Childminder in Warwickshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 February 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

 The childminder provides a bright, welcoming and homely environment. Children develop independence in their learning. They choose freely from a wide range of toys and activities. They are eager to learn and enjoy purposeful and developmentally appropriate play.  Strong partnerships have been established with parents. The childminder shares information with them daily and keeps them well informed about their child's progress. They work together to enhance children's care, well-being and learning.  The childminder and her assistant interact with children in a caring and positive way. Children develop close bonds and have a strong sense of security and belonging. The childminder ensures children's individual needs are met very well.  The childminder fosters children's enjoyment of the outdoors. Children have frequent opportunities to investigate the natural world. For example, they play in the childminder's garden daily and are taken on outings to local farms and parks.

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This provision is good

 The childminder successfully promotes children's good health. Good hygiene procedures are followed and children enjoy nutritious meals and snacks.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not plan all activities precisely enough to focus on what children need to learn next and support them to make rapid progress in their development.  The childminder has not developed the partnerships she has with other settings children attend as far as possible. She does not make sure that information about what children are learning there is regularly shared. This means that she does not have all relevant information on which to base her plan for children's future development.

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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

 focus the planning of activities more sharply on children's next steps in learning to promote the best possible progress  build further on the partnership working with other settings children attend, so that relevant information about the learning that takes place there is shared and can be used to plan more effectively for children's future development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play in the childminder's house and garden.  The inspector looked at a selection of policies and children's records.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents from their written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has high standards for the level of care and learning that she provides. She evaluates her practice and identifies areas for improvement. For example, she has recently improved the outdoor learning environment and has plans to develop this further. The childminder is committed to improving her knowledge and skills and those of her assistant. She is supporting her assistant to undertake a higher level qualification to enhance her practice and maintain positive outcomes for children. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder and her assistant have a good understanding of safeguarding issues. The childminder keeps up to date with local child protection practices and regularly reviews new legislation. Strong relationships with parents ensure all children's care, learning and development needs are well met. Parents speak very highly of the childminder and comment on the good progress their children make.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistant are well qualified and their good knowledge, skills and understanding are reflected in the quality of their teaching. Older children develop good speaking and listening skills. For example, the childminder and her assistant follow children's interests and encourage them to think, such as by asking simple questions as they engage in their play. They get down to children's level and listen attentively to what children say. When children discover ice has formed outside, the childminder encourages them to investigate. Children have a strong exploratory impulse and are clearly intrigued. They discover the change in texture as the ice breaks when they jump on it or hold it in their hands as it melts.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are very happy and settled in the childminder's home. Good settling-in procedures enable the childminder and her assistant to get to know the children well. Information, including details about children's routines, likes and dislikes is gathered from parents when they first start. This helps the childminder to support them effectively in their move from home. Children feel safe and secure and readily go to the childminder or her assistant if they need reassurance or cuddles. The childminder supports younger children effectively as they develop their physical skills, such as gaining confidence in walking. Children demonstrate their trust in the childminder as they put out their hands for the childminder to hold as they walk across low steps. Children behave well in relation to their ages and stages of development. The childminder and her assistant successfully lead by example and are very kind, calm and well mannered.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning and most are working within the typical range of development for their age. Children gain a range of skills to prepare them well for their future learning at nursery or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY474716 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 967847 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2014 and lives in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. She works with an assistant.

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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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