Childminder EY480101

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 June 2016 Not applicable

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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 works closely with parents to establish children's starting points when they first attend. This gives her a strong base for planning early learning activities. The childminder uses her effective observations and assessments to ensure children make good progress, and to identify any gaps in learning.  Children are confident and happy. They develop warm and affectionate relationships with the childminder and show, through their behaviour, that they feel emotionally secure.  Babies are settled and content. The childminder's good communication with parents keeps her well informed about changes to their routines so she is able to anticipate and meet their needs.  The childminder's self-evaluations are good and she monitors the effectiveness of her practice well. She shows commitment to continuous improvement in order to maintain good quality outcomes for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Activities available to children who prefer to learn outdoors do not consistently offer the good variety of learning opportunities accessible to them indoors.  Activities to develop children's understanding of mathematics sometimes lack challenge.

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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

 develop the range of activities to further support children who prefer to learn outdoors  extend activities that develop children's understanding of mathematics to make these more challenging.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children engaged in learning activities, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector talked to parents and children.  The inspector talked to the childminder about how she plans for individual children's learning and monitors their progress.  The inspector reviewed documents and records that the childminder is required to keep, that help to support children's welfare.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder makes good use of training and local networks to develop her knowledge and skills to benefit children's learning. For example, she attends professional meetings, which have further developed her understanding of how to access support for children who have special educational needs. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of safeguarding procedures. She implements these effectively to help protect children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans a good variety of activities that capture children's interests and, overall, provide a good level of challenge. Babies thoroughly enjoyed exploring the textures of cooked and uncooked pasta, and stomped on cornflakes to hear them crunch. Children developed their coordination as they used different sized spoons to fill cups with pasta, and imaginatively crumbled the cornflakes to make rain. The childminder extends children's learning well. She uses good communication to encourage them to develop their problem-solving skills. For example, when children struggled to get a buggy up a step, she talked to them about how they could re-position themselves to manage this. The childminder was very encouraging when they did not initially succeed, giving children the confidence to try again, and effectively developing their self-esteem. The childminder recognises the importance of partnership working with parents and other professionals, to

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

provide a consistent approach to children's ongoing learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children develop good health and safety awareness. For example, the childminder helped children to apply sun cream before going outside, and talked to them about how this protects their skin. Children carefully applied some cream to the face and arms of a doll, showing they understood what they had learned about sun protection. The childminder organises resources in the playroom well so that these are easily accessible to children, who make good use of these as they play. For example, they enjoyed role play with baby dolls. They changed their clothes and fed them before tucking them in bed, and the childminder helped children to read their 'babies' a story. Children are active and enjoy playing outdoors. They use their muscles well as they push themselves along on cars and bikes in the childminder's garden.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop the skills and confidence that they need to be ready for the next stage in their learning, including going to pre-school and school. Very young children are independent and keen to demonstrate new skills they have learned, such as being able to fasten their own shoes, and wash their hands without adult help.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY480101 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 987073 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 4 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in the village of Cleeve near Bristol in North Somerset. She works Monday to Friday, during term times and half term holidays, from 8am to 6pm.

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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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