Childminder in Bath and North East Somerset

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 childminder has a good understanding of how children learn. She involves parents in sharing information about their children's play interests and uses her observations and assessments to plan for children's future learning. Children make good progress.  The childminder monitors children's progress and achievements successfully. She can easily identify any weaknesses in their learning and development and knows how to access advice from other professionals when needed.  Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents comment very positively on how well informed they are on their children's learning and how effectively the childminder works in partnership with other settings that children attend  Children behave well; they are polite and considerate. They have a good relationship with the childminder. Children feel safe and secure and are confident in meeting new people.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, the childminder misses opportunities to extend children's learning fully to enhance their thinking and problem-solving skills.  The childminder sometimes misses opportunities to help children learn about the effects that physical exercise has on their bodies and how it will help them to keep healthy.

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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

 give children more time to extend their learning and respond to questions presented during their play  help children to observe and understand the effects that physical exercise has on their bodies.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children engaged in activities and the interactions of the childminder with them.  The inspector spoke with the children and childminder at convenient times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled various documents, including children's learning records, the childminder's self-evaluation, risk assessments, and relevant policies and procedures.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder accesses regular training to update her professional knowledge and skills. She uses her new learning well. For example, she has extended the range of mathematical resources to support children's growing interest in number. The childminder has developed effective systems to enable her to reflect on the quality of her provision. She has considered the views of parents and children to help her to identify and target areas for improvement. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of her responsibility to meet all requirements, promote children's welfare and protect them from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a good range of stimulating resources to meet individual children's interests and support their play. She helps children to develop a good understanding of mathematical concepts. For example, during the inspection children were involved in a baking activity. They learnt about measurement and quantities, and made comparisons of the sizes and shapes of the ingredients they diced. The childminder provides interesting opportunities to introduce children to different languages. For example, they regularly access pre-school language groups where they learn to sing songs in French.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder helps children to learn about keeping themselves healthy. For example, she teaches children to understand how germs are spread and the importance of washing their hands. Children are very independent and enjoy responsibility, such as in pouring their own drinks and helping to prepare their snack. They have good opportunities to develop essential social skills to help them move on to pre-school and school. For example, they visit local groups where they learn to mix with and make friendships with other children. The childminder helps children to understand about developing healthy lifestyles through, for example, daily opportunities to play outside to develop their physical activity skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children benefit from their time spent with the childminder. They are curious and are confident in asking questions about the things that they observe in their world. They concentrate for good periods of time on activities they enjoy. Children develop beneficial literacy skills. For example, they very effectively follow simple recipe books during their cooking activities, which they successfully use to recall and sequence the processes involved. Children make good progress in their learning and are well supported to develop the key skills to support them in their moves to pre-school and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478378 Local authority Bath & NE Somerset Inspection number 978548 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 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 registered in 2014. She lives in Saltford, near Keynsham, Bristol. She is open Monday to Friday, all year round.

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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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