Childminder 220674

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 May 2016 16 May 2013

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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 so that she is able to make positive changes, which benefit children's care and learning.  The childminder accurately assesses children's progress and outlines clear next steps in learning. She plans a varied range of activities that provide suitable challenge to help children to develop and learn new skills. Children make good progress towards the early learning goals.  There are warm relationships between the children and the childminder. She focuses closely on their individual preferences, interests and needs in order to support their emotional well-being. Children show that they are happy and relaxed and approach the childminder with ease to ask questions or tell her what they need or want.  The childminder keeps parents informed about their children's achievements and

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This provision is good

progress and has developed good links with other settings children attend. She works effectively with them to meet children's individual needs and ensure children benefit from a shared approach to their care and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children are not always provided with opportunities to think of their own ideas and ways of solving problems in order to fully develop their thinking skills.  The childminder undertakes self-assessment to evaluate the impact of her practice. She outlines broad areas for improvement but does not yet sharply focus on how these will make a difference to children's experiences and progress.

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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

 engage children in more opportunities to develop their ideas and thinking and to solve problems  extend the self-evaluation systems so that improvement planning is tightly focused on further strengthening the quality of practice.

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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 a number of their comments on questionnaires given to the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder's arrangements for safeguarding are effective. She has good knowledge of child protection and has effective policies to support her practice. Children are well protected by robust risk assessments and clear procedures, which ensures that they are well supervised and cared for. They develop an understanding of how to take measured risks, particularly when using the challenging climbing equipment in the childminder's garden. Overall, the quality of the provision is consistently improving. The childminder keeps up-to-date with good practice through mandatory training and research. She links with other local childminders for professional discussions and to share good practice. She aims to develop her knowledge further by accessing the resources available through her recently acquired membership with a childminding support organisation.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy exploratory play and experiment with blocks of ice inside cups and containers. The childminder asks children probing questions to encourage them to discuss their observations. Children hunt for 'their number' hidden in the ice and use words such as cold and melt as they patiently dissolve and manipulate the ice. They recognise and name other numbers that they find. The childminder encourages and praises children's focus and develops their interests. Children collect the water and fill a large jug. They explore concepts, such as floating and sinking. The childminder supports children to measure out and read the quantity that they have collected. She extends their mathematical development further as she encourages them to place the number tiles in order. Children concentrate well and place the numbers one to nine in a line. The childminder then links skilfully to printed number signs nearby. Children correctly continue

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

their recognition and counting as they find the number 10.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder makes effective use of her home to support children's learning and development. Children move independently around the ground floor. They enjoy dressing up and dancing to music in the childminder's lounge. They spend time after lunch investigating children's magazines focused on their interests. They persevere well with activities found within these and develop their early writing skills as they copy and form letters of the alphabet. They confidently flow from indoors to outdoors as they select items and develop their play scenarios. Children behave well. Any minor disagreements are quickly dispersed, due to the sensitive interaction from the childminder and her positive encouragement. Children learn to share, take turns and be kind to one another.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are making good progress. Children learn independence skills and are happy at the setting. They have built suitable relationships with their peers and the childminder. They are able to communicate their needs and are becoming confident individuals. They are motivated to explore and learn and they focus well on things that interest them. They are acquiring good skills in readiness for the next stage of their learning and their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 220674 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 1043155 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1996 and lives in Rothwell, Kettering. She operates all year round from 6.30am to 6.30pm, 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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