Childminder in Leicester

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 June 2016 4 July 2012

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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 relates well to the children; they are very settled, confident and secure in his care.  Children have a well-balanced range of activities and experiences that complement their learning at other early years settings. Children make good progress.  The childminder has a secure and well-developed understanding of how children learn. He uses his knowledge skilfully when supporting children in their play and learning using every opportunity to extend the children's skills, knowledge and understanding.  Children are cared for in a safe and secure environment. The indoor and outdoor environments are homely and child friendly.  The childminder has a good approach to helping children to understand how to keep themselves and others safe. He has clear guidelines in place, which he gently reinforces and reminds younger children about in their everyday activities and conversations.  The childminder treats children with respect and embraces their individuality. He is a

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This provision is good

good role model for children, providing them with clear guidance on how to behave towards others, regardless of their background or circumstances.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder is inconsistent in how he works with and shares information with other settings attended by early years children in his care.  The childminder does not always make the best use of his detailed knowledge of children's development to monitor their progress and can rely too much on other settings' assessments.

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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

 improve information sharing with other settings attended by all early years children, regardless of how many hours they attend for childminding  make better use of his detailed knowledge of children's development, in addition to information received from other settings, to better monitor their progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder with minded children.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of parents' views from testimonies written to the childminder.  The inspector looked at children's records, evidence of the suitability of people who live in the childminder's home and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has an accurate view of his strengths and weaknesses. Since his last inspection the childminder has embarked on a journey of improvement. He has embraced training and development opportunities to update his knowledge of safeguarding and changes in early years' policy and practice. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder understands what he should do if he is concerned about a child's welfare and can describe circumstances that might concern him. He has an appropriate knowledge of how exposure to extreme views might be noticeable in children. Good relationships with the pre-school that children attend are well-established. There is very positive information sharing for children who have longer periods of care with the childminder, but less so for children who attend for shorter periods. Parents receive daily information about their children and what they have achieved.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a really clear understanding of the learning needs of the children he cares for. He takes children's interests and what they enjoy doing into account when he plans activities. The childminder is a skilful teacher of young children. During a baking activity using a cake mix, he tested and challenged a child's skills and knowledge. He asked questions about how and why they had to do things in certain ways and what might happen if they did things in different ways; making the learning very much a joint experience for them both. He gave the child opportunities to be independent, for example, the child cracked the egg and beat it before pouring it into the mixture. When given the task of counting seven spoonsful of water into the mixture the child carefully managed spooning the water into the mix and counting accurately, stopping when they reached seven.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have a familiar routine with the childminder. This includes activities within the home and at other venues. Children have a good balance between one-to-one support and opportunities to socialise, exercise and play more widely with other children. The childminder has a positive focus on developing children's physical strength and skills. He provides healthy and balanced snacks and meals. Children learn about the importance of personal hygiene during activities, such as baking. The childminder helps children to learn about germs and their possible effects on the body. Children behave well and are patient. They listen and respond positively to the childminder when he explains why they can not do something or need to do things differently.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing a good range of skills to support them in their move to school and in their future education. They are interested in what is happening around them and think carefully before they answer questions. Children take care and pride in what they do. When carefully decorating small cakes with marshmallows, for example, a child skilfully spread icing and placed decorations with precision showing an obvious sense of achievement when they had finished.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 226799 Local authority Leicester City Inspection number 1025831 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 12 Total number of places 9 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1999. He lives with his wife and two children on the outskirts of Leicester city. The whole of the ground floor is used for childminding. There is an enclosed garden available for outside play. The childminder is able to take and collect children from local schools and pre-schools.

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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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