Childminder in Cambridgeshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 May 2016 27 June 2012

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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 effectively organises her practice to meet the requirements. She evaluates the activities that she provides to identify the positive impact on children's learning and where improvements need to be made.  Children make good progress in their learning and development. The childminder plans activities based around children's interests and needs. Accurate observations and assessments help to clearly identify the next steps in children's learning, and to build on what they already know.  Relationships between the childminder and the children are warm, trusting and very secure. The childminder recognises the uniqueness of each child in her care. She focuses closely on their individual preferences, interests and needs in order to support their emotional well-being so that they feel happy and secure.  Children show good levels of independence for their age. The childminder consistently encourages children to do things for themselves, developing their confidence and self-

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This provision is good

motivation effectively.  The childminder regularly exchanges information with parents in a variety of ways. They in turn offer information about their children's experiences at home. This enables the childminder to help support continuity for children and ensure that their needs are well met.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder undertakes self-evaluation to assess the impact of her practice. She does not make best use of the information from this to analyse and develop more focused professional development to extend her knowledge and further enhance the quality of teaching and learning.

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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

 use self-evaluation more effectively to help to identify areas of practice for improvement and inform sharply focused professional development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding. She talked to the children and childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection and observed a variety of activities.  The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder, as well as a selection of policies and procedures, including safeguarding. She discussed risk assessments and the childminder's self-evaluation process.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. She discussed children's learning and development, sampled their records and looked at the planning documentation.  The inspector took account of the views of parents by reading their comments on questionnaires given to the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is proactive in ensuring that her policies and procedures are implemented in her practice. She regularly revises these to reflect current legislation and changes to her provision. Risk assessments ensure that the home is safe and children can explore and investigate confidently. She keeps up to date with good practice through mandatory training and research. She works closely with another childminder for professional discussions and to share good practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a thorough awareness of how young children learn. She offers them activities that engage their interest and motivate them to develop their skills. Children are eager to explore and demonstrate a good level of engagement considering their ages. Children's early literacy skills are developing very well. Older children recognise letters that form their names on labels that are readily available. The childminder supports them to sound out letters as they attempt to form them on the page. Younger children follow their lead, carefully choosing coloured pens of their choice. The childminder sensitively engages them in age-appropriate discussion about their exploration. Younger children name colours and shapes as they creatively experiment in making different marks, developing their language and practising their manipulative skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are becoming increasingly independent and their sense of responsibility and self- awareness is developing very well. The childminder embeds support for this in everything that she does. Children readily set the table at mealtimes. They help set out and then tidy away activities. The childminder encourages children to think through solutions for themselves at such times as they work out what they will need and remembering where each item is stored. Children enjoy imaginatively exploring a wide variety of dressing-up clothes. The childminder sensitively joins children in their play. She calmly and patiently reminds children about sharing as they select the items they want. She encourages them to make decisions for themselves and takes time to develop children's skills and dexterity when dressing and manipulating the clothing. They have fun discussing characters and roles and the possible uses of various items. The childminder follows children's interests,

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

fitting in with their ideas. Children chose items for the childminder to wear and tell her she is a, 'Wizard'.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are making good developmental progress given their starting points. They are acquiring very suitable skills in readiness for their eventual move on to school. Children enjoy the company of others and learn to cooperate and take turns as they play, developing useful social skills that will support their future learning. Young children attend to tasks and concentrate very well on things that interest them. They show determination and positive attitudes towards learning and to new experiences.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY439695 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 1042237 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 7

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 27 June 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early education for 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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Telephone number

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