Childminder in North Northamptonshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 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's teaching is good. She becomes involved in the children's play and successfully uses everyday playful activities to challenge and support children's ongoing learning and development.  The childminder forms close, affectionate bonds with the children in her care. Children are happy, settled and naturally seek support, comfort and reassurance when required, demonstrating they feel emotionally safe and secure.  Children enjoy healthy meals and snacks and have daily opportunities to be physically active in the fresh air. They challenge their climbing skills on apparatus at the park and regularly walk to collect older children from school.  The childminder is a positive role model and effectively supports children to manage their feelings and behaviour. She encourages children to share, take their turn and show respect towards others.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always make the best use of information gained from monitoring her provision, including obtaining the views of parents and older children, to further enhance the quality of her provision to the highest level.  The childminder has not explored all ways of engaging parents in their children's learning to promote a more consistent approach to supporting their ongoing good progress.

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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

 strengthen the use of self-evaluation and quality improvement processes to further enhance the already good provision  strengthen partnerships with parents to consistently involve them more closely in their children's learning and encourage them to share further information about their children's interests and achievements at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of the childminder's teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed joint observations with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the childminder's suitability and also of other household members.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of the signs of abuse and neglect, and knows the procedures to follow should she have a concern about a child in her care. The childminder minimises hazards within her home and ensures that risks to children are minimised on outings. She supervises the children well. The childminder is committed to the development of her practice and has begun to take some steps to evaluate the overall quality of the provision. She completes ongoing observations and assessments of the children, which support her to understand the unique needs of each child. The childminder plans a broad range of challenging experiences that helps children to make good progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder consistently engages children in purposeful conversation, encouraging them to answer questions and use their developing language to talk about what they are doing. Young children name animals, such as the polar bear and kangaroo as they play imaginatively with the zoo. They use phrases like, 'Yum, yum' as they pretend to feed the animals. Children enjoy making marks on paper and snuggle into the childminder to listen to a story. They eagerly lift flaps in books to reveal hidden animals and excitedly bounce up and down on the childminder's lap when they talk about the jumpy frog. The childminder joins in the children's make-believe play, which successfully enhances their enjoyment. Children make pretend cups of tea for the childminder and are shown how to use the doctor's stethoscope to listen to their heartbeat.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are comfortable and at ease in the childminder's home. They show pleasure in their play and interactions with the childminder. The childminder seeks all the relevant information from parents about each child's needs when they first attend. This effectively supports continuity in their care as they make the transition from their home. Children socialise with other children and adults during regular visits to toddlers' groups and visit places of interest within the local community, such as the library. They enjoy watching local school children perform dragon dances in celebration of the Chinese New Year, and make decorations at Christmas.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress and are developing the skills and capacity to learn in preparation for the next stage of their learning, such as school. They are working comfortably within the range of development typical for their age. The childminder successfully plans learning experiences that give children the key skills they need for school. She actively encourages children's language development and independence from a young age.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478364 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 979905 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 14

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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 Rushden, Northamptonshire. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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