Childminder EY476581

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 quality of the teaching is consistently strong. Children create imaginary worlds as they play, talking to the childminder as they continue their learning and use a wide range of resources to extend their play. The childminder sensitively plays alongside children and encourages them to make connections between their own experiences. This helps to support children's imagination skills.  Partnerships with parents are effective. The childminder engages them well to gather their opinions on the provision and their children's learning. These strong partnerships help the childminder to meet children's individual needs well.  The childminder supports children to make healthy choices throughout their day. Children make their own choices during mealtimes and help to prepare the food. They use a range of fruit and vegetables during art and craft activities and create print pictures. The childminder uses this opportunity to support children to develop an

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This provision is good

understanding of following healthy lifestyles.  Children make good progress in their learning and development from their starting points. The childminder challenges them with new experiences and builds upon what they know and can already do. This helps to prepare children well for their next stage in learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Self-evaluation does not consider precise opportunities to enhance the provision or to assess the impact of current priorities over time.  At times, the childminder misses opportunities to further children's understanding of diversity outside their immediate experience.

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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

 enhance self-evaluation procedures to identify more-precise areas of development and assess the impact of the current priorities over time  extend opportunities to further develop children's understanding of people, families and communities different from their immediate experience.

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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 completed an evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including the childminder's self- evaluation and evidence of the suitability of adults living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children at convenient times during the inspection and took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has high expectations of children. She uses her qualification and understanding of children's development well to provide a wide range of activities that meets their needs. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a comprehensive knowledge of safeguarding practices. She has thorough policies and procedures in place and shares these with parents so they understand the service she provides. The childminder proactively accesses training to ensure she is up to date with the latest guidance and legislation and ways to support children's learning. She completes regular and precise assessments of children's learning and uses these to effectively monitor children's progress and identify any gaps in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children are highly engaged in their learning and demonstrate perseverance when solving problems they encounter in their play. The childminder encourages children to develop their thinking skills and sensitively offers new ideas and suggestions. She is highly skilled at following children's lead in conversations. The childminder models language and how to think things through with children. She introduces the use of more-complex sentences through her well-timed questioning. Children's early literacy skills are well promoted. The childminder provides a range of media and materials for them and models writing for a purpose. For example, children make marks on the chalkboard in the role-play kitchen and explain that it is their shopping list. Children enjoy taking part in story sessions and make requests about books they would like to read. The childminder skilfully encourages them to predict outcomes and to think of alternative endings.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are very confident and have good social skills. They demonstrate that they feel secure with the childminder. The childminder has robust settling-in procedures. She invites parents and children to attend for short sessions to become familiar with the environment. The childminder gathers essential information from parents, including about what children know and can already do. This helps her to form accurate assessments of children and plan effectively to meet their individual needs. Children's physical skills are supported well. The childminder takes children on regular outings to the local park and nearby woods. She makes good use of local places of interest to develop children's understanding of the world around them. The childminder offers regular praise and encouragement as children play. This helps to promote their self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder provides children with age-appropriate tasks. Children are eager to help and demonstrate that they are very familiar with the daily routine. The childminder regularly keeps the local school, where children attend, informed about children's development. This helps to promote a consistent approach to children's learning. Children's self-care skills are particularly well catered for. They learn to do things for themselves. This helps to promote children's independence skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476581 Local authority Redcar & Cleveland Inspection number 971802 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2014 and lives in Saltburn-by-the-Sea. She operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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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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