Childminder EY484283

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 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 uses what she knows about children to challenge them effectively in their learning. She observes and assesses children's progress and planning for future learning is based on a good knowledge of each child and their family.  Partnerships between the childminder and parents are effective in ensuring that they work successfully together to meet children's care and learning needs.  The childminder's teaching skills are good. She provides a good variety of activities and resources that challenge and interest children.  Children make good progress in their communication and language development. Young children are beginning to put two words together, and the childminder successfully interprets their wants and needs through their non-verbal methods of communication.  Children are emotionally secure in the childminder's care. Relationships between the childminder and the children are very good.

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This provision is good

 The childminder supports young children's interest in books. They confidently select favourite ones for her to read to them.  The childminder reviews her provision in order to improve. Support from local authority advisers aids her in identifying areas for development and training.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not fully support younger children's emerging knowledge of the wider world. Their understanding of people, families and traditions beyond their own is not fully extended through the experiences that she provides.  The childminder misses some opportunities to extend young children's mathematical knowledge in a meaningful way as they play.

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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

 extend opportunities for children to gain a greater awareness of similarities and differences, and an understanding of different people in the wider world  extend opportunities for children to count and identify and compare different quantities and sizes.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities as children played in the indoor play areas.  The inspector observed an activity and discussed teaching methods with the childminder.  The inspector looked at evidence of the childminder's qualification and training, and checked evidence of the suitability of all adults.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a selection of children's assessment records and planning, policies and procedures and a range of other documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder's home is safe and secure, and she is aware of her responsibilities to supervise children. Necessary suitability checks for all adults have been completed. Children's welfare is addressed effectively. The childminder keeps her knowledge about child protection, first aid and food hygiene up to date. She is aware of the signs of abuse and neglect and the local referral procedures. The childminder reviews her provision in order to improve. She is currently completing the self- evaluation process and is identifying priorities for improvement with her co-childminder. Her current priority is to review the systems for recording observations, assessments and planning. The aim is to identify if any changes could have a positive impact on teaching practice and learning opportunities for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children make good progress. The childminder ensures that their interests are addressed when she plans activities and offers support. Children enjoy trips to the farm, and they like to explore using their senses. The childminder hides animals in jelly that she has prepared in different colours and has put into a large bowl. Young children watch and then copy her and explore the mixture with their hands. They are learning to identify and name different colours. As the children grow in confidence they are keen to explore deeper into the jelly, and they are excited to find the toy animals. They make the sounds that animals make and they repeat the childminder as she names them. Young children notice the marks that they create with their fingers in jelly that has spilled onto the table. Children practise their good manipulative skills in a variety of ways. They build with bricks, use materials that challenge them effectively for threading activities and insert pieces into puzzles.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy their play in a warm and welcoming environment. They are happy and emotionally secure in the childminder's care. Children's independence is supported effectively. They choose and select toys and activities for themselves in the playroom. The childminder identifies that positive reinforcement is the main strategy for managing behaviour in order to boost children's self-confidence. Children develop an understanding of dangers and how to keep themselves safe, such as how to cross the road safely. Children's good health is promoted well. They are physically active. The childminder provides healthy food and puts her food hygiene knowledge into practice effectively.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder ensures that she is aware of children's starting points for learning. Children are consistently challenged to continue to reach the next stage in their development across the prime and specific areas of learning. They develop good skills in readiness for their move on to pre-school and school. Children are curious and keen to explore. They express their wants and needs confidently and independently make decisions about their play. Relationships are good and young children are beginning to form friendships.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY484283 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1004073 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2015 and she lives in Leicester. She holds an early years qualification at level 3. The childminder works every day with a co-childminder. She operates all year round from 7am 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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