Childminder 252586

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 March 2016 7 December 2015

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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 very caring and attentive to children's needs and supports their social and emotional needs well. This helps children to be happy and to feel secure and confident in her care.  The childminder is a positive role model. She promotes children's good behaviour. Children receive lots of encouragement and praise, helping to develop their self-esteem and confidence very well.  The childminder makes accurate assessments of children's progress and their next steps in learning. She provides a broad and balanced range of well-planned experiences to help children make good progress from their starting points.  The childminder takes positive steps to evaluate her effectiveness and to make improvements. She receives complimentary feedback about the care she provides.  Children's good health is successfully promoted. They learn about hygiene practices, enjoy healthy snacks and participate in a variety of physical activities, both outdoors

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This provision is good

and in the local community.  Partnerships with parents and other providers are strong. This helps the childminder to provide continuity in children's learning and development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder provides too few opportunities for children to explore and make sense of technology.  The childminder has not considered well enough how she can ensure that children who prefer to play and learn outdoors have the same level of opportunity as those who prefer to be inside.

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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

 provide more opportunities for children to learn about technology, explore and make sense of how things work  extend the learning opportunities for children who prefer to learn outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used for childminding.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including policies and procedures, risk assessments and children's learning and assessment records.  The inspector observed the interaction between the childminder and children during child-led and planned activities.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a clear understanding of the procedures to follow if she has a concern about a child's welfare. She completes detailed risk assessments of her home and also for outings in the local area. The childminder has clear ideas about how to improve her practice and seeks further training opportunities. She has built up good relationships in the community and has established strong partnerships with other childminders in the area. The childminder uses these networking opportunities with other childminders to further develop her knowledge. She regularly checks children's progress, enabling her to identify any areas where they need further support. The childminder has worked hard to address the action and recommendation from the previous inspection. For example, she builds good relationships with parents so that they readily share information about children's home life. This helps

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

to promote consistency in care and learning. The childminder successfully liaises with parents to ensure they are kept informed of their children's needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is well qualified and she uses her good teaching skills to provide challenging and interesting activities. Therefore, children are engaged and encouraged to learn while they play. Sensitive observation and accurate assessment help the childminder to plan very precisely to reflect children's individual needs. For example, babies have the opportunity to explore a variety of resources using their senses. Children enjoy snuggling up with the childminder when they choose books to look at. Children enjoy doing creative activities. They explore with paints, mixing colours to make new colours. They have fun designing pictures using hand prints and shaped sponges. Younger children enjoy singing and join in with familiar songs and rhymes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

There is a warm, family atmosphere in the childminder's home. Children are happy and settled. They learn about different cultures and family backgrounds. The childminder regularly takes children to visit parks, farms, garden centres and other local attractions. This helps her to enhance children's enjoyment of the natural environment and provides a wealth of opportunities to develop their physical skills. They have good opportunities to learn about the wider world around them. Children accompany the childminder on the daily school runs and learn how to keep themselves safe on the journey.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress. For example, they consider mathematical ideas as they explore shapes, colours and sizes in their play. Children express their ideas confidently and develop good language skills. They are extremely sociable and successfully build friendships. Children are enthusiastic and confident learners who gain independence as they make choices about their play. The childminder consistently supports all areas of children's care and development. As a result, children are well prepared for their move to nursery or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 252586 Local authority Nottinghamshire Inspection number 1034801 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 7 December 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1998 and lives in Nottingham. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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Telephone number

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