Childminder EY479526

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 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 interacts well with the children. She listens to their ideas and encourages them to achieve and complete tasks. Her effective questions and explanations help to promote children's understanding, thinking and vocabulary.  The childminder is well qualified and experienced. She promotes her professional development through regular training and research and by sharing best practice. This has a positive impact on children's learning.  The childminder provides a safe learning environment. Risk assessments are in place to help minimise hazards and keep children safe. Children learn to take well-managed risks and try new challenges and activities in a safe environment.  The childminder has a good relationship with parents. They are kept well informed about their children's progress and are helped to support their learning at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Information is not always exchanged with other settings that children also attend. This means children do not always benefit from continuity in their learning.  Children can choose to play indoors or outdoors. However, children who prefer to play and learn outdoors are not always given enough opportunities to be exuberant and take part in energetic 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

 enhance the exchange of information with other settings that children attend, in order to provide even more continuity in their learning  enhance opportunities for children who choose to play and learn outdoors to be exuberant and take part in energetic play.

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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 spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's training and suitability and discussed her self-evaluation form and plans for improvement.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder attends safeguarding training and has a comprehensive knowledge of signs and symptoms of abuse or neglect. She knows what action she must take should she have concerns about a child. The childminder consistently evaluates her provision. She acts positively on views and comments raised from parental and children's questionnaires. Parents appreciate the childminder's thorough and purposeful communication about their children's routines, activities and achievements. Since registration, the childminder has implemented robust monitoring of the progress made by different groups of children. This has helped her to promptly address any gaps in children's learning and ensure that all children make good progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn through play. Children are motivated and interested in learning. The childminder builds and plans activities around the children's interests to develop their learning. She effectively promotes children's mathematical and problem-solving skills. Children work together to construct a train track, connecting straight and round pieces to complete the track. Children enjoy being imaginative. They dress up and use interesting equipment and toys as they take part in domestic and shopping role play. Children delight in participating in creative activities as they make patterns using a selection of small toy animals to print with. Children have great fun exploring and investigating the patterns the animals make in the paint. Most-able children enjoy simple addition and subtraction activities. This contributes to them being well prepared for the next stage in their learning, such as starting school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are cared for in a warm and welcoming environment. A good variety of resources are available to help promote children's skills in all aspects of their learning. Children's emotional well-being is promoted effectively. They form close bonds with the childminder. The childminder has clear expectations of children's behaviour. Children behave well, as they receive consistent messages of what is expected. They work well together as they all join in to tidy up equipment in preparation for snack and mealtimes. Snacks and meals provided for the children are nutritious and well balanced. Children serve themselves and pour their own drinks of milk or water as they learn about healthy options and portion sizes.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in relation to their starting points, including those who receive funding for early education. Children's independence skills are effectively promoted as they manage their personal needs well, getting themselves ready for outdoor play. Children understand that print carries meaning. They have opportunities to identify their name in print during routine activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479526 Local authority Telford & Wrekin Inspection number 984026 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 20

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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 and works in the home of another registered childminder in Walcot, Telford. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 5.

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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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