Childminder in South Tyneside

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 June 2016 16 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 makes good quality observations and assessments of children's learning. The information is used well to plan challenging experiences that are carefully linked to each child's stage of development.  The childminder promotes children's learning well. She is very enthusiastic, which motivates children well and they thrive on the interaction they receive. Consequently, children are very eager and confident to learn.  The childminder promotes children's language effectively. She asks many questions to encourage children to think and express their ideas. This helps children to develop key skills for their future learning at school.  Partnerships with parents are good. Positive, written feedback demonstrates parents' high regard for the childminder and the service she provides.  Children's health is effectively promoted. The childminder successfully follows and teaches good hygiene routines and children receive plenty of opportunities to

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This provision is good

experience physical exercise and fresh air.  The childminder adeptly fosters children's understanding of how to keep safe. Children confidently discuss how to keep safe during walks, outings and fire drills.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Sometimes, the childminder does not develop older children's understanding of how information can be retrieved from books and information and communication technology to help support their learning.  The childminder does not share enough information with some other settings children attend.

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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

 create more opportunities for older children to source information using a range of ways that help support their learning  enhance information sharing with all other settings children attend and fully complement their learning experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and evaluated these jointly with the childminder.  The inspector looked at children's records, observation and assessment files and a selection of policies.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of parents' views, through discussion and from the written documentation they had provided for the inspection.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualification and the suitability of all adults living in the home.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder understands the local safeguarding procedures and her responsibilities to protect children from harm. She uses robust risk assessments and checks to help ensure children's safety and security. The childminder checks the effectiveness of her procedures and quality of her teaching and consistently monitors children's progress. She welcomes and acts on parents' and children's views to make timely, appropriate improvements. The childminder has successfully addressed areas identified for improvement at her last inspection. She is well qualified and invests in her professional development by attending training and sharing best practice with other childminders.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Through the childminder's fun and enthusiastic approach, she successfully fosters children's positive attitudes to learning. She talks constantly to them, encouraging their enjoyment and sustained involvement. This also helps to promote children's communication skills. Older children readily use expressive language for describing and thinking. For example, one child describes how the childminder helped him to use the photocopier to make a copy of his hands so he could make a Father's Day card. As part of his creation he considers what he can use to make trees and decides that feathers will be good. The childminder skilfully develops children's recognition of letters, sounds and early writing. Older children competently write for a purpose. For example, they write their name in the card so everyone knows who it is from. The childminder takes many opportunities to help children to count and to use mathematical language.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder creates a safe, secure and inviting environment. This helps children to settle quickly, grow in confidence and form positive relationships. She further develops children's social skills and takes them to toddler groups, where they learn and mix with other children. The childminder develops young children's independence in seeing to their personal care and their awareness of how to be healthy. Children enjoy eating fruit and relish being active and spending time outside. Behaviour is managed very well by the childminder. She encourages children to show respect and use good manners. Children are regularly praised for their efforts. This promotes children's well-being and self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress across all areas of learning, helping them to be ready for the move on to pre-school and school. Children learn to be independent from a young age. They put their own coats, socks and shoes on. Children gain speaking and listening skills rapidly and are keen to answer questions and talk about what they are doing. Older children competently count and recognise written numerals. They solve problems, including simple addition and subtraction. Children's skills in literacy are developing well. They are learning to recognise their name and show excellent early writing skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY371383 Local authority South Tyneside Inspection number 1050627 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2008 and lives in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear. The childminder operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Sunday, except for family holidays. She also provides overnight care. The childminder holds an appropriate early years 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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Telephone number

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