Childminder in Trafford

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 February 2016 8 July 2010

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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 welcoming environment, accessible toys and well-planned activities support children's enjoyment and learning very well. Children become keen, imaginative explorers who achieve well. They make good and, occasionally, better progress in their learning based on their starting points.  The childminder places a strong focus on developing children's language, independence and confidence. Children's levels of understanding and speech are very good. They learn how to try and achieve new things due, in part, to the childminder's effective modelling, instruction and commentary.  Children develop secure, caring relationships in the setting. They show how safe they feel through their confident interaction with the childminder. She supports children's enjoyment and learning through their play together.  The childminder communicates very effectively with parents, which helps her form an accurate assessment of children's needs. She uses this information to plan how to care

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This provision is good

for children from the start and to promote their progress and learning at home.  The childminder uses her links with local advisers and professional groups to maintain her understanding of current issues and developments in the field of early years practice.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder has undertaken some training, she has not precisely targeted her professional development to help her continue to consistently promote the highest- quality teaching and learning opportunities in all areas.  Children's levels of achievement in counting and number recognition are not as consistently high as in other areas of learning.

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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

 sharply focus professional development opportunities to develop broader areas of expertise that consistently support the highest-quality teaching practices in all areas of learning  enhance opportunities to extend children's already good understanding of counting and number recognition.

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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 completed a joint observation of a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a meeting with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, such as, the self-evaluation, operational procedures, training and evidence of suitability.  The inspector took account of the views of parents using the childminder's own records and viewed advisory visit reports from the local authority representative.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is alert to a wide range of issues and gives high priority to routinely refreshing her knowledge of ways to keep children safe. Some professional development is also securing her good teaching and the childminder has attended training around promoting language development. Through her accurate tracking of children's progress, she knows how her learning is supporting children's high levels of achievement in their understanding and speaking skills. However, her training is not precisely targeted. Therefore, the childminder does not develop the levels of expertise needed to help children achieve the highest levels in all the areas of learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her qualification and understanding of how children learn to implement good teaching techniques. She uses her secure understanding of each child's abilities and interests, to shape activities in ways which will engage and challenge them. This knowledge is achieved not only through her own observations but also through a wide range of information sharing opportunities with parents. Parents are fully informed and express their high levels of satisfaction with the progress their children make. The childminder provides an enabling environment which allows children to develop and practise new skills. They use equipment which supports and interests them, such as pretend play items. Children copy and learn from her very effective modelling, commentary and clear instruction.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is nurturing. Children show how safe they feel in her care as they play and explore, confidently seeking out the childminder to laugh and have fun together. Following improvements made after the last inspection, children can choose their own toys and follow their own ideas. The childminder positively encourages children to challenge themselves to take risks and to try new things, such as using developmentally appropriate scissors to snip play dough. This helps them to progress well in their physical development. The childminder plans regular visits to playgroups. This is one way in which she supports children to develop good social skills. Children behave very well. From an early stage they use their manners impeccably. They understand the consistent routines in place which also help them learn about good hygiene, safety and mealtime expectations.

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Outcomes for children are good

Through the highly effective ways the childminder promotes children's confidence, levels of self-care and communication, they become independent and creative thinkers and learners. Children concentrate well, they learn to watch, think and are keen to try things for themselves. These skills support them in becoming good learners, in readiness for their eventual move to school. While they make very good progress in these aspects of learning, children do not achieve as highly in some aspects of mathematics.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY346157 Local authority Trafford Inspection number 849406 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2006 and lives in the Flixton area of the borough of Trafford, Manchester. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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