Childminder EY448114

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 March 2016 5 December 2012

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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

 Children are happy, settled and thriving in the welcoming, comfortable and child- friendly surroundings. The kind, attentive childminder encourages children's views and choices and follows up their interests. She praises their efforts and achievements so they feel valued, and are eager to try new experiences and persevere.  Children thoroughly enjoy interesting activities in the local community. They develop confidence through learning with other children at toddler groups. Their enjoyment of books is enhanced by visits to libraries. They find out about the natural world and other people's lives by going to farms and historical houses.  The childminder makes good use of routines to extend children's learning. She supports them to take turns, and encourages their good hygiene and independence during self- care routines. They make healthy choices about ingredients for lunch and during cooking activities. They follow recipes, safely use utensils and learn about quantity.

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This provision is good

 The childminder has positive relationships with parents. She welcomes their views about their children's care and development. Parents are well informed about their children's routines, activities and achievements. The childminder and parents often agree children's next steps for learning and ideas for activities to follow up at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always focus enough on key priorities for children's learning identified in her assessments or set the most ambitious targets for their future learning.  The childminder does not always adapt her teaching and use of resources during creative and exploratory play to enable younger children to freely explore the materials.

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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

 make better use of assessments to set ambitious targets for children's future learning, in order to promote their rapid progress and achievement at the highest level  improve opportunities for babies and toddlers to use a range of tools and to freely explore and investigate colour, texture and a range of materials.

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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 plans for improvement.  The inspector took account of parents' views expressed during their discussions with her and from their written feedback to the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder offers children and families a high-quality service. She takes account of the views of parents, children and others as part of her effective monitoring of procedures and practice. She keeps up to date through training, research and exchanging information with other providers. Her teaching and care are good. The childminder works closely with the pre-school and school to ensure consistency for children attending other settings and to support their smooth transitions into school. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder attends safeguarding training and has a sound understanding of abuse, neglect and other risks to children. She carefully monitors their welfare and takes prompt action if she has any concerns.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder promptly assesses children's starting points and consistently monitors their progress. She generally plans effectively for children's next steps in learning, including these and their interests in rewarding activities. The childminder interacts well with children and engages them so they remain involved. She skilfully uses explanations, questions and additional resources to extend children's listening, understanding and speaking. Children are curious and imaginative. They discover how things react and change during cooking activities, and experiment with different paints which they apply to various surfaces. Children eagerly join in with songs and rhymes and listen attentively to stories. They make increasingly recognisable marks using paintbrushes, chalks and pencils. Children are given a good grounding in early mathematics. They count accurately and readily compare items according to colour, shape and size.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder gets to know children well as a result of effective settling-in arrangements which include her visiting them and their families at home. The childminder reassures and encourages children so they soon feel confident and get to know routines. Children are well behaved. The childminder encourages them to get on well and to be polite, kind and helpful. She successfully helps them to be aware of and to respect each other's backgrounds, abilities and needs. She ensures children are kept healthy and safe. They are well nourished, relish being outdoors and are physically active. They competently move, balance, climb, throw and catch balls, and use wheeled toys. The childminder carefully supervises children and teaches them how to safely and sensibly use equipment and move around the premises.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in relation to their starting points. They are well prepared for starting pre-school or school. Children are enthusiastic, confident, articulate and resourceful learners. They eagerly join in activities, readily try new experiences and often concentrate well. Young children are expressive speakers who recall events, imaginatively describe what they are doing and confidently use language for thinking. Children tackle practical number problems and complete increasingly complex puzzles.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY448114 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 1037218 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 5 December 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Crowle, Worcestershire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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