Childminder EY482675

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 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 is friendly and caring and children interact happily with her, showing they feel safe in her care. Children develop a positive sense of emotional well-being.  The childminder provides a broad range of purposeful activities that motivate children's interests and support them to make good progress from their starting points.  The childminder forms positive relationships with parents. She discusses their children's individual routines with them and children settle in happily, giving parents reassurance.  Children behave well and play cooperatively. They benefit from lots of praise and encouragement, and develop positive self-esteem.  The childminder uses training well to develop her knowledge of childcare. For example, this has raised her awareness of how to help prevent accidents and keep children safe.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always evaluate all aspects of her teaching practice thoroughly, for example, to ensure that she consistently uses space and resources as effectively as possible. This does not fully support children's independent choices in play.  The childminder does not always share detailed information with other settings children attend so they can work together and fully support children's 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 evaluation systems to focus more precisely on all aspects of the provision and support continuous improvement even further  strengthen arrangements for sharing information with other settings children attend to fully support continuity for children's care and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's interactions in play indoors and outdoors.  The inspector viewed documentation, such as operational policies, procedures and required records, including those relating to 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 understands her responsibilities in protecting children's welfare and recognises signs and symptoms that may cause a possible concern. She understands the procedures to follow should a concern arise. The childminder forms clear policies and procedures, and shares these with parents. She promotes continuity with parents. For example, she encourages their observations of their children's learning at home and keeps parents well-informed of their children's activities and well-being. The childminder reviews the effectiveness of the planning and assessment systems and has made improvements to how she plans activities. She monitors children's progress from her observations of their achievements and plans their next steps of learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans activities around children's interests. She effectively encourages children's exploration of different textures and their early awareness of mathematical concepts in play. For example, children excitedly find the toy dinosaurs and animals hidden among a mixture of cornflakes and rice. They talk about the big and little animals that they find. They become absorbed scooping sand in and out of different containers and learn about the concepts of empty and full. The childminder actively promotes children's understanding of the natural world. For example, children enjoy going to see the animals at a nearby safari park. They make some bird food and observe the birds in the garden. Children explore sounds with interest and bang and shake the different musical instruments and sing along to favourite nursery rhymes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder promotes children's health and physical well-being effectively. For example, she talks to children about healthy lifestyles and provides them with a well- balanced menu of nutritious snacks and meals. Children often play in the garden and enjoy climbing and sliding or pushing and pedalling their ride-on toys. Younger children develop their mobility well and they smile as they pull themselves up on the furniture to stand and balance more confidently. Older children are keen to join in with action songs and enthusiastically jump up and hop around to a favourite song. The childminder recognises when children are tired and they settle down easily for a comfortable sleep.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good literacy, communication and language skills. For example, they enjoy listening to repetitive stories and rhymes and begin to express themselves using familiar words and sounds. Children enjoy drawing on the chalkboards outside. They concentrate well and begin to draw recognisable shapes. They gain confidence in their abilities and develop the skills needed for their move to pre-school and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482675 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 996121 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 6 Number of children on roll 19

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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 Trowbridge area of Wiltshire. The childminder is available to care for children on Monday to Friday, all year round. She works with another childminder from Tuesday to Friday at these premises. 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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