Childminder in Bracknell Forest

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 March 2016 26 July 2010

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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

 Children are happy and settled with this caring childminder. She creates a warm and welcoming environment where children feel safe and secure. Parents like the way that the childminder cares for their children.  Children make good progress, given what they know when they start. The childminder provides an interesting range of activities and skilfully extends children's learning as they play. She assesses children's progress accurately to plan their next steps in learning.  The childminder successfully develops children's understanding of being healthy. Children enjoy interesting activities that develop their physical skills indoors and outdoors.  Since the last inspection, the childminder has improved the quality of her risk assessments to ensure that she keeps children safe.  Children are confident and display good self-help skills. The childminder provides kind and consistent guidance for children's behaviour. Children are polite and friendly.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always review all aspects of her practice consistently to identify and implement improvements that help children to learn even better.  Information about children's future learning is not always shared effectively enough with parents, so they can continue their children's learning at home.

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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 the processes used to identify and address all areas for development, to help children make the best possible progress  regularly provide parents with information about activities that can help extend children's learning and development at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector discussed children's learning and activities with the childminder throughout the inspection.  The inspector reviewed a sample of relevant policies and documents including children's records, evidence of qualifications and training, and suitability checks.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation process, and took account of letters and feedback from parents.  The inspector observed children's play indoors and took account of learning shown in photographs.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands child protection procedures and has robust policies in place for keeping children safe. She makes positive changes to her practice following training; for example, she encouraged children to persevere and gave them more time to solve problems when they tried to repair a toy slide. She considers the views of children and parents when assessing her work. Overall, the childminder accurately reviews her provision and works hard to maintain a good standard. The childminder sets high expectations for children's learning. She monitors children's progress and works closely with other settings that they attend to ensure assessments are accurate.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses good teaching methods to promote children's learning and development. She takes every opportunity to introduce concepts and ideas into children's daily routines. For example, she discussed halves with children when they were eating their snack to develop their mathematical understanding. Children delight in snuggling up to the childminder and listening to favourite stories. They draw confidently and enjoy completing puzzles. Overall, the childminder works well with parents. She extends children's learning by including interests from home. For example, she provided song tracks for dancing and acting after children saw a musical theatre show.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder forms close relationships with children and their families. She works closely with parents to settle children into her home. Children's behaviour is good, and parents comment that children 'develop good social skills and respect for others.' The childminder effectively teaches children how to take care of the environment. For example, they learn the importance of recycling. Children make independent choices about where they play and have lots of access to exercise in the open air. Older children develop balancing and climbing skills on a good range of equipment, and the childminder enhances this by using local parks to provide further challenge. Children enjoy eating fruits and being able to access fresh water. They develop a good understanding of healthy eating habits.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children achieve well, given what they already know when they start. They become enthusiastic and confident learners. For example, as the childminder reads to them, they delight in saying the specific names for male, female and baby animals. Children count confidently and name larger numbers as they play. They are effectively prepared for the next stage in their learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 118977 Local authority Bracknell Forest Inspection number 825193 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 26 July 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1987. She lives in Bracknell, Berkshire. The childminder is entitled to receive funding for free education for children aged two, three and four years. She has an early years childcare 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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