Childminder EY478747

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 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 is a warm, nurturing role model, who has clear and consistent behavioural expectations. Children show that they feel secure and behave well.  The childminder consistently evaluates her service. She uses various quality assurance programmes and feedback from parents and children to help identify where further improvements can be made.  The childminder enables children to play independently with a wealth of stimulating resources in the home and garden to increase their interests and skills.  The childminder uses effective observations, assessment and planning to help her develop enjoyable experiences to meet each child's individual learning needs. Children make good progress and they are eager and motivated to learn.  The childminder carries out daily checks on her home and risk assesses any outings she does with the children to keep them safe from harm.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always seek detailed information from parents about what children can already do when they first start.  At times, the childminder's assistants do not pick up on children's emerging interests during activities to keep them fully engaged and extend their learning further.

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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

 obtain more information from parents about their children's prior achievements and improve the accuracy of initial assessments of children's abilities  strengthen the monitoring of the assistants' practice and provide additional support and mentoring to improve their teaching skills and enrich children's learning experiences.

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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 a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and her assistants and talked to children at appropriate times.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's policies and procedures, and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The highly qualified childminder is well informed about her role and responsibilities. She constantly develops her knowledge and keeps up to date with current early years information to improve children's experiences. She has systems in place to monitor her assistants' practice and ensures they are suitably skilled to meet children's welfare needs. For example, they complete child protection training. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of the signs and symptoms that may indicate abuse and clearly knows the procedures to follow to protect children from harm. The childminder monitors children's progress accurately and shares the information with parents to involve them in their children's learning. She provides resources that link in with children's interests and which capture their imagination. Good links with other settings that children attend provide consistency in their learning experiences.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistants are knowledgeable about how children learn and they have high expectations of the children in their care. Each area of learning is promoted well and teaching skills are good. Children are encouraged to take turns as they stir and explore the consistency of their cake mixture. The childminder's careful questioning helps the children to develop their ideas and extend their learning. The childminder and her assistants plan activities to encourage children to develop their physical skills. For example, in the outdoor play space they use larger equipment to develop their balancing and climbing skills, and paper and pencils to enable them to make marks and draw their own pictures. Children develop good communication and language skills. They enjoy playing in the sand and are encouraged to identify the animals they find. New words are modelled to help children describe the patterns they make and to express how the sand

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder and her assistants are good role models and treat the children with respect. They are attentive to children's needs. Children are emotionally secure and keen to engage in the activities provided. Daily diaries are completed for each child and these are shared with parents. This helps to keep parents informed of their child's ongoing care and learning at the setting. Children are encouraged to develop their knowledge of other people and communities around the world. They learn to compare and respect other cultures. For example, children learnt about Italian Christmas traditions.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. They settle quickly and are confident. Children show an interest in numbers and know how to apply what they know to meaningful situations, such as when weighing ingredients for cooking. Children are active learners and they develop the key skills needed for moving on to the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478747 Local authority Telford & Wrekin Inspection number 980593 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 18 Number of children on roll 28

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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 Telford. She works with assistants. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except family holidays. The childminder holds Qualified Teacher Status.

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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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