Childminder in Cambridgeshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 June 2016 24 January 2013

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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

 Children have very good opportunities to explore the environment inside. Good communication with parents means that they remain updated about the progress their children make and have the opportunity to share learning that happens at home. This helps to support the childminder to build on all that the children know and can do.  Children enjoy a variety of experiences each day. The childminder shares her expectations with staff in other settings the children also attend, to promote continued learning and development towards the early learning goals.  Self-evaluation includes the views of parents and where appropriate, those of the children. Planned action is taken by the childminder to improve quality and promote continuous improvement.  Children develop their mathematical thinking as they explore plastic shapes and compare and measure train tracks they click together. They begin to learn that circles

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This provision is good

are round while triangles have three sides. Children identify long and short train tracks as they play.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder is not making best use of information taken from assessments to track and then enhance the learning of the most able children.  The childminder is not always alert to the ways in which some children learn, particularly when they repeat actions and activities to consolidate their skills. This is not always considered when she is planning some new activities.

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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

 make better use of information obtained from tracking children's progress in order to plan further highly challenging activities that stretch the most able children's learning  enhance the planning, reflecting on the different ways in which children acquire skills and knowledge as they consolidate their learning.

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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 observed and discussed a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector checked relevant documentation, including the suitability checks of the childminder and all members of the household over the age of 16 years.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation record along with written feedback from parents.  The inspector spoke with the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a very good understanding about the different signs of abuse and what procedures to follow in order to protect children from harm. She regularly carries out risk assessments to promote children's safety and welfare. Since the last inspection, the childminder has ensured that her first-aid training is updated as required. She has introduced procedures for observing and assessing learning along with reflecting on her practice. The childminder has established a good programme of professional development to help her continue improving her knowledge and teaching skills. The childminder takes the time to establish purposeful and warm relationships with children. This helps the children to settle more quickly and increases their confidence and feelings of security. Children play happily together.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a secure knowledge and understanding of how to support children's learning and development. She uses assessment to identify what each child knows and can do. This information is then used to identify activities that are of interest to the children. Parents contribute to initial assessments of children's starting points and the childminder then encourages them to send further updates about learning that happens at home. Parents are kept well informed about their children's progress and take part in reviews, such as the progress checks for children aged two to three years. Children communicate confidently. They use their imagination to develop games or create models from play dough and plastic interlocking bricks.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Relationships between the children and the childminder are warm and established well from the outset. The childminder is a good role model, helping children to learn about appropriate behaviour and being kind to each other. Children share and talk about their families. For example, while playing with dough, one child creates a cat and this leads to conversations about their cat at home. The childminder respects children's different family backgrounds within her setting, celebrating particular festivals that are important to them. Children's knowledge about keeping healthy is developed as they take part in snack routines. The childminder talks with them about different foods that help them to grow.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are motivated and interested in a wide range of activities. They display positive attitudes towards their learning as they make choices and access toys independently. Children develop competence in physical skills, as they learn to negotiate space while using wheeled toys, such as toddler cars with increasing coordination. The childminder provides a wide range of experiences that helps children to achieve the next steps in their learning and prepare them well for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 222900 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 1042616 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 14 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 24 January 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1998. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for 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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