Childminder EY432528

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 February 2016 3 February 2012

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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 keeps herself up-to-date with current practice through a variety of training and has undertaken a level 3 qualification since her last inspection. She carries out effective self-evaluation and monitoring of her provision and then makes positive changes, in order to benefit the children she cares for.  Teaching is good. The childminder and her assistant interact well with children during their play, to sustain children's interest and extend their learning. Children are making good progress in their learning and development.  The childminder observes the children as they play. She assesses their learning and identifies what they need to do next in order for them to continue to make progress.  The childminder and her assistants build warm, close attachments with the children. They are attentive and responsive to children's individual needs and interests and spend good quality time supporting them in their activities. Children are happy and

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This provision is good

confident and their emotional development is promoted very well.  The childminder and her assistants work together to build good relationships with parents and regularly exchange information with them. This supports continuity for children in their care and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always seek more precise details from parents about what children are learning at home, to inform future planning.

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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

 seek more detailed information from parents about their children's achievements from home to further support an accurate assessment of what children can do and plan more precisely for their future learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding. She talked to the children, the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times throughout the inspection and observed a variety of activities.  The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder and her assistants, as well as a selection of policies and procedures, including safeguarding. She discussed risk assessments and the childminder's self-evaluation process.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder. She discussed children's learning and development and sampled their records, and looked at the planning documentation.  The inspector took account of the views of parents by reading a number of their comments in questionnaires and letters obtained by the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a very good understanding of the legal requirements and her arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Children are well protected by robust risk assessments and clear procedures, which ensures that they are always well supervised and cared for. The childminder has only more recently expanded her team and taken on her assistants. She has good practices to supervise and monitor their practice, and their training needs are made a priority. They have both undertaken mandatory training and the childminder is currently supporting one assistant to undertake an early years qualification at level 3. Already their knowledge and skills are developing very well. They are progressively having a more positive effect on the overall quality of the childminder's practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children and older babies relish exploring malleable dough, closely supported by both the childminder and her assistant. Children squash the dough and manipulate it and they experiment using tools, effectively developing their physical skills and hand-eye coordination. They create shapes and representations of items. The childminder and her assistant model other techniques and children explore rolling balls of dough and say they are making a snowman. The childminder's assistant extends their learning through further discussion, linking to children's recent experiences in the snow. Older children move to a nearby easel, and experiment with making marks, developing their creative and pre- writing skills. Younger children follow their lead and select the chunky pens. They persist with removing the stiff pen lids and later concentrate well to connect the two parts again. They show good focus and determination and confidence in their own abilities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Care practices are handled effectively and the childminder encourages children to become increasingly independent. Young children are beginning to manage some aspects of their own personal needs. They proudly peel their fruit at snack time and put their shoes on by themselves when going outside. Children have good opportunities to be physically active. The childminder understands that some children prefer to learn and play outside. Children's safety is a priority and the childminder and her assistant offer children praise and encouragement and a reassuring and steadying hand to help them tackle challenges. This successfully promotes children's confidence and desire to explore, and helps them to develop an understanding of how to take measured risks. Older babies enjoy negotiating the different steps and levels of the garden and toddling in and out of the playhouse. Children pedal trikes and practise their jumping skills on the childminder's fully enclosed

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

trampoline. They have great fun running up and down the steep grassy slope and they measure and adjust their steps very effectively.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder supports children well to develop the key skills they will need for their move on to school. Children are confident, eager to explore and are making good progress across all areas of their learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY432528 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 850216 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 3 February 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and lives in Wootton, near Northampton. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She regularly works with assistants.

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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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