Childminder in Dorset

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 March 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 understands children's development and is responsive to their individual ways of learning. She plans a broad range of play experiences, which support children's interests and help them to make good progress from their starting points.  Children develop warm, trusting relationships with the childminder. She supports their emotions effectively to help them settle in and they feel safe and happy in her care.  The childminder promotes children's good behaviour sensitively. She praises children often and they develop good self-esteem and confidence and play happily together.  Children enjoy lots of opportunities to play and learn through exploration and discovery outside. They develop a great enjoyment of nature and a positive attitude to exercise.  The childminder continually attends training to build on her awareness of how children learn. This has helped her to develop the ways in which she plans, observes and

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This provision is good

monitors children's progress and supports their individual learning more effectively.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder initiates contact with other settings children attend. However, she does not always promptly follow up any lack of response from some settings, to fully promote a continuous approach for children's care and learning needs.  The childminder encourages children's independence and learning well overall. However, she sometimes misses opportunities within everyday routines to promote these further still.

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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

 strengthen ways of sharing information and building partnerships with other settings that children attend  provide more opportunities for children to develop their learning and independence skills further within everyday routines.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's interactions in play indoors and outdoors.  The inspector sampled documentation, such as operational policies, procedures and required records, including those relating to suitability.  The inspector took into account the written and spoken views of parents.  The inspector discussed children's development with the childminder.  The inspector viewed the childminder's reflective diary.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder clearly understands her responsibility to protect children and follows appropriate procedures to promote their welfare. She continually assesses her home and outings for possible risks and has suitable prevention in place to help minimise accidents. This helps to keep children safe. Children benefit from the positive relationships that the childminder forms with their parents. She actively encourages parents' involvement and effectively maintains continuity for their children's learning. The childminder is reflective of her practice, for instance, she frequently evaluates how well children are learning from the activities she plans. She is committed to continually developing the provision she offers to children to promote good outcomes.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is qualified and experienced and teaches children well through their play. She makes learning enjoyable for children and skilfully provides challenges that successfully build on their existing abilities. For example, children develop their language and imagination, and use their senses to explore different textures. They excitedly find hidden dinosaur toys, colourful beads and number shapes, and talk about those things they find. The childminder extends children's thinking and ideas. She actively encourages children's understanding of the world, their creativity and early mathematical awareness in play. For example, the children showed interest in a new toy rocket, talking about how astronauts live in space. The children used the internet to find out more information and learnt how astronauts clean their teeth. Children are able to make model rockets out of cardboard boxes and tubes and excitedly count down from 10 to 'blast off'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are valued and welcomed by the caring, friendly childminder. They go to her for hugs and are content and settled. They develop a positive awareness of healthy living, and develop their physical strength and imagination in exciting outdoor play experiences. For example, children learn to climb trees safely and collect sticks and branches to make their dens. They balance carefully on logs and enjoy climbing and negotiating different levels in the garden. The childminder promotes healthy eating well. For example, children enjoy a good variety of fruits for their snacks, like making strawberry and banana smoothies, and help the childminder to plant and grow vegetables.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children concentrate well in activities and are well motivated to learn. They listen well and develop a positive enjoyment of favourite stories and rhymes. They enjoy number songs and eagerly count the spacemen in the flying saucers of a favourite song. Children become confident communicators and are well prepared for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479671 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 993158 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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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 Sturminster Marshall, near Wimborne, Dorset. The childminder is available to care for children on Monday to Friday, all year round. She receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds a Forest School Leader certificate and has Early Years Professional Status.

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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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