Childminder EY490198

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 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

 Children develop positive relationships with the childminder. She successfully promotes their well-being and emotional security. Children are happy, confident and settled.  Children develop positive attitudes towards learning and make good progress. The childminder provides teaching of a consistently high standard and works positively with parents to meet children's individual needs and promote shared learning.  The childminder uses the knowledge she gains, such as from reading guidance, liaising with local authority advisors and sharing information with other early years practitioners, to help further improve outcomes for children.  The childminder is effective in monitoring children's progress and plans activities across all areas of learning to capture children's interests.  The childminder uses her evaluations of the provision well to make improvements.  The childminder effectively assesses the ongoing suitability of her assistant; she keeps

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This provision is good

him well informed of requirements and her policies and procedures.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not provide many opportunities for children to see and recognise words in their home languages, to extend their literacy development further.  The childminder does not always provide a broad range of related resources, such as illustrations and reference books, to extend children's learning further during planned 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

 extend children's use of their home language to develop their literacy skills further  use a wider variety of resources to promote children's learning fully during adult-led activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the premises, toys and equipment.  The inspector engaged in discussion with the childminder and children.  The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and children.  The inspector took account of written feedback from parents.  The inspector sampled documentation and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk and understands what to do if she has any concerns. She uses risk assessments effectively to keep children safe in her home and on outings. The childminder successfully identifies new goals in children's learning and has high expectations for their progress. She uses effective and skilful teaching techniques to support children's learning and development well, overall. For example, she encourages children to explore and observe change during an activity to make salt dough. She extends their language by introducing new words, such as 'measuring' and 'combining'. Children are keen to introduce words of their own to the discussion and describe the feeling of flour on their fingers, using words such as 'comfortable' and 'light'.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder interacts well with children as she plays alongside them. She actively supports children's communication, language and mathematical development. For example, children sing favourite number rhymes, during which they confidently count down from 10 to zero with adult support. The childminder helps them to extend their learning further through activities such as making numerals with the salt dough and matching them to the associated number. The childminder knows children well, which helps her to accurately track their progress to identify and close any gaps in their learning. She uses everyday activities well to develop children's social and independence skills, such as sharing toys, making choices about what they will do and tidying up.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder gathers good information from parents about children and has effective settling-in procedures. She has an extremely warm, caring approach and children clearly enjoy spending time with her. Children follow the childminder's positive example and display good behaviour. They practise effective health and hygiene procedures, such as regular hand washing, healthy eating and daily physical exercise. Children learn to identify and manage everyday risk, such as how to move carefully when wearing a long princess dress to avoid tripping up. Children benefit from outings to local places of interest, such as the park and zoo, which help them to learn about the world around them.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in relation to their starting point. They are curious, inquisitive and keen to learn. Children are confident to ask questions, make suggestions and predict outcomes with accuracy, such as guessing that mixing blue and red food colouring will make purple. Children quickly acquire key skills for future learning, which prepares them well for their move to other settings and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490198 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 1014921 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 1

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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 with her husband, who is also her assistant, and three children, in Roche, near St Austell, Cornwall. The childminder has a level 2 early years qualification. She provides care for children on weekdays, all year round. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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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