Childminder EY476660

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 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 has developed good relationships with parents. She encourages parents to share what they know about their children and keeps them informed about their daily activities and care routines. This helps her to plan meaningful experiences for children.  Children help the childminder to plant fruit and vegetables. They learn to take care of plants and they eat the produce. This helps children to understand about healthy eating and growth and decay over time.  The childminder has established good links with other early years settings that children attend. She provides them with reports, showing children's levels of development and interests to support their learning and development.  Children build strong emotional attachments to the childminder and her assistant. Children are happy and confident and thoroughly enjoy the time they spend with childminder and her assistant.  Children behave well. They are encouraged to share the resources. The childminder

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This provision is good

regularly praises children for their achievements. This helps enhance children's self- esteem and gives them confidence in their abilities.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not involve parents effectively when evaluating what she does well and what can be improved. Therefore, she is not gaining feedback from all those involved in the provision to help her to raise quality to highest level.  The childminder has not focused professional development sufficiently on improving the quality of teaching to help children in her care achieve to the highest level.

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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

 consult with parents to gain their opinions of the care and learning provided and use this information to help raise the quality of provision further  focus professional development more successfully on raising the overall quality of teaching.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of training.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder, her co-childminder, assistant and adult members of the household.  The inspector took account of views and comments left by parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder regularly shares good practice with her assistant and co-childminder. They work successfully together to maintain the good standard of their provision. The childminder provides activities that enrich children's play experiences. She monitors her assistant's practice and provides support and further training to continue to maintain her knowledge and skills. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder understands her role and responsibility to protect the welfare of the children in her care. The childminder and her assistant have completed safeguarding training and they know how to follow current procedures.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of the childminder's teaching is good. She carefully observes children and gets to know them well. The childminder accurately assesses their stages of development and plans ways to help them make good progress. She has a good understanding of how children learn through play and plans a range of interesting activities for them. Older children make up their own songs and confidently sing these to others in the group. Children enthusiastically look at books. The childminder has provided copies of books that children also have at home. They enjoy looking at these familiar stories and are developing a strong interest in books as a result.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are independent and confident to explore the safe and welcoming environment. A varied range of resources are accessible to children inside and outside. They keenly select what they want to play with, developing their independence. The childminder helps children to learn about their immediate community. She takes them to a childminding stay-and-play group. She helps children to build relationships with others and develop their social skills in readiness for school. They visit the local shops and select foods to take home for their lunch. Children are offered plenty of opportunities to spend time in the fresh air. Younger children enjoy splashing in puddles as they learn to balance carefully. Older children transport soil from one container to another using spades. The childminder helps children to learn about the importance of good personal hygiene routines. All children are aware of the routine of washing their hands prior to eating.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make consistently good progress in all areas of learning. They enjoy learning through varied and stimulating play activities. Older children develop their writing skills. They are beginning to recognise their name in print and to write it themselves. After listening to stories, children continue their learning outside. For example, they make a hole in the soil and say a character from a story lives there. Children are confident communicators and are learning sign language. They are developing their understanding of diversity. They learn about the wider world and other cultures through role-play experiences, such as dressing up and trying different foods.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476660 Local authority North Lincolnshire Inspection number 968439 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 6

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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. She works from her co-childminder's house in Horkstow, Barton-Upon-Humber. She operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds a childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder works with an assistant.

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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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