Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 February 2016 18 July 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 childminder works well with her co-childminder to ensure their provision is well organised. Children feel safe and welcome, and thoroughly enjoy their time in the busy, happy environment.  The childminder is a cheerful and enthusiastic teacher for the children. She happily joins in their play and extends their understanding and learning with appropriate comments and questions. Children progress well from their starting points.  Parents value the role that the childminder plays in their children's lives. They see her as someone they can turn to for advice and support. They feel well informed about their children's progress.  The childminder promotes children's physical health well. She works effectively with her co-childminder to provide children with healthy snacks and home-cooked meals. Children enjoy plenty of opportunities to play outside.  Children behave well for their age. The childminder offers consistent and clear guidance

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This provision is good

about acceptable behaviour. Children learn to show consideration towards each other and to be polite and helpful.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always make the best use of her self-evaluation to identify more clearly how she can improve her good provision even further.  The childminder does not always make the most effective use of her monitoring of each child's progress to reflect upon and further encourage the best possible outcomes for all children.

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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

 use self-evaluation to more clearly identify priorities for the best improvements to practice  build on monitoring and assessment to refine the curriculum more effectively to help children make even better progress in their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with the children.  The inspector and the childminder discussed the learning that was taking place.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about her understanding of safeguarding, child protection and first aid.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's records, and the childminder's training and policies.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder understands the requirements of her role. She understands her role in protecting children from harm and knows what to do if concerned about a child's welfare. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder shares information with staff at pre-schools where children attend and finds out about the teaching and learning they have planned. She is able to support this learning when the children are in her care. Overall, the childminder reflects well on her practice. For example, she attends regular meetings with other early years professionals to share ideas and update her skills. The childminder makes good use of new skills gained from training to help children learn and develop further. For example, she plans fun games that help children develop the speaking and listening skills they need for later reading and writing.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans a broad range of interesting activities and children join in with great enthusiasm. She takes account of each child's stage of development when organising activities so that all children can take part and achieve. For example, she organised a craft activity so that children who wanted to, could spend more time on their creations. Children learn about their local community and the wider world. The childminder and her co- childminder plan an interesting range of outings to complement what they offer at home, such as visits to local parks and travelling further afield by bus or train. The childminder regularly observes all children so that she can plan further activities to support the next steps in their development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder meets children's care needs well. For example, children and their families visit before children are left in the childminder's care. They get to know her and her co- childminder well. Children settle quickly and form warm attachments with both childminders and the other children. They play an active role in keeping the home safe and organised. For instance, children happily help tidy away toys and lay the table before mealtimes. The childminder offers plenty of praise for all children, which helps build their confidence and self-esteem. For example, children beam as she compliments their very individual pictures and suggests they take them home to show their parents.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress. They develop a wide range of skills in preparation for their future learning and the move to school. For example, older children competently complete puzzles and look at books. Younger children imitate noises made by the childminder as they play with the toys to extend their early language skills. Children learn about different sizes, shapes and numbers, and older children count accurately.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY380122 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 829656 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 18 July 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She provides care from the home of her co- childminder in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The childminder provides care all day Monday to Friday, throughout the year.

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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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