Childminder EY436259

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 May 2016 26 April 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 understands how children learn. She provides them with a wide range of well-planned activities that helps children to make good progress in their learning. The childminder follows children's individual interests well to enthuse them and to engage them in purposeful play.  The childminder recognises the importance of creating a secure and welcoming childminding environment. Her warm and affectionate greeting of hugs and smiles helps children to feel valued.  The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills well. She sits on the floor with the children, repeats the sounds that babies and younger children make and adds more complex words to enhance their vocabulary.  The childminder effectively evaluates her practice. She uses the views of parents and other childminders to help her to identify her strengths and areas for improvement. She works closely with other childminders to enhance her childcare knowledge and

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This provision is good

expertise.  Partnerships with parents and other early years settings that children attend are strong. The childminder builds secure and purposeful relationships with parents and others to help her to support the whole family.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder's professional development plans are not sharply focused enough to achieve and maintain a higher level of practice.  The childminder's system for monitoring the progress children make is not yet rigorous and sharply focused for the older children.

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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

 enhance professional development plans so they are more targeted at achieving and maintaining a higher level of practice  monitor more accurately the progress of the older children to secure their rapid progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector viewed all areas of the childminder's home used for childminding purposes.  The inspector held a discussion with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of all adults living on the premises.  The inspector took account of parent's views through written letters of reference and through speaking to parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of her responsibilities with regards to protecting children. She regularly updates her safeguarding knowledge through appropriate training. Children play in a safe environment as the childminder has robust procedures for risk assessing her home and outings. Children regularly practise the effective procedures for evacuating the home. The childminder attends a range of training to ensure that her childcare knowledge is current. She made good use of her maternity leave to keep her childcare knowledge fresh. She worked alongside another childminder and volunteered at a local day care setting. The childminder involves parents in her self-evaluation process and encourages them to play an active role in shaping future improvements in her provision. Monitoring of babies' progress is highly effective but she does not yet monitor the progress of older children

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is knowledgeable about the children in her care. She follows their individual interests well to provide exciting and challenging activities. Babies have fun exploring a range of natural materials. They are encouraged to develop early mathematical skills as the childminder counts bricks with them and encourages them to build towers. The childminder acknowledges the short attention span of younger children and regularly evaluates their interest in the toys available to them. She introduces new resources as and when she feels their interests need stimulating.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enter the childminder's home with ease and very quickly settle down to play and explore the environment. They form close and caring relationships with the childminder who is always on hand to give them a hug when needed. The childminder recognises the importance of developing children's independence skills and provides opportunities for them to do things for themselves, from a very young age. For example, she offers babies the opportunity to peel their own banana for snack. Babies who are beginning to become more mobile have opportunities to move around the childminder's furniture and to develop confidence in walking. Older children enjoy visiting the local park and beach to promote their physical skills. The childminder makes good use of the local environment to enhance children's experiences and to extend their knowledge. She provides a wide range of cultural experiences to promote children's understanding of the way others live.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning. They are well prepared for their next stage of learning, including going to school. Children are independent and know how to manage their own care needs required for the school day. For example, they master getting their own shoes on and off and putting outdoor clothes on in preparation for going for a walk or to play outside. Younger children are confident to explore the environment and enjoy tentatively beginning to walk with the assistance of the childminder.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY436259 Local authority Essex Inspection number 853739 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 12

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 26 April 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in West Mersea, Colchester. 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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