Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 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

 Children make good progress in their learning. The childminder provides a wide range of interesting activities that help children develop the key skills they need for their future learning.  They childminder has strong relationships with other settings children attend to support their development and provide consistent levels of challenge in their play.  The childminder reviews her practice and asks for parents and children to give her feedback about the quality of her service. She develops her skills, for example, through attending regular training and gaining information from professional sources.  The childminder makes sure that her assistant is up to date with safety and welfare issues and supervises his practice to ensure the quality of care they provide is consistent.  Children behave very well and are happy and settled in the childminder's care. They show good attention and concentration in activities of their own choosing and have a

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This provision is good

wide range of resources to select for themselves.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always help children gain an understanding of other people beyond their own experiences.  The childminder does not always obtain precise information from parents about what their children already know and can do initially, to fully identify their starting points.

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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

 provide even more opportunities to help raise children's awareness of diversity  refine further the good assessment arrangements so that all parents contribute information about children's starting points to influence planning from the start.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder, children and parents at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector reviewed a range of documentation, including policies and procedures, and children's records.  The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children through their daily play routines.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.  The inspector viewed the spaces the childminder uses for childcare purposes.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder makes accurate evaluations of her practice and uses them to set herself targets that improve outcomes for children. For example, she has developed the outdoor provision to offer children a wider range of opportunities, such as planting and growing vegetables. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a clear understanding of child protection issues, local procedures she has to follow and what to do if she is concerned for children's safety or welfare. The childminder has appropriate arrangements in place to monitor and develop the quality of teaching and learning. For example, regular reviews of children's assessments help her to identify areas of her teaching skills that she could strengthen further. She makes effective use of training and information to develop her and her assistant's skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children receive consistently good levels of teaching and have the help they need to develop their skills in readiness for their next stages of learning, such as school. The childminder has strong teaching skills, such as knowing when to be involved in children's play or when to take a step back and observe what they can do for themselves. The childminder takes note of what children are interested in and enjoy, and uses this to develop activities that extend their skills. For example, she provides children with jars of fossils to build on their play around digging for dinosaur bones. The childminder has good arrangements in place to support children as they move on to school, and to help children to prepare for change.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder helps children to feel valued and promotes their sense of belonging in her home. For example, she makes sure children have places to access their belongings. Children develop their physical skills and manage riskier activities carefully. For example, the childminder supervises children closely as they use vegetable peelers when preparing dinner. The childminder makes good use of her garden to reflect children's love of the outdoors. For example, she promotes children's understanding of the natural world through practical activities, such as feeding the chickens and collecting their eggs.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children have lots of opportunities to make their own decisions. For example, they tell the childminder that as they are tired they will play with the cutting and sticking later on. Children develop good communication skills and express themselves freely. For example, they use toy people and props and create a story as they play. Children play together cooperatively and take turns in activities, for example when sharing real tools.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY472180 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 973052 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in Jordans, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Her husband acts as an assistant on occasion, to support daily routines when needed. She offers childcare each weekday, between the hours of 7.30am and 6.30pm, all year round.

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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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