Childminder EY480059

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 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 is well organised. Her robust policies guide her and inform parents about how she operates. The childminder effectively supervises and supports children during well-managed routines and rewarding activities. She invests in her professional development through training, research and sharing best practice. The childminder is knowledgeable and her care and teaching are good.  The childminder astutely identifies relevant next steps for each child's learning. She fully understands children's individual abilities, interests and needs as a result of her accurate assessments of their starting points and ongoing development. The childminder skilfully uses this information, and draws on children's interests and ideas, to plan varied and much enjoyed activities.  The childminder interacts really well with children. She values their ideas and encourages them so children eagerly join in and want to do well. The childminder

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This provision is good

skilfully fosters their attentive listening and concentration. Her excellent questions and explanations promote children's understanding and thinking and enhance their expressive language.  Babies and children thrive in the inviting, family atmosphere. The kind, attentive childminder reassures and encourages them so children soon settle, get to know routines and eagerly explore. The childminder extends children's confidence by involving them in local activities where they mix and learn with more children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder is not always successful in making sure that all parents have a clear understanding about the plans for their children's future learning.  The childminder does not always make the most of opportunities to extend children's use of information technology or to develop their understanding of other people's lives and traditions.

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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

 continue to develop more effective ways of communicating with all parents about the plans for their children's future learning  create more opportunities for children to learn about the lives of other people and communities and to use information technology for different purposes.

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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 self-evaluation form and 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 consistently develops her provision. She acts on parents' views, such as adapting how she exchanges information with them. Since registration, the childminder has implemented robust checking of children's progress to enable her to promptly address any gaps in children's learning or the curriculum. She is currently making further changes to resources and the layout of learning areas. The childminder has good relationships with parents. She welcomes their views about their children's backgrounds, interests and abilities. Parents appreciate the childminder's feedback about their children's routines, activities and achievements. The childminder's links with other providers ensure consistency for children who move from another setting or who are starting school. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder attends safeguarding training and has a sound knowledge of abuse and neglect. She carefully monitors

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

children's welfare and knows what action to take if she has concerns about a child.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children are confident and keen to learn. The childminder expertly builds on their abilities, ideas and interests. She involves babies and children in selecting paints and discussing what to include as they create a colourful large-scale picture of a garden for the dolls' house. The childminder skilfully adapts the activity so babies and children are fully involved. Younger children mix paint and older children imaginatively describe the colours they use and the garden's many features. The childminder expertly promotes children's practical problem solving and other mathematics skills. Children count and compare numbers as they set the table at mealtimes and choose pieces of fruit and vegetables. Children recognise when they have more or less and also identify numbers, shapes and colours in other contexts, such as completing puzzles. Children are imaginative and eagerly act out roles. They dress up in different costumes and use interesting equipment

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

and toys as they take part in domestic and shop role play or pretend to be firefighters.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder follows up children's choices, praises their efforts and celebrates their achievements. Children feel valued, included and confident to try new experiences and persevere. Children behave well. The childminder explains what is happening and what is expected of them. She skilfully helps young children to talk about and respect each other's needs and feelings. The childminder helps children to consider risks and how their actions may impact on their own and other's safety. She talks to children about safe handling of utensils or equipment. Through evacuation drills and play, children learn more about fire safety. Children also have a sound awareness of how to be healthy. They relish being outdoors and being active. Children talk about why they need to wash their hands properly. They make healthy choices about what to eat when making their lunch.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in relation to their starting points, including children who receive early education funding. Children are enthusiastic, purposeful, articulate and resourceful. They are well prepared for their future learning, including starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY480059 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 984326 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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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 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder 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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