Childminder EY486551

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 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 plans interesting learning experiences that she tailors to children's interests and stage of development. Children spend long periods of focussing on planned activities that excite and interest them.  Children make good progress. The childminder uses her observations and assessments of the children well to identify and close any gaps in their learning and to monitor their progress effectively.  Children form a strong attachment to the childminder. They enjoy their time in her company and happily explore the childminder's well-organised home. She provides a range of stimulating resources to encourage children's independent choices.  The childminder evaluates her provision well and values the parents' views on her service. This helps her to drive improvement and meet children's ongoing needs.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder shares information with parents about their children's development. However, she does not fully encourage parents to share information about their children's learning and development at home to include in her planning.  The childminder does not effectively develop strong links with other early years settings that children attend to fully support children's development and build on what they know and learn elsewhere.

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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

 develop more ways to encourage parents to share information about their children's learning and development at home, to help plan even more effective learning experiences and build on the next steps in their learning  improve further the developing partnerships with other early years settings children attend to build on what they learn elsewhere and fully support the continuity in their care.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and the children as they played indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times.  The inspector took account of the parents' views about the childminder's provision.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies, children's development records, attendance and accident records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a secure knowledge of safeguarding and the procedures to follow if she has any concerns about a child in her care. She updates her training to ensure that her knowledge remains up to date. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder attends group events to help her update her childcare knowledge and skills. She is continuing to develop ways to help her monitor and plan children's future learning. For example, she now involves the children's ideas more regularly when planning activities. The childminder has a good partnership with parents and provides information about their children's learning and development on a regular basis.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides activities for children that interest them. She interacts well with children. She effectively guides and makes suggestions to extend their ideas. The childminder uses the changes in the environment to promote children's learning. For example, she leaves the water tray out overnight to freeze. When children discover the ice, they try to float boats, talk about how the ice feels and its size and shape. They consider how they can break it up and explore to find ice elsewhere in the garden. The childminder encourages this type of exploratory play well, and introduces other areas of learning, such as children's understanding of the world. For example, she encourages children to place lumps of ice in various parts of the garden to see if they melt and why. Children enjoy building towers using coloured blocks of various shapes, counting as they build.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy, confident and settled. The childminder gathers information about each child when they first start to help her to follow their interests and individual routines. She teaches children to share and take turns. The childminder encourages older children to allow younger children to try things for themselves, such as recognising colours and shapes. Children work cooperatively to build the tower, taking turns to add a brick. The childminder plans regular outings to help children explore the local environment, including the beach and the woods. She teaches children about keeping themselves safe. For example, children learn that ice is slippery to stand on, sometimes has sharp edges and needs to be handled carefully.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are motivated and make good progress in all areas of their learning. They gain a good understanding of the world around them. For example, children learn what effects are caused by sun and shade. Children are confident communicators, which prepares them well for their next stage in their learning and their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY486551 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 1005360 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 5 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 2

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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 Seaton, in Cornwall. Access to the childminder's home is by a flight of steps. She offers care Monday to Thursday from 8am to 5pm all year except for Christmas, Easter, bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder is a qualified teacher.

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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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