Childminder EY480004

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 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 quality of teaching is good. The childminder uses her knowledge of children to promote their learning and development. She plans activities based on children's interests and needs. Children are willing to join in and make good progress.  The childminder talks with children, modelling language and teaching them new words. All children, including those learning English as an additional language, are confident in speaking and expressing their views.  The childminder has good partnerships with parents. Regular sharing of information helps to ensure the childminder knows children's starting points and interests. She uses this information to help plan experiences to meet individual needs.  Children form good attachments with the childminder, who is a good role model. Children learn to share, take turns and respect each other.  The childminder's home is warm and welcoming with toys readily available to the

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This provision is good

children. Children can choose what to play with and have good control over their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not make full use of all opportunities to extend children's technological awareness and understanding of the wider world.  The childminder has not developed her self-evaluation process fully, for example to include the views of parents.

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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

 provide more opportunities to help children explore technology and learn about the wider world  develop the self-evaluation process, taking into account the views of parents, to help identify further areas for improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching in the childminder's home.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through written testimonials and questionnaires.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled paperwork, including children's records, planning and self- evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder reviews her practice and makes changes to benefit the children. For example, she has introduced journals to better share children's daily learning experiences with parents. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder keeps her knowledge and skills up to date. For example, recent internet research helped her learn about changes in protecting children, which she shared with parents. She uses effective risk assessments to minimise hazards to children. She knows what to do in the event of concerns about a child, to promote their welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her assessments of children and information from parents to plan for children's next steps in learning. She provides a good range of activities and experiences to promote children's learning. For example, she uses the toy figures to teach children about colours, asking them about the dolls' clothes. She teaches children mathematics, such as helping them count the toy cars on the racetrack. Children enjoy experimenting with construction. For example, they build a tower with cardboard tubes and see how many toys they can fill it with, and then enjoy knocking it down. The childminder helps all children, including those learning English as an additional language, to develop good communication and language skills. For example, she repeats words for them and uses activities and toys based on children's interests, to encourage them to say and learn new words. Children use their imagination, such as when they tell the childminder to keep

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

quiet because the babies are sleeping in the dolls' house bedroom.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder's home is inviting. The childminder promotes children's social and physical skills, such as through outings to local parks and soft-play areas. She helps children to learn about living things, for example during visits to a forest art trail where children examine different sculptures and to the wetlands to look at birds. The childminder prepares children for moving on, for example, by taking them on visits to local playgroups and music sessions at toddler groups. The childminder teaches children to think about and manage different risks. She comforts them and helps them to share and take turns. The childminder provides healthy snacks and teaches children to make good choices about the food they eat.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are happy and keen to learn. They make good progress in their learning. Children are independent. For example, they put on their own coats and shoes, and manage their own hand washing. Children gain self-esteem and confidence, begin to respect and understand others' feelings, and learn how to keep themselves safe.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY480004 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 985782 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 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 registered in 2014. The childminder lives in the Tuffley area of Gloucester. The childminder's core hours of work are Monday to Friday from 6am to 6pm. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education for 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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Telephone number

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