Childminder EY253813

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 May 2016 18 July 2014

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 provides a warm, welcoming and stimulating environment where children have access to a balanced range of easily accessible resources. They make independent choices as they play.  The childminder is a positive role model. Children learn to share and take turns through play. They receive lots of praise and encouragement, which helps support their developing confidence and self-esteem.  The quality of teaching is good. The well-qualified childminder provides a varied range of activities and resources based on children's interests and learning needs. Children enjoy learning through play and are motivated to try out their ideas.  The childminder takes positive steps to evaluate her effectiveness and to make improvements. She receives complimentary feedback about the care she provides.  Children are very happy, confident and settled. They have formed extremely secure, warm and loving relationships with the childminder. This supports their emotional well-

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This provision is good

being effectively.  Children follow sensible hygiene routines. They enjoy healthy meals and snacks, which promotes their good health.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always consistently use the information gathered from her observations to plan experiences and help children make the most rapid progress.  Children have few opportunities to learn about people from other cultures and with differing abilities.

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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

 make even better use of the next steps identified for individual children's learning and development, in order to increase the potential for them to make rapid progress  enhance opportunities for children to learn about people with differing abilities and from other cultures to support their understanding of similarities and differences between themselves and others.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used for childminding.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including policies and procedures, risk assessments and the children's learning and assessment records.  The inspector observed the interaction between the childminder and children during child-led and planned activities.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents and those spoken to on the day of the inspection.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has worked hard to address the action and recommendations from her last inspection. For example, she completes thorough risk assessments and practises emergency evacuations with children. This assists children to be able to play safely in their environment and helps promote their awareness of keeping themselves safe. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is knowledgeable about local safeguarding procedures and how to report any concerns about children in her care. She monitors and tracks children's development across all areas of learning and any gaps are quickly identified and addressed. The childminder works well with parents and other professionals to ensure that the children receive continuity in their learning and make good progress. She keeps up to date with new requirements through attending further training to develop her knowledge. The childminder reflects on her practice and provision

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

well and seeks the views of parents and children effectively. This helps to promote better outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children have good opportunities to learn and develop. The childminder promotes their learning through daily activities that are fun and interesting. For example, children experiment with different sized pieces of material. They make dresses from them and then use their imaginative skills and turn them into a bed for the teddies. Children enjoy being creative, designing their own pictures using a variety of resources, for example, feathers, shiny paper and ribbon. They practise their cutting skills using scissors to make things smaller to fit on their pictures. Children learn about counting, shapes, colours and sizes through discussion during everyday activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a warm and welcoming environment for children and their families. She works closely with parents to make sure that settling-in procedures are flexible. For example, the childminder carries out home visits prior to children starting. As a result, children's individual needs are effectively met. Children enjoy plenty of opportunities to be physically active. They play in the garden, walk to feed the ducks and visit local parks. Children learn to cross the road safely when they are out walking in the local community. Children learn about the wider world through trips to the nature reserve, library and the seaside on the train.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning, given their starting points. They are motivated, eager to learn and join in activities with enthusiasm. Children are confident communicators and are developing a broad vocabulary. They use good manners and are independent and self-assured. Children express their needs with confidence, dress themselves and attend to their own self-care. All children are motivated learners and gain essential skills required for their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY253813 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1044288 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 18 July 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2003. She lives in a village close to the market town of Sleaford. The childminder operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays and bank holidays. The childminder holds a recognised qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year- old children.

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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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