Allen, Carolyn Lesley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 June 2016 6 November 2014

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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

 Since her last inspection, the childminder has made many improvements to her provision. For example, she has taken successful steps to manage risks and hazards for children in her care, keeping them safe.  The provision is welcoming and the childminder makes good use of a wide range of resources and activities to support children's mathematical and communication skills.  The childminder is particularly skilled at providing simple explanations for the things that children see and experience. Children make good progress, particularly in understanding their world. They are inquisitive and confident learners.  The childminder supports children's physical and emotional welfare effectively. She helps children to gain the skills and positive attitudes that prepare them for the next stage in their learning.  The childminder includes her research and the views of parents and other professionals in her self-evaluation, to help her provide a good standard of care.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not ask parents to fully share detailed information about what children already know and can do when they start, in order to help her promote their learning as well as possible, from the outset.  The childminder does not share detailed information with other settings children attend consistently, to help provide continuity of care and learning

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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 information gained from parents about children's starting points to plan even more effectively for individual learning from the outset and monitor progress in even more detail  improve information sharing with other providers of children's early years care, to inform planning and help children to make the best possible progress and experience the highest levels of continuity.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities as the childminder interacted with children.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including records of children's learning and a sample of policies. The inspector explored the childminder's self- evaluation process.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times, and observed the quality of teaching and the impact this had on children's learning.  The inspector checked the qualifications and training of the childminder, along with records of her suitability checks.  The inspector considered the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of how to protect children and keep them safe from harm. She has appropriate procedures to follow in the event of any concerns for children's welfare. The childminder regularly checks the progress that children make to identify and address any gaps in their learning. She helps parents to extend their children's learning at home. Parents regularly view their children's online learning records, including their next steps in learning. The childminder uses training opportunities and links with other childminders to improve her knowledge and skills. For example, she has strengthened her planning and assessment arrangements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder carefully plans which activities and resources best suit children's interests and individual needs. For example, she took the children on a detour to see baby waterfowl because children had been talking about birds during a walk. She teaches children new words, such as the names of different species of animals, and helps to build on children's sentences. Children receive effective support to make sense of their ideas and to solve their own problems. The childminder asks appropriate questions and chats to the children about what they are doing. For example, children worked out that the bottom pieces of their jigsaws were straight lines and, as a result, they completed the puzzle quickly and independently. The childminder provides many playful planned and spontaneous activities to effectively support children's early mathematics and literacy.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children confidently and independently explore the wide range of toys and equipment. Children develop self-care skills. For example, they learn to help out with small tasks and tidy up before moving on to the next activity. Children learn about healthy lifestyles. They identify and discuss foods that they eat at mealtimes, and match healthy ones to visual displays. Children are very affectionate towards the childminder. They behave well and know how to share and take turns. They receive good emotional support for the changes they may experience in their lives. For example, they learn how they may have to ask adults to find out unfamiliar information when they first attend school.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children have confidence in their own abilities and demonstrate a 'have a go' attitude to learning. They make good progress relative to their starting points. They are developing the skills and knowledge they will need for pre-school or school. Children learn to name letters and link them to sounds, accurately. They learn new words and interesting facts about the world around them on the walk home. Older children learn to count, solve simple mathematics problems, recognise shapes and read and write their names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 162113 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 1048764 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 6 November 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2001. She lives in Wendover, Buckinghamshire. Her provision is open from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year. The childminder has a childcare qualification at level 3.

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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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