Childminder in Suffolk

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 May 2016 25 May 2010

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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 experienced childminder has a good understanding of how children learn. She gets to know the children well and provides suitably challenging activities to help them achieve the next steps in their learning. All children make good progress.  Partnership working with parents is excellent. The childminder keeps parents well informed about their children's day. The childminder observes children in their play and provides parents with an accurate record of their achievements. Parents are encouraged to continue to share what they know about their child.  Children have daily opportunities for exercise and fresh air. This helps to promote their good health and supports their physical well-being. The childminder regularly attends local groups with the children and plans trips out to places in the community, such as the library and museum. This helps to extend children's social skills and confidence as

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This provision is good

they meet with other adults and children.  The childminder keeps up to date with developments in childcare practices and attends training courses whenever possible, to develop her own skills and to benefit the needs of the children. She regularly meets with other childminders to share good practice ideas. This has a positive impact on the learning experiences she offers children.  The childminder has well-established links with the staff at the local school. She is committed to working together with them to ensure continuity of care and learning for the children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasions, the childminder does not always provide children with sufficient time to think for themselves and extend their thinking skills.

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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

 enrich children's thinking skills to higher levels, giving them more time to think about, and formulate, their own responses to questions that arise from their play and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection and carried out a focused observation.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation, records of children's learning and development and a selection of policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of all household members and qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector looked at written testimonials from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder demonstrates a strong commitment to promoting a high-quality provision. She evaluates and reflects on all aspects of her practice to identify and address areas for development. The childminder seeks the views of parents and children through questionnaires. This enables her to develop and improve her good practice further. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good understanding of safeguarding procedures. She has attended training to ensure that she can protect children and knows what to do if she has a concern about a child in her care. The childminder regularly checks children's progress to identify any gaps that are emerging. The childminder works closely with parents to put consistent approaches in place if there are any identified areas in the children's development that need support.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a very well-resourced environment that gives children plenty of choice in their play. She plans a good range of activities that helps to engage children and build on their interests. For example, children experiment with toy dinosaurs to make footprints in play dough. The childminder is flexible in adapting activities, which helps children to remain interested. For example, she adds lengths of spaghetti to the dough and provides the children with breakfast cereal hoops and dried pasta. Children show great concentration as they carefully thread the small items onto the spaghetti. The childminder consistently provides a narrative to activities. She enthusiastically talks to the children and asks a wealth of effective questions to extend their learning. The childminder uses every opportunity to introduce numbers, colours and shapes as children play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy, settled and very comfortable in their environment. They demonstrate that they have built warm and trusting relationships with the childminder. The childminder is a good role model. She provides clear guidance for children about what is acceptable behaviour. She uses constant praise and encouragement throughout activities. This enables children to develop their confidence and self-esteem. Children understand and follow rules that keep them safe, such as when practising the emergency evacuation drill. They learn about road safety rules when out with the childminder. The childminder supports children well to be emotionally prepared for the next stage in their learning. They become familiar with other settings when they accompany the childminder to collect older children from school. This helps to develop their confidence in new situations.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning, such as nursery or school. They learn to share and take turns and become more independent. They put on their own shoes before going outside and clean their hands before eating. Children's physical skills are developing well. They confidently coordinate their movements during outdoor play and they carefully negotiate the steps in the garden. Children use number names as they play and have many opportunities to develop their early writing skills. All children make good progress given their starting points and capabilities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 250996 Local authority Suffolk Inspection number 864439 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1993 and lives in Ipswich, Suffolk. She operates all year round from 7.30am 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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