Childminder EY406212

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 March 2016 23 September 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

 Teaching is effective. The childminder provides activities that children enjoy and are interested in. She interacts well with children, building on what they know and can do to assist them in their future learning.  The childminder's interactions with children are purposeful and she supports them to be motivated learners. She fosters children's speaking skills extremely well. Children confidently express themselves showing that they can listen and respond to questions.  The childminder shows a clear commitment to improving her professional development. Since her last inspection she has successfully completed a childcare qualification and raised her knowledge and skills. This is reflected in her good teaching.  Children are well behaved and develop good manners. They form strong friendships and play cooperatively. The childminder is a positive role model and helps children understand what is expected of them by providing clear rules and boundaries.

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This provision is good

 The childminder gives good priority to safety and supervises children closely. The home is secure and daily checks on the environment help ensure that risks to children are minimised.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder misses some opportunities to promote older children's counting and number skills fully during their play.  The arrangements for sharing information with the other settings that some children attend are not fully effective.

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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

 make the most of opportunities for older children to explore numbers and counting during their play  enhance partnership working with other settings children attend to share information about individual children's learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and evaluated these jointly with the childminder.  The inspector looked at children's records, observation and assessment files and a selection of policies.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of parents' views, through their completed questionnaires.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualification and the suitability of all adults living in the home.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of safeguarding procedures and is fully aware of her role in protecting children in her care. 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 closely monitors each child's progress and works in close partnership with parents. This means that she is able to swiftly identify and effectively address any gaps in children's learning and development. The childminder involves parents in her evaluations. Through discussion and questionnaires, she gains their views on how she can improve different aspects of her provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The well-qualified childminder has good knowledge and understanding of how children learn. She knows each child well and her flexible planning develops through their interests and play preferences. The childminder combines sensitive questioning and interaction to encourage children to think and learn. For example, during a matching game she encourages children to notice differences, such as, colour, shape and pattern. All children develop their creativity as they use a variety of craft resources. They thoroughly enjoy making Easter cards, where they explore the different effects that brushes and sponges create. Older children's early reading skills are promoted well. For example, the childminder talks to them about the letters that represent the sounds they hear at the beginning of their own name. This helps them to develop skills which will support their future learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and demonstrate high levels of self-assurance. Settling-in sessions are flexible and the childminder uses this time to get to know children and their families. Children respond positively to the childminder's methods of behaviour management, which are age appropriate and consistent. They show independence and responsibility as they help to tidy toys away before starting other activities. Children are beginning to learn about their own personal hygiene. They wash their hands at appropriate times throughout the day. Parents are encouraged to provide their children with healthy packed lunches, which incorporate vegetables and fruit and help ensure that children are well nourished. Children relish being outdoors and are physically active. They competently move, balance and climb. The childminder carefully supervises children and teaches them how to safely and sensibly use larger-scale equipment.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children progress well from their starting points and are well prepared for school or the next stage in their learning. They are learning how to cooperate with others and show good levels of self-esteem and self-confidence. Older children start to recognise letter shapes and make good attempts to write their own name. Children are expressive speakers who recall events, describe what they are doing and confidently use language for thinking.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY406212 Local authority Northumberland Inspection number 1006503 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 23 September 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010 and lives in Berwick. She operates all year round from 8am to 5pm, Tuesday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years 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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