Childminder 318327

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 April 2016 5 July 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

 The childminder places high emphasis on promoting and enhancing children's communication and language development. She listens to children with genuine interest and asks them challenging questions during their play. This results in children being competent and confident communicators.  Children are happy, content and enthusiastic individuals who show high levels of confidence and self-motivation during their play. They are keen to take on new challenges and relish the praise and encouragement the childminder gives to them.  The childminder consistently challenges and extends children's early mathematical skills during everyday routines and activities. She promotes number recognition and talks about the properties of two-dimensional shapes.  The childminder teaches children very well about similarities and differences within the local community and the wider world. She talks about the importance of acceptance,

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This provision is good

tolerance and mutual respect. This results in children being thoughtful, considerate and well-rounded individuals who are well prepared for life.  Partnership working is robust. The childminder has effective links in place with parents, the local authority, primary schools and other childcare professionals. She shares good practice ideas with other childminders and uses this shared knowledge to inform her professional practice.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder's professional development programme does not sharply focus on raising the quality of teaching to an outstanding level.  The childminder has not found successful ways to engage parents consistently in her self-evaluation, to help identify further areas for improvement.

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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

 focus the programme of professional development on raising the quality of teaching to an outstanding level  enhance the self-evaluation process and involve parents more fully in identifying where aspects of the provision can be improved.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation and evidence of the suitability of adults within the household.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed an evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector carried out a tour of the premises and conducted a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a robust understanding of her legal responsibilities to deliver and implement the early years foundation stage and other legislative frameworks. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge and understanding of the possible signs, symptoms and indicators of abuse and neglect. She knows the referral procedure well and understands the steps to take if an allegation is made against herself or a family member. The childminder is well qualified and translates her knowledge and good teaching skills effectively into her practice. She monitors and reflects on her practice and, overall, identifies relevant areas for development. For example, training about engaging girls in physical activity outdoors. This has a positive impact on outcomes for the children she currently cares for. Generally, self-evaluation is robust. Improvement plans are sharply focused and the childminder's capacity to

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children make good and better progress across all areas of learning. The childminder has a secure knowledge of child development and plans exciting and challenging activities. These keep children motivated and interested to learn. For example, they become fascinated while measuring different sized containers during water play. Children are enthralled while searching for bugs outside and show great delight while caring for the childminder's pet chickens. Observation, assessment and planning systems are robustly in place and are regularly monitored. The childminder puts timely interventions in place and monitors the effectiveness of these. This means that gaps in children's learning quickly narrow and they make good progress towards the early learning goals.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has a robust settling-in procedure in place and spends time getting to know children and their families. Children have a strong sense of belonging and their physical and emotional well-being are well met. Children are confident, self-assured and highly inquisitive individuals. They confidently mount low-level climbing apparatus and engage in a number hunt. They acquire new physical skills while riding scooters and bikes outdoors. The childminder promotes healthy lifestyles very well. She discusses the importance of following good hygiene routines and talks about the significance of eating healthy foods. Children gain an early awareness of how to keep themselves safe during their play. They remind one another of the importance of sitting on chairs correctly and talk about the potential dangers of running too fast outdoors. Children's behaviour is good. This is because the childminder provides children with clear, consistent and age-

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress, relative to their initial starting points. They are confident, sociable and enthusiastic individuals who are eager to explore and try things for themselves. Children develop the necessary skills and display positive attitudes for the next steps in their learning and are well prepared for their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 318327 Local authority Trafford Inspection number 847751 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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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1994 and lives in Altrincham, Manchester. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Tuesday to Thursday, 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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