Childminder EY488536

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 April 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 reviews her practice and provision with her co-childminder and the assistants, to help her make changes and improvements that benefit the children.  The childminder has good partnerships with parents. She exchanges information with them regularly. She knows children's starting points and recognises when children may need extra help. Any gaps in learning close quickly.  The quality of care and teaching is good. The childminder maintains her training and that of her assistants to improve their skills and knowledge. She plans positive learning experiences based around children's needs and interests. Children are keen to join in and make good progress.  Children behave well and feel very safe and secure. The childminder makes sure arrangements to ensure their well-being and safety are good. Parents state they are very happy with the provision.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder misses some opportunities to gain children's and parents' ideas to help her better support children's learning and development.  Children have few opportunities to use technology to expand their 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

 build on the ways in which children and parents contribute their ideas to support further children's learning and development  provide more opportunities for children to explore and use different technologies to extend their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching in the childminder's home and in the garden.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through written testimonials.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, co-childminder, assistants and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled paperwork, including children's records, planning and self- evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder and her staff use their ideas well to develop the quality of teaching and the provision. The childminder and assistants support each other well. They share knowledge from training courses and personal research to seek improvements. For example, they have identified a system for computerising children's records to monitor progress more effectively and broaden the ways in which they share information about children's learning with parents. The childminder knows how to help keep children very safe and what to do if she has concerns about a child. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder makes good use of assessments for children's learning and development. She plans varied activities that engage children well and encourage them to explore. For example, children experiment in the sand tray; they mixed the wet and dry sand to make the mixture sticky enough to create sand castles. Children have fun using their senses. For example, they feel, smell and describe to the childminder what the shaving foam is like. She showed them how to clap their hands together and make the foam go up in the air. Children copied her saying, 'It's like snow'. The childminder teaches children mathematics. For example, children named the shapes they used for threading and counted the number of holes they put the lace through. They calculated the total amount of holes on the card by adding the holes they still needed to fill with ones already done.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder's home is warm and welcoming. Children are confident and form secure attachments with the childminder, seeking her help when they need it. For example, they looked to the childminder for support when using the slide in the garden. The childminder gives children healthy snacks and helps them learn about keeping healthy and fit. For example, she talks with them about good food choices. The childminder helps children to learn about others. For example, when celebrating different festivals, she takes them to the library to look for information about different countries and people.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, even those who needed extra help, speak to each other clearly and confidently. Children develop good self-care and independence skills. For example, they put on their own coats and shoes, asking for help as required. The childminder prepares children well for moving on in their learning. For example, they visit other groups and schools that they are going to attend. They gain confidence and good levels of self- esteem, and cope well with changes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488536 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1024797 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 12 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 registered in 2015. She is registered as a childminder working from a house in Gloucestershire with another childminder and assistants. The childminder offers care from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. She receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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