Childminder EY434019

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 May 2016 15 May 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 is dedicated and demonstrates a very strong commitment to providing children with high-quality learning and care experiences.  The childminder is very skilled in organising her time and the extensive range of good quality play resources. She is very focused on providing activities that interest and motivate children to make very good progress in their learning.  Children have lots of opportunities to learn about nature and to care for living things. They explore insects, plant flowers and vegetables in the garden and learn about how things grow and change over time.  The childminder skilfully helps children to feel safe and secure, and to be confident. Children enjoy very friendly relationships with adults and their peers, and they share the fun of learning.  Relationships with parents and other providers are very good. Information is shared well to ensure children's needs are consistently met. The childminder seeks and acts

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This provision is good

upon the views of children and parents to enhance her practice and the outcomes for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder is not as successful in obtaining and using information from all parents about what their children are achieving at home. Therefore, she cannot be sure that she has the very highest expectations for all children's learning.  The childminder does not always sharply focus on helping older children to extend their mathematical knowledge in comparing quantities.

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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

 improve the ways in which information is obtained from all parents about what their children are achieving at home so that expectations for children's learning are pitched to the highest level and based on a full understanding of all their abilities  focus more sharply on helping older children to extend their mathematical knowledge in comparing quantities.

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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 evaluated a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation and evidence of the suitability of adults living and working on the premises.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection and took account of the views of parents from their written comments provided by the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder is well qualified and uses training to extend her skills. As part of her well- targeted professional development, she has improved how she observes, assesses and plans for children's learning. She values the suggestions children and parents make to improve her practice. For example, to help an older child know what activities and resources are on offer, she is providing children with an activity book. Parents show complete satisfaction in the service provided. In their written comments, they state that the childminder manages children's behaviour well. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder keeps up to date with current child protection issues. She knows what action she must take to protect children from harm. All necessary steps are taken to keep children safe at all times.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder engages very well with children and follows their interests and curiosities. She provides them with a wide variety of stimulating activities that promotes all areas of learning. Children enjoy the excitement of exploring new resources linked to their favourite story about a caterpillar. They count items selected from a sack and develop their physical skills as they post pictures of fruit into a box. The childminder introduces new words and constantly asks questions to encourage children to think and use language to communicate. Children confidently use words to share their ideas as they suggest that a caterpillar lives in a cocoon. They demonstrate their understanding of why and how things happen as they explain that the caterpillar will change into a butterfly. The childminder observes and accurately assesses what children are achieving and constantly plans for their future learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are reassured by the calm and nurturing nature of this caring childminder. She promotes children's emotional well-being, safety and good health very well. The childminder gives high priority to working in partnership with parents. Strategies are agreed to help children become independent in their self-care skills, such as using the potty. All children learn to show care and respect towards others. They demonstrate great excitement as their friends arrive and settle with ease into the routine. Very good care practices are understood and followed by children. They learn to keep themselves and others safe as they move resources from one area to another. The childminder helps children to embrace changes in routine and new experiences, such as going to nursery school, with confidence.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are very well prepared for the next stage in their learning and for school, when the time comes. They develop their literacy skills as they listen with attention to stories. Their enjoyment of books is evident as they anticipate the next event in a story and recall what has happened. Children have great fun developing their imagination as they use props, such as puppets to support storytelling and role play. Their early writing skills are promoted well as they draw, write and paint.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY434019 Local authority Nottinghamshire Inspection number 853480 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and lives in a suburb of Nottingham. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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