Childminder in Worcestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 January 2016 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

 Children form a strong emotional attachment to the childminder and her family. They settle well and enjoy their time in her company.  The childminder has a positive attitude to improving her practice. She is dedicated to continually developing her knowledge, to drive improvements and to improve outcomes for the children in her care. She values input from parents, children and county advisers.  The childminder provides a range of exciting activities that reflect children's interests and offers them stimulating and challenging experiences. Children make good progress from their starting points.  The childminder has a kind and caring manner, responding very well to the daily care needs of babies.  The childminder promotes children's physical skills according to ages and stages of development through a wide variety of interesting experiences, including outings in the community.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes misses opportunities to strengthen children's understanding of diversity, and about the similarities and differences between people in our society.  The childminder does not always make the best use of parents' observations from home to help her gain a full picture of children's achievements and to precisely focus their next steps in learning.

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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

 strengthen opportunities to enable children to develop further an understanding of people's differences  continue to find ways to include all parents' observations of children's learning away from the setting to help plan more precisely focused next steps in learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and interactions between the childminder and the children.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation including children's attendance and development records.  The inspector had ongoing discussions with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation, assessment, planning, policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications and the suitability of adults living on the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a secure knowledge of the safeguarding and welfare requirements and her responsibility to keep children safe. She knows the procedure to follow should she have concerns about a child. She uses risk assessments effectively to help her provide a safe place for children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder demonstrates a high commitment to partnership working with parents, external agencies and other providers. For example, she has recently started to attend community activities with other childminders in the local area. This helps her to make positive changes and to develop and continue to improve her practice further. The childminder constantly seeks to improve her knowledge by, for example, accessing training and researching ideas. Parents are extremely positive about the well-organised and caring service she provides.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses positive interactions and praise to motivate the children, and engages them well in their play. She knows children's individual abilities and, overall, extends their learning well. The childminder measures children's progress accurately from the time they start and makes generally good use of parents' knowledge about their children. Children love to learn and develop the ability to explore the world around them with enthusiasm and confidence. Babies make rapid progress in their physical development as they move around to explore interesting toys. They learn to climb stairs and to feed themselves. Children enjoy a wide range of activities to extend their learning. For example, they use a white board to make marks, sing and move around to music, and explore simple construction activities. The childminder counts as children build towers, introducing numbers, shapes and colours in their play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a warm and welcoming environment where children feel safe. She builds children's self-esteem and promotes their independence; for example, she praises younger children as they help to tidy up the toys. Children choose what they would like to play with, and the childminder makes sure they get healthy meals and fresh air and exercise each day. As the children grow older, the childminder supports them to become emotionally ready as they prepare to begin the next step of their development.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their individual starting points. The childminder monitors and supports them to continuously develop so that they are ready for the next stage of learning, and their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490076 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1016946 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015. She lives in the Walton Cardiff area of Tewkesbury. She provides care throughout the year from 7.45am to 6pm.

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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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