Home Childcarer in Leicestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 May 2016 23 May 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 is qualified and very experienced. She fully understands how young children develop and grow. Teaching is very good. The childminder plans and provides rich, varied and imaginative experiences for children. Children make consistently good rates of progress in their learning and development.  The childminder's gradual settling-in process and extensive range of information gathered from parents help children adjust well to their new environment. Children are happy and confident in the childminder's care. They form extremely close attachments with her and openly go to her for a cuddle.  The childminder supports children's spoken skills and early letters and sounds very well. For example, she uses a running commentary as children play, sounds out the initial letter in words and uses repetitive language to build on their growing knowledge.  The childminder is a very positive role model. Children learn to share and take turns

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This provision is good

through play. The childminder offers lots of praise and encouragement, which promotes their developing confidence and self-esteem.  Parents comment on the excellent range of communication and information shared by the childminder, the professional service offered and how happy their children are. They contribute to children's learning and are offered ideas about how to support their learning at home. As a result, partnerships are good.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes misses opportunities to extend and challenge children's problem-solving skills as they play to increase the potential for them to achieve at the highest possible levels.  The childminder does not always give babies and younger children every opportunity to explore the play environment to enhance their growing confidence in their mobility.

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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 even more opportunities for children to build on and extend their ability to solve problems in their own way  provide babies and younger children with even more opportunities to explore and develop their already good physical skills.

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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 completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at those parts of the childminder's home used for the care of children.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as children's records, the childminder's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of the childminder and other adults living in the home.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder maintains a wealth of documentation and records, which helps her to promote children's safety and well-being. She has a firm understanding of the steps to follow should she be concerned for a child's welfare. Daily checks and thorough risk assessments of the premises help to keep children safe. The childminder works well in partnership with other settings children attend. The information shared helps to support and build on children's continued learning. The childminder is proactive in developing her childcare knowledge and skills. She attends regular training and meetings with other providers, and researches the internet to keep her abreast of changes in childcare legislation.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has high expectations for children's learning. She completes regular and precise assessments of their development. She uses this information to effectively monitor children's progress and identify any gaps in their learning. Her detailed knowledge of children's interests helps her to ensure activities on offer are both inviting and exciting. As a result, children make very good progress and really have fun in this child-centred setting. The childminder is attentive, reassuring and close at hand to support all children. Children have vivid imaginations and use language very well to share their thoughts. They recall a walk in the woods where they saw a dinosaur in a glass box. They speak about the roar it made and of how huge it was. Older children use their developing knowledge of mathematics in their play. They accurately count up to 20 and are beginning to recognise numbers beyond five. Babies love water play. They splash and slap the water, squealing

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

with delight as this wets their face and body.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Opportunities for children to develop healthy lifestyles are highly evident. The childminder provides a nutritious and varied range of snacks and meals, taking into account children's dietary needs. Children are taught to follow good hygiene routines, and they benefit from regular play outdoors and physical exercise. They climb steps easily and run around the garden trying to catch the bubbles from the bubble machine. Children begin to learn about where foods come from. They collect eggs from the hens in the garden and plant a range of vegetables. Children build positive relationships with each other as the childminder ensures activities are adapted to enable everyone to participate. Children begin to learn about similarities and differences through the range of positive play experiences on offer.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good levels of progress in their learning and development, based on their starting points. This includes those children who receive funded early education. Children of all ages form positive friendships and the childminder gives high regard to supporting older children's growing independence. For example, they begin to dress and undress themselves with minimal support and use cutlery appropriately. Children develop a good range of skills needed for their future education, such as school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY288368 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 848739 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2004 and lives in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The provision offers 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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