Childminder EY478323

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 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 promptly assesses children's starting points, carefully monitors their progress and welcomes parents' views about their children's abilities and interests. She fully understands how well each child is developing and focuses her planning and teaching on addressing any gaps in children's learning. The childminder effectively builds on children's understanding and skills.  The childminder interacts well with babies and children to promote their understanding and emerging speech. She successfully uses signing and visual aids in addition to explanations, questions and repeated words. These all help young children to recognise and respond to familiar and new words and to develop their communication skills.  Babies and children settle quickly. The kind, attentive childminder calmly reassures and encourages young children. She gives them time to get to know her and their new surroundings. Children soon confidently join in activities, help themselves to interesting

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This provision is good

toys and explore the inviting, comfortable and safe environment. They form positive relationships with other children and the childminder.  The childminder's teaching and care skills are good. She consistently extends her sound knowledge and keeps up to date through training, research and information sharing with other childminders and early years practitioners.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always clearly explain children's next steps for learning to parents or successfully involve them in planning how these are to be followed up.  The childminder does not always minimise distractions or successfully help young children to listen and pay attention during adult-led activities.

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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 effective ways to involve parents in planning to meet their children's next steps in learning in the setting and at home  explore ways to minimise distractions and to better promote younger children's listening and attention during adult-led activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's training and suitability and discussed her plans for improvement.  The inspector took account of parents' views expressed in their written feedback to the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder is well organised. She carefully checks the quality of her provision and evaluates how effectively she meets children's and families' needs. The childminder uses information from courses and her discussions with other practitioners to update her procedures and to bring new ideas into activities. She has clear plans to further improve indoor and outdoor learning areas and develop the way she informs parents about their children's progress. The childminder works well with parents and providers to ensure she understands and meets each child's care and learning needs. Parents comment on the quality of her care and how much their children enjoy attending. Parents welcome the childminder's regular feedback about their children's routines, activities and achievements. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder completes safeguarding training. She has a sound knowledge of abuse and neglect and carefully checks children's

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

health and safety. The childminder knows what to action to take if she has concerns about a child's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder encourages children to make choices, praises their efforts and supports them well, so children are keen to take part in activities and enjoy learning. She encourages children to try new experiences when she involves them in exploring different media and natural materials. Young children find out about how things change over time during fun cooking activities and when they grow vegetables such as potatoes. Children are helped to recognise and use numbers for counting and comparing. They explore colour through painting and play. Babies and toddlers learn about simple technology. They build with various construction toys, experiment with flaps, dials and buttons on books, and use toys to trigger sounds or reveal different textures and images.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Babies and children are well cared for and kept safe during calmly managed routines. Children behave well. The childminder uses simple explanations and visual prompts so children know what is happening and what is expected of them. She sensitively encourages children to take turns, get on well and be kind and caring. Children help to put away toys and learn about being kind during play with baby dolls. The childminder skilfully adapts her teaching and use of resources to introduce young children to aspects of other people's customs and celebrations. Children also enjoy mixing with other children when they take part in local community activities. The childminder effectively promotes young children's good health. They eat healthily and she introduces them to good hygiene routines. Children enjoy regular outdoor and physical play. The childminder helps babies and toddlers to practice their emergent and then independent walking. Older children

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

confidently move and balance with control as they use various kinds of apparatus.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in relation to their starting points. This includes children who receive funding for education. Children are confident, eager and expressive learners. They are well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478323 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 977324 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 1 Total number of places 6 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 was registered in 2014 and lives in Worcester. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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