Childminder EY420975

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 May 2016 25 February 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 sharp focus on developing young children's communication and language skills. She uses every opportunity to model clear vocabulary and encourage them to verbalise their needs. This helps children to make consistently good progress.  The childminder has developed positive and professional relationships with parents. There are appropriate methods of communication in place, which the childminder uses effectively to talk about children's development and promote consistency of care.  The childminder is a very good role model for children. She encourages them to be well mannered, helpful and kind. Children benefit from the high levels of support and praise she continuously offers and their behaviour is extremely good.  Children have developed secure bonds with the childminder. She has flexible procedures in place to help children settle in which are based on meeting their individual needs. They are clearly happy in her care and demonstrate they feel safe.

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This provision is good

 Since the last inspection, the childminder has accessed support from other professionals to enhance the ways she monitors her practice and provision. She demonstrates commitment, dedication and a positive attitude to making continuous improvements for the benefit of the children who attend.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not make the best use of opportunities to share information about children's learning with other settings they attend, or to gather details to enhance assessments of their progress and promote continuity.

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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

 strengthen partnerships with other providers, in order to effectively share information about children's ongoing learning, helping to enhance assessments of their progress and promote continuity across settings.

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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 completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as, learning profiles for children, the childminder's self-evaluation, and evidence of her suitability to work with children.  The inspector obtained written feedback from parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has worked tirelessly to enhance her practice and provision. Since the last inspection, she has developed different ways to assess and monitor children's progress and improved the quality of teaching. Children benefit from stimulating activities which are based on their individual needs. This helps them to make good progress across the seven areas of learning. The qualified childminder has attended training to enhance her skills to work with children. For example, she completed an early language program, which is helping her to enrich children's communication development. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has secure knowledge of how to identify and report concerns about children's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides an effective balance of adult-led activities and child-initiated play. Young children select from a wide range of toys that the childminder knows they are interested in and will help them to develop their skills. They thoroughly enjoy making choices about their learning and show this through high levels of concentration as they persist in putting the shaped pieces in the peg jigsaw. The childminder writes detailed observations of children's achievements at the setting and uses this information to help her plan their next steps. She collects information from parents about what children already know and can do when they first join, which forms part of initial assessments of their starting points. The childminder understands how to prepare children for their eventual move to school, and teaches them the key skills they need from an early age. For example, young children begin to say number sequences accurately and develop their grip

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

to hold writing materials, such as chalks and crayons.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a welcoming and motivating environment for children. She has high standards of cleanliness and teaches children the importance of looking after resources. Children develop an awareness of what contributes to a healthy lifestyle. The childminder provides nutritious meals for them and talks to them about germs as they wash their hands before eating. Children have opportunities for physical exercise, as the childminder encourages them to walk to and from school each day. She uses this walk to teach them how to keep themselves safe. For example, children know they must stop and wait to cross the road with her. The childminder helps children to develop an awareness of the world around them. She regularly takes them on trips out of the setting and celebrates different festivals in the calendar month.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in relation to their starting points. They show particularly good skills in their communication and language. Children are emotionally well prepared for the next stages in their learning and their eventual move to school. Parents are pleased with their children's high levels of self-confidence since starting with the childminder and have noticed their developing social skills. Children are keen to learn and show enthusiasm in activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY420975 Local authority Hartlepool Inspection number 1050663 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010 and lives in Hartlepool. She operates all year round from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except 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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