Childminder in Stockport

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 May 2016 22 August 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 has a good understanding of how to monitor children's achievements. She plans activities that children enjoy and which support them to make good progress in their learning and development.  Children behave well and are happy and confident in their surroundings. They are treated with warmth and kindness and form strong attachments with the childminder. This helps them to feel safe and emotionally secure.  Children have access to a wide range of age-appropriate toys and resources which they can access independently. This helps to give children freedom to make choices about their own play.  The childminder encourages children to work out how to do things for themselves before she intervenes and offers help. This helps them to develop skills to support their future learning and promotes their independence skills well.  The childminder has formed strong relationships with parents. They are complimentary

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This provision is good

of the childminder and the care and teaching that she provides.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Strategies to support parents with their children's learning at home are in their infancy and not yet fully effective.  The childminder has not yet established a highly focused programme of professional development to drive forward future improvements.

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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

 refine strategies to support parents to complement and extend their children's learning at home  focus more precisely on developing a targeted programme of professional development, to ensure that the high-quality practice is sustained and consistently improved upon.

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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 looked at a selection of documentation, including children's information, certificates, policies and procedures and evidence of the suitability checks for all adults living in the household.  The inspector toured the areas of the premises where childcare is provided.  The inspector observed children involved in a planned activity and discussed the outcomes of the activity with the childminder.  The inspector reviewed written comments from parents and took account of their views of the service provided by the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is aware of her responsibility to keep children safe and knows the procedures to follow if she has concerns about their welfare. She supervises children well and minimises possible risks to them. The well-qualified childminder is committed to promoting good quality provision for children and their parents and is a member of the local childminding network. She has a good understanding of how to monitor children's progress. This helps her to identify any gaps in children's learning and development and to inform the planning of purposeful activities. The childminder keeps parents informed of their child's progress and encourages them to give her information on activities that have taken place at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn. During their play she gives them time to explore their own ideas and uses effective questioning to help them solve simple problems independently. Children enjoy joining in with stories and sharing puppets. They take turns in trying to work out characters' silly names. This is one of the ways the childminder supports children's listening and communication skills. Children's mathematical skills are also well supported. They are encouraged to count during daily routines and activities and to learn about different shapes and colours. The childminder also reinforces the concept of size and encourages children to investigate colour mixing with paint. Through activities that are provided, children learn about artwork from different cultures, such as looking at and recreating Islamic artwork.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are encouraged to follow good hygiene routines and their independence is well fostered. For example, they make choices about what they would like to eat and serve themselves at lunchtime and snack times. Children help to look after the childminder's dog and rabbits and learn about caring for animals. They enjoy fresh air and exercise every day. They play in the garden, go to the park and take part in weekly activities, such as movement classes and welly walks. The childminder teaches children how to identify risks for themselves. Through discussion children talk about possible risks in their play and what they can do to keep themselves safe. Children learn to share, wait to take their turn and use good manners. The childminder praises children regularly, which helps to raise their self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children can recall and join in with conversations about things they have done and seen. They recount experiences of seeing bees and the information they found out about how they make honey. Children are happy and have formed good relationships with the childminder, her co-childminder and the other children who attend. All children make good progress from their starting points and are developing the necessary skills to support their future learning and in preparation for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY439898 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 1042090 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 August 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Bredbury, Stockport. 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 5 and works with a co-childminder.

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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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