Childminder EY435664

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 April 2016 31 August 2012

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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 proactive in developing different ways of working to benefit the children in her care. She works with other local childminders in order to discuss good practice, as well as provide children with additional social learning opportunities.  The childminder plans activities based around children's interests. She identifies the next steps in their learning that build on what they already know and can do. Children are motivated to explore and learn and make good progress in their development.  There are warm relationships between children and the childminder, which promote children's well-being and help to develop their self-confidence. Children show that they are happy and relaxed and approach the childminder with ease to ask questions or tell her what they need or want.  The childminder demonstrates a very sound understanding of how young children develop. Children are active learners who are offered time and space to develop their

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This provision is good

play. The childminder supports their imagination and ideas, sensitively joining in when invited or if they need any help.  The childminder builds strong relationships with parents and regularly exchanges information with them. This means that children's individual needs are understood, which benefits their ongoing care, learning and development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Information about children's ongoing progress is not consistently shared with parents, to fully promote continuity of learning between home and the childminder's setting.  The childminder has not fully developed self-evaluation to use the views of parents and children in driving improvements in the setting.

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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

 enhance the sharing of information with parents about their children's learning  extend the opportunities for parents and children to become involved in the evaluation process.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding. She talked to the children and childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection and observed a variety of activities.  The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder as well as a selection of policies and procedures, including safeguarding. She discussed risk assessments and the childminder's self-evaluation process.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. She discussed children's learning and development, sampled their records and looked at the planning documentation.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder clearly understands her responsibilities to protect children from harm. She carries out daily checks of her home to ensure that it is safe and she reminds children of safe practices during their play and exploration. She is proactive in ensuring that her policies and procedures are implemented in practice and she regularly revises these to reflect current legislation. The childminder keeps up to date with current practice through mandatory training, professional reading and research. She reflects on her practice and has identified some areas that she wants to develop further. Overall, the quality of the provision is consistently increasing.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder's enthusiasm and willingness to join in makes learning fun and interesting. Children chat confidently with the childminder. She listens patiently, giving them time to put their thoughts into words. The childminder is effective at letting children lead the play and supporting their learning in appropriate areas. Children act out imaginative scenarios with trains and carriages. They discuss that a train has stopped and that it needs coal. The childminder uses probing questions to encourage children to develop their creative thinking. She introduces new phrases and ideas. They discuss getting coal from a train shed and talk about garages and engineers. During children's focus on dinosaurs, the childminder uses books as a source of information to help children look up and identify characteristics and types of dinosaurs. This gives meaning to what the children are doing and effectively helps to support their language and literacy skills and

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder sets out her home and garden with interesting activities and resources. This stimulates children to make independent choices in their play focused on their own interests. The childminder supports children to have a healthy lifestyle. Children relish being active in the fresh air and spend considerable periods of time outside developing their physical skills on the challenging equipment. They particularly enjoy ball play and have great fun taking turns throwing their ball into the basketball net. The childminder supports children's understanding of safety and respecting items and others near them. Children struggle at times to retrieve their ball, the childminder encourages them to problem solve and do things by themselves before offering assistance. Children persevere, using resources, such as bats and nets and succeed in their search. They eagerly return to continue practising their new ball skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are making good progress in their learning and development. They are acquiring the key skills they need for their future learning and for their eventual move on to school. Children learn independence skills and are happy at the setting. They are able to communicate their needs effectively. They spend considerable periods of time concentrating on things that interest them, and show determination and a positive attitude. They have improved self-esteem and are becoming confident individuals.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY435664 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 1042148 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 31 August 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and lives in Irchester, near Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. She operates all year round from 8am 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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