 2011

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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 bright, welcoming and homely environment. Children enjoy nurturing and caring relationships with the childminder. She engages in sensitive care practices and is attentive to their needs, meaning children are happy, settled and emotionally secure in their surroundings.  The quality of teaching is good. Children enjoy playing with a wide selection of good quality toys and resources, appropriate for children of different stages of development. Activities are based on children's interests and the environment is adapted to support their learning well. This contributes towards children being motivated and able to explore freely.  Partnerships with parents and professionals at other settings that children attend are good. A variety of effective strategies are used to involve parents and keep them well informed regarding their children's experiences. The childminder communicates well

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This provision is good

with other professionals to ensure she complements children's learning at other settings.  The childminder continually accesses training to enhance and update her good knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She has made good use of this learning to improve outcomes for children. This makes a positive contribution to children's physical, social and personal well-being and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Reflection does not always identify opportunities to raise the quality and consistency of children's learning experiences even further.  The childminder does not always provide opportunities for all children to answer questions and fully engage in the conversation.

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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

 sharpen the way in which reflection is used, in order to strengthen the quality of children's experiences even further  use questions more effectively to ensure that children of all ages, who are included in the activity, have opportunities to participate in the conversations and communicate their ideas.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of adults living in the household.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records and planning documentation.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation with the childminder and took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is qualified and experienced. She uses her knowledge well to provide good quality experiences for children. The childminder has a good range of policies and procedures in place. This is consistently implemented and underpins her childminding provision. The monitoring of children's progress is timely and accurate. Any gaps in children's learning are quickly identified and narrowed. Reflection on practice is well established and is used to set targets and bring about continuous improvement. However, it does not have the exceptional detail to raise the quality and consistency of teaching and children's learning experiences to the highest possible level of quality.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder interacts with children at their eye level to focus and engage their attention. She supports children's critical thinking, mathematical and physical development well. Children demonstrate their learning as they create geometric shapes in malleable dough, use mathematical terms, describe and estimate. Children develop good independence, as they select resources and organise their own play. The childminder is skilled at promoting children's language skills. However, there are occasions when not all children's learning is fully supported. This is because, sometimes, the childminder directs her skilfully constructed questions at all of the children present. As a result, the more confident children sometimes answer quickly, and others are not given time to respond. The childminder makes accurate assessments of each child's learning. This information is used very well to inform planning that reflects children's individual interests and styles of

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

learning. She effectively shares children's learning with parents and professionals from other settings that children attend. This shared approach contributes to every child making very good progress from their starting points.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is a good role model for children and treats them with kindness and respect. Children behave very well because the childminder calmly and consistently communicates her expectations. As a result, children follow simple rules and have tolerance and patience. Children are supported to lead a healthy lifestyle. They enjoy nutritionally balanced meals and snacks and have many different opportunities to be physically active. The childminder effectively supports children to develop their independence and self-care skills, appropriate to their age and stage of development. As a result, they are independent and older children attend to their own personal needs. Children are well supported to consider risks and learn to keep themselves safe. They demonstrate their learning, as they explain to visitors that if they build their tower too tall it could fall on the children and hurt them.

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Outcomes for children are good

Outcomes for children are good. Children quickly gain the confidence needed to try new experiences. They all make good progress in their learning from their starting points and are developing the skills needed for future learning and the move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 307590 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 871828 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 2 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1989 and lives in Whitworth, Rochdale. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.15pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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