Childminder in Cheshire East

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 January 2016 20 May 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 quality of teaching is good. The childminder has a thorough knowledge of the children in her care and a secure understanding of how they learn. She uses this to provide some challenging activities that help children make good progress from their starting points.  Parents express high levels of satisfaction with the quality of their children's care. The childminder regularly provides them with information concerning the activities that children have enjoyed and about their progress. This helps to promote continuity of care and learning experiences.  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 to form secure relationships with her and their peers.  The children enjoy robust physical challenges while visiting local groups and parks. This

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This provision is good

helps to increase their understanding about the importance of leading healthy lifestyles.  Children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning and for their eventual move on to school. They develop their independence skills and make well-informed choices about what they learn.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Observations and assessment of children's learning are not always used effectively enough to plan precisely for their further development or to accelerate their progress.

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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 focus of observations and assessments and use them to plan precisely to enable all children to make even more rapid progress in their learning.

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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 in writing.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder implements a range of policies and procedures successfully to help keep children safe and to promote their well- being. The childminder is very experienced, and completes all mandatory training. She is careful to update her knowledge as well as focusing on how to improve her provision. This helps to ensure that she continually provides effective care and learning experiences for the children. The childminder has developed good relationships with parents. She shares information and policies with parents so they have a good understanding of the service she provides. The childminder has established positive relationships with the local school and other providers. 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 has good teaching skills that are underpinned by her experience and awareness of child development. She knows individual children well and she understands how to motivate them. The childminder follows children's interests and has a clear focus on engaging children through the activities they like best. She is skilled in making links to learning while children play. For example, in an activity playing with dough the childminder provides lots of opportunities for children to talk and begin to use sentences. Children are encouraged to think for themselves. The childminder asks a range of questions and she is patient, giving them time to think about their answers. She encourages children's curiosity. For example, she takes children on visits to farms, local parks and places of interest. Children have rich opportunities to play and be active in a range of stimulating environments. The childminder models how to count and she encourages children to join

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

in, using numbers in their play. Children explore shape, colour and texture and they are praised as they say new words, such as scissors.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder encourages the children's self-esteem very skilfully. She provides an environment that supports their investigations and self-discoveries, without fear of failure. Children receive lots of praise, which motivates them to develop a positive attitude to learning. They show care and consideration to each other. The childminder is consistent and calm in her approach, which helps the children to learn about the expectations for their behaviour. She engages in age-appropriate discussions to help increase the children's understanding about why they should use kind hands and words. The children negotiate the play space safely and use toys and resources with increasingly good coordination and control. The snacks provided are nutritious and well balanced and children are developing an understanding of healthy lifestyles.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well equipped for the next stage in their learning. All children are making good progress. They enjoy playing and learning and are developing key skills in readiness for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 304562 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 855070 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 12 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1998 and lives in Knutsford, Cheshire. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family 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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Telephone number

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