Childminder in West Northamptonshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 June 2016 29 April 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 shows a strong commitment to improve her provision. She has worked diligently since the last inspection to make suitable improvements to her practice.  Children are supported in making good progress. The childminder accurately assesses their development and effectively plans for their next steps in learning.  Children's individuality is recognised and the childminder attentively supports them to develop new skills and have fun. They are stimulated and challenged very effectively through the attentive targeted support that the childminder offers.  Children are happy and settled. They have very trusting and affectionate relationships with the childminder, who knows them, their families and their specific needs extremely well.  The childminder uses daily diaries very effectively to support a beneficial two-way flow of information between herself and parents, sharing all aspects their child's individual

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This provision is good

learning and care needs. This contributes very effectively to a consistent approach for children between the child's home and the childminder's care.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder undertakes self-evaluation to assess the impact of her practice. However, she does not make best use of this to develop her practice and outline professional development, to extend her knowledge and further enhance the quality of practice.

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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

 use self-evaluation more effectively to help to more precisely identify areas of practice for improvement and inform sharply focused professional development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding. She talked to children and the 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 letters obtained by the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Children are well protected by the robust risk assessments and clear safeguarding procedures that the childminder implements in her practice. This ensures that her home is safe, that children are well supervised and that they can explore and investigate confidently. She keeps herself up to date with current legislation through mandatory training. She links with other childminders to share ideas and develops her practice as she learns from others. She links with other providers of settings that children attend to support a coordinated approach to children's care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder interacts sensitively and very effectively with children during their play. They enjoy exploring a selection of farm toys and squeal as they find various animals. Very young children listen and copy animal sounds that the childminder makes. The childminder actively encourages children's involvement in activities, inspiring their engagement and motivation. They excitedly help the childminder to squeeze paint from the bottles onto plates and watch intently as it drops. They inquisitively touch and grasp the paint on the plate. The childminder is close at hand to support and reassure them. She offers key words, such as, paint, wet and hand, and she role models making marks with her hands on the paper. Children eagerly copy her actions. She extends their experimentation and the development of their manipulative skills as she introduces brushes and sponges. Young children enjoy the sensory feel of these and copy the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

childminder's actions stamping and marking the paper.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder displays a very warm, affectionate and friendly nature towards children. They readily look to her for reassurance and seek her out when they are feeling tired. She instinctively reacts to their care needs, promoting a high level of well-being. Very young children are quickly developing their physical mobility. The childminder patiently helps and reassures them as they negotiate doorways and steps around her home. She inspires them to try coordinating their movements. They learn to crawl and push play cars following the childminder's lead and copy the noises she makes. The childminder takes children out into the local community. Frequent trips to the park nearby offer suitable challenge for older children to develop their skills on the larger equipment. She supports children to meet with children of their own age at local groups. This widens children's experiences successfully and helps to develop their social skills and confidence.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are making consistently good developmental progress. Young children show determination and positive attitudes towards learning and to new experiences. They are inquisitive and motivated in their play and sustain engagement in learning activities for good periods of time relevant to their age and stage of development. They are acquiring very appropriate skills in readiness for the next stage of their learning and their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY367909 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 1050964 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 29 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2008 and lives in Northampton. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Tuesday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3 and provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

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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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