Childminder in Isle of Wight

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 April 2016 22 February 2011

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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

 Children are very happy and settled. The childminder is effective in promoting children's emotional development. For example, she praises and encourages their curiosity and concentration skills well, helping support their sense of achievement and self-esteem.  The childminder makes very good use of her observations and assessments of children's progress. She uses the information she gains to help her plan exciting and interesting activities to encourage children to play, explore and learn. All children make good progress and are gaining effective skills they need for their future learning.  The childminder forges good relationships with parents. For example, they share information daily to help promote continuity in children's care and learning.  Children's safety is prioritised by the childminder. She has an extremely good understanding of possible child protection issues and is fully aware of the processes to

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This provision is good

follow if she has concerns about a child.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always strengthen young children's independence skills further. For example, she occasionally feeds young children their food rather than encouraging them to do it themselves.  The childminder does not make fully effective use of all opportunities to strengthen children's awareness of healthy eating, to help them be fully aware of the benefits of nutritional food and healthy lifestyles.

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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

 create further opportunities to promote children's independence so they can practise their skills to manage their own personal needs in readiness for their next stage of learning  enhance the already good learning opportunities for children to extend their knowledge of healthy lifestyles further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interaction with children during activities indoors and in the garden, and looked at the range of resources and equipment available for young children's learning and development.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder before and after activities.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including children's records, safeguarding procedures and feedback from the parents.  The inspector talked to the childminder about policies and procedures, her methods of assessing and planning for moving children forward and how she works with parents and other professionals.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder follows comprehensive policies and procedures helping to ensure children remain safe, free from harm and develop a good sense of well- being. She makes good use of her ongoing self-evaluation and takes parents' and children's views into careful consideration; for example, through her evaluation she has recently made contact with another local childcare professional to support her with new and exciting ideas around learning in the outside environment. This effective use of reflective practice and research helps the childminder to continually improve outcomes for children and keep her knowledge up to date.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a very good understanding of how children learn. She is skilled in talking to children to extend their learning as they play. For example, she helps children learn new words and sounds as they play with their favourite items by confirming what they have said and then introducing new vocabulary. The childminder skilfully incorporates numbers and counting into children's play. For example, she has made number stickers for cars to support children in their recognition of numbers, shapes and colours. The childminder shares children's learning and other information with parents on a daily basis. Parents add additional information to support the childminder to more precisely target their children's learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder establishes very good bonds with children. Children are able to explore an extremely exciting outside area where there is plenty of space where children can explore and challenge their physical skills. The childminder makes very good use of resources to help extend children's learning further. For example, young children play at the outside water activity that includes plastic bottles to squirt and pour water from into drains, gutters and other different sized containers. She uses the activity to help children express their feelings, learn new sounds and vocabulary and gain a good understanding of the world in which they live.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children take part in interesting and exciting activities that support them in their learning. For example, they regularly take walks with the childminder in the woods at the end of the garden, where they look for red squirrels and can see and hear the birds singing. This helps to strengthen children's awareness of nature and wildlife.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY348209 Local authority Isle of Wight Inspection number 835211 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 22 February 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in Binstead, near Ryde, on the Isle of Wight. The childminder operates her service Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm all year round, but timings are flexible to accommodate local families' needs.

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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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