Childminder EY479331

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 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 well-qualified childminder provides children with a wide variety of interesting activities and resources to promote children's development. Her enthusiasm when interacting and playing with children is infectious and motivates them to learn.  Children are happy and settled. They have warm relationships with the childminder and plenty of individual attention. Clear routines ensure that their needs are met promptly. They understand what is going to happen next and are ready to make the most of learning opportunities. This supports their emotional well-being.  The childminder's home is warm and welcoming. The environment is well organised and the childminder makes the most of the space available. An extensive range of resources and activities is available to children. Children are very confident to explore and make their own play choices.  The childminder works closely with parents to help new children settle. She finds out

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This provision is good

about children's individual interests and routines to promote continuity of care. Parents are well informed about their children's well-being and progress. They are encouraged to support their children's learning and development at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not effectively promote children's thinking and reasoning skills.  Other than attending mandatory training, such as first aid, the childminder has not yet introduced a targeted programme of professional development to further enhance the quality of teaching and learning.

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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

 enhance opportunities for children to develop their thinking and reasoning skills  extend the programme of professional development and raise standards in teaching and learning even higher.

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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 spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of suitability.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of her role and responsibilities with regards to keeping children safe. Her home is secure and she makes daily checks of the environment to minimise or remove any potential risk. This helps her to effectively support children's welfare. The childminder is committed to providing children with good quality care and education. She regularly reflects on and evaluates her practice to achieve ongoing improvements. The childminder works well in partnership with other providers that children attend. She receives information about children's development and contributes her own comments. This helps to establish good continuity for children's care and learning between the settings that children attend.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder's assessments of what children know and can do are accurate and completed regularly. The childminder gets to know children well and identifies any gaps in their learning that need more support. She plans suitably challenging activities to help children achieve their next steps in learning. The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills well. She asks questions, initiates conversations and repeats words back, so children can hear words pronounced correctly. Children use their imagination well as they play with resources. They build with blocks and pretend that they are houses for animals. Mathematics is promoted at every opportunity. The childminder discusses the patterns that children can see. Children count confidently to 30 and show they are proud of their achievement.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder promotes children's good behaviour. She provides constant praise and consistent reassurance to enhance children's well-being. Children learn to understand their feelings as the childminder sensitively talks to them about how they are feeling. The childminder effectively supports children to develop their independence and self-care skills, appropriate to their age and stage of development. Children gain confidence and they learn to put on their own coats and shoes. They help to pour drinks at snack time and set the table for lunch. Children learn about healthy lifestyles. Outdoors, they help to plant and grow fruit and vegetables and get to taste them when ready. This helps children to understand where some foods come from. Children have opportunities to be active and engage in physical activities, such as playing outside or visiting indoor play areas. Children are taken on walks and observe nature and discuss how things change during the year.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

This helps them to understand their local environment.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder prepares children well for the next stage in their learning, such as nursery or school. Children are developing key skills required for successful learning, such as motivation and concentration.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479331 Local authority Redcar & Cleveland Inspection number 980598 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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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 Guisborough, North Yorkshire. She operates during term time from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and 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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