Childminder EY480244

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 May 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

 The childminder provides a warm, welcoming and family-orientated environment where children settle very well, and form close, caring bonds. Children develop good social skills and form secure friendships with each other.  The childminder supports children's mathematical development well. She incorporates learning about numbers, shapes and colours into an array of exciting and stimulating activities. Given their starting points and capabilities, children make good progress in all areas of learning.  The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills well. She gets down to their level, adding more complex words into their vocabulary and repeating words and sentences back to the children.  The childminder regularly evaluates her practice. She identifies her strengths and areas she wants to improve. She actively seeks the views of parents, children and other professionals to inform her challenging but achievable improvement plans.

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This provision is good

 The childminder forms successful partnerships with parents. She updates them daily on their children's progress. She invites parents to contribute their own thoughts to their children's development records. The childminder supports parents to effectively extend their children's learning at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder misses opportunities to extend children's thinking skills to higher levels.  The childminder provides children with fewer opportunities to learn about different cultures and ways of life, and to learn about each other's similarities and differences.

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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 children with further opportunities to think for themselves about why things happen and how things work  provide children with further opportunities to experience different cultures and ways of life, developing their understanding of each other's similarities and differences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the indoor and outdoor learning environment where children play, viewed all areas of the home used for childminding and attended an outing with the childminder to collect children from pre-school.  The inspector observed a focused activity and evaluated the quality of teaching with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's development records, planning and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures and risk assessments.  The inspector checked evidence of the qualifications of the childminder, her suitability and the suitability of other household members.  The inspector took account the views of parents in written testimonials and spoke to small number of parents at the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder can identify the possible indicators of abuse and knows the appropriate action to take if she has concerns about a child. Her risk assessments and daily checks of the premises and outings are robust, and effectively promote children's safety. The childminder's policies and procedures are well organised and support her good practice. She carefully monitors children's progress. The childminder identifies where gaps are emerging and implements appropriate support. She attends regular training and is keen to build on her knowledge and skills further. The childminder volunteers at a pre-school to help her learn new skills and ways of teaching to enhance her good practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The qualified childminder has a good knowledge of how children learn. She gets to know children well through regular observations and accurate assessments of what they can do. The childminder uses this information to plan activities based around children's interests to excite and engage them. Children develop their small physical skills through a wide range of activities, such as squeezing paint tubes and turning buttons. The childminder supports children's understanding of nature and the outdoors. Children help to plant seeds and take care of the fruit and vegetables growing in the garden. They help the childminder feed her pet rabbit and learn to be gentle and kind to living creatures. Children are curious about the insects and wildlife in the garden, and the childminder effectively builds on this to extend children's learning. Children are provided with many opportunities to develop their literacy skills and love for books. They enjoy reading books in the garden den and drawing

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has high expectations for children's behaviour. She sets clear, age- appropriate boundaries and gently reminds children of these throughout the day. Children are well behaved and develop excellent listening and attention skills. They have plenty of opportunities to experience fresh air and physical exercise. Children walk to school and play in the garden daily. They go on outings to interesting places, such as the zoo and farm. The childminder provides children with many opportunities to make choices in their play. Children gain high levels of confidence and self-esteem. The childminder places a high importance on keeping children safe. She supports children to understand road safety rules and involves them in pushing the buttons and waiting for the green lights at designated road crossings.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress given their starting points and capabilities. They are well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including starting school. Children learn to share, take turns and communicate well with their peers. They develop good levels of independence. Children attend to their personal care needs and help to make their sandwiches for lunch.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY480244 Local authority Essex Inspection number 984188 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2014 and lives in Chelmsford, Essex. She operates all year round from 7am 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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