Childminder EY356596

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 March 2016 17 April 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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The childminder provides a welcoming and homely environment. Children enjoy extremely nurturing and caring relationships with the childminder. She engages in very sensitive care practices and is extremely attentive to the needs of babies and young children, meaning they are happy, settled and emotionally very secure in their surroundings.  The childminder knows the children in her care well and offers an informal, relaxed approach to learning. She provides activities that interest and engage the children, to build on their learning effectively. Children make good progress, so they are well prepared for the next stage in their learning.  The childminder makes very good use of natural resources. She uses these to provide a wide range of imaginative and enticing activities for babies and children to explore. From an early age, children are curious, motivated to investigate and approach their learning with enthusiasm.

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This provision is good

 The well-qualified childminder demonstrates a strong commitment to her ongoing professional development and, ultimately, outcomes for children. She undertakes relevant training and seeks and shares advice and good practice with other professionals to remain up to date with the latest changes in early years.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The initial information about children's learning that the childminder obtains from parents is not sufficiently detailed to fully support her early identification of children's precise learning needs.  The childminder does not yet provide the best possible opportunities for children to learn about different people, customs and cultures.

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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

 expand the information gathered from parents initially, in order to plan even more precisely for children's continued progress from the very earliest stage  extend opportunities for children to learn about different people, customs and cultures.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection and jointly evaluated a focused activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as records of children's learning and a selection of policies and other records.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder and viewed her self-evaluation and improvement plan.  The inspector took account of the views of parents provided through written testimonials.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The well qualified and experienced childminder has a good understanding of how children learn and how to support them to make consistently good progress. She listens to and takes account of the views of parents. They fully appreciate the childminder's care for their children. They also comment extremely positively on the interesting activities and outings that she organises to support their learning and development. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Well organised and detailed policies and procedures support the childminder's good practice. She has a secure understanding of child protection procedures and her responsibility to keep children safe from harm. The childminder constantly reflects on her practice and strives to improve her provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her training and experience successfully to plan a broad and balanced range of experiences that entices children's learning. She organises the environment well, providing resources at children's level. This encourages babies to reach and move towards their favourite toys to help them develop their physical skills. The childminder uses her lively interactions well to support children's emerging language skills. She provides a narrative for children's play, names pictures children point to in books and encourages young children's attempts to communicate. She sensitively repeats words back so that they can hear them pronounced correctly. Babies explore everyday objects and natural materials, promoting their sensory development. They show pride in their achievements, giggling happily and turning to the childminder for approval. The childminder uses every opportunity to extend children's learning by introducing numbers,

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

colours and new vocabulary as they play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's welfare and personal development are central to everything that the childminder does. She works extremely well with parents to support children's care needs and promote a continuous approach to meeting their welfare. There are very good arrangements for settling new children, so that they quickly form extremely strong attachments with the childminder. Babies communicate their needs confidently and lift their arms to receive a cuddle from the childminder. She develops their confidence and self-esteem extremely well, using every opportunity to encourage them. The childminder is extremely responsive to the children's needs and sensitive to babies' moods and behaviours. She settles babies to sleep when they become tired, meticulously following their home routines. Home-cooked meals and healthy snacks ensure that children's dietary needs are exceedingly well met. Children benefit greatly from the childminder's

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

enthusiastic approach to outdoor learning, which helps them develop a positive understanding of the world and how to stay safe and healthy.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are motivated, eager to explore and quickly gain the confidence to try new experiences. They all make good progress in their learning from their starting points and are developing the skills needed for future learning and moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY356596 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 1036148 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 17 April 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2007 and lives in North Walsham, Norfolk. She operates all year round from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Sunday, except for family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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