Childminder EY480507

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 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 provides a range of exciting play experiences that children enjoy and which support their learning. All children make good progress.  Children are settled and interact positively with the childminder, showing they feel safe in her care. Children develop a sense of good emotional well-being.  The childminder creates a comfortable, welcoming home where children happily explore the good-quality toys and activities provided. She encourages children's independence and free play.  Children benefit from playing outside regularly. They enjoy going out for walks or visits to local parks. They develop a positive approach to keeping fit and healthy.  The childminder continues to update her knowledge through training. For example, this has helped her identify ways to improve children's learning opportunities outside.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder's monitoring and observations are not always sharply focused on increasing the rate of children's progress or improving their achievement.  The childminder does not always share detailed information with parents and other settings children attend to provide a more continuous approach for their care and learning needs.

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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 systems of monitoring children's achievements to consistently and more precisely assess their progress and support them effectively to reach their full potential  strengthen arrangements for sharing information with parents and other settings children attend to promote greater continuity in children's care and learning.

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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 for suitability.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.  The inspector discussed children's development with the childminder.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has completed child protection training and understands her responsibilities in promoting children's welfare. She forms positive relationships with parents and works well with them to settle-in their children easily. She has formed clear, detailed policies and procedures and shares these with parents. The childminder regularly evaluates the effectiveness of her practice, particularly in terms of children's activities and her own developing awareness of child development. This helps to promote good outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder gets to know children's particular ways of learning well and supports their interests effectively. For example, she knows which children prefer playing outdoors and sensitively supports them in developing their play. Children work together to turn a climbing frame and slide into a building site and pretend to make a house. The childminder actively promotes children's understanding of the natural world. For example, she talks to children about their shadows when the sun shines and together they watch the rain and then hailstones bouncing on the paving stones outside. The childminder encourages children to collect stones, leaves and twigs on their outings and look for insects outside.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are keen to dress themselves to go and play outdoors. They enthusiastically pull on their socks and put on their boots. The childminder praises them for their efforts and children show pride in their achievements. The childminder teaches children safety rules; for instance, they learn about walking sensibly and crossing roads safely on outings. Children enjoy going to a nearby fruit and vegetable shop and talk about foods that are healthy. They gain good socialisation skills. For example, they like going to a local cafe or to a toddler group. Children are excited to see their friends and play happily together. They develop good physical strength and coordination, climbing and balancing on sturdy wooden play equipment at a favourite park. They enjoy throwing sticks into a stream and then standing on the bridge to watch them float by.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are motivated to learn and concentrate well in activities based on their interests. They develop independence and self-care skills, and gain confidence in expressing their needs. The childminder skilfully encourages children's imagination and language through play. For example, children like playing in the well-resourced home play area. They learn the names of the different fruits they give their dolls for breakfast and talk about these with the childminder. They start to enjoy stories and begin to say the end words of rhyming sentences. This actively supports their future learning and their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY480507 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 991490 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 4 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 the St Ives area of Ringwood, Hampshire. She is available to care for children on Tuesday to Friday each week, all year round. The childminder receives funding to provide free early years 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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