Childminder 148399

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 June 2016 13 February 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

 The childminder provides a welcoming and inclusive home. She offers an interesting range of toys and resources and plans well for children's interests. Her interactions thoroughly support how children engage and how well they take part in their play.  The childminder has a good understanding of children's individual needs. She plans effectively for their next steps of learning. Children make good progress.  Children are happy and content. They behave well and have warm bonds with the childminder. They show emotional security in the childminder's care.  The childminder uses her policies, procedures and risk assessments to support children's health, safety and well-being effectively.  The childminder has evaluated her practice securely since her last inspection and her practice is much improved. She states that she feels more confident in her role.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes misses opportunities for children to match, sort and compare objects during everyday activities, to help them develop their early mathematical understanding still further.  The childminder is not always confident to support children fully in exploring and expressing themselves through various forms of music and dance.

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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

 provide more everyday opportunities for children to enjoy sorting, matching and comparing objects, to support their early mathematical development still further  make the most of various opportunities for children to express themselves creatively, particularly through music and dance, to develop their imagination and creativity even more fully.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children in their play and during their interactions with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she plans for children's learning and how she monitors their progress.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and children's records.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she evaluates her practice. They discussed how she has improved her skills and knowledge.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she works with parents and others involved in the care of the children attending.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has developed her practice confidently. She has updated her skills and training through research and by gaining information from her partnerships with the local authority and from other childminders. The childminder acknowledges the importance of keeping up to date and states that she now has a much clearer understanding of requirements. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of child protection matters. Partnerships with parents are positive. Parents comment that they feel well informed about what their children enjoy doing and the progress that they make. Partnerships with other people who share the care of the children are well established.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The warm and caring childminder supports children well in their learning. She has secure systems in place to monitor children's progress, which she reviews regularly with parents. The childminder has an accurate understanding of children's interests and achievements. She is enthusiastic in the way that she interacts with children and she helps them feel motivated to learn. The childminder is confident in extending play to include children's next steps in learning. She is skilled in developing children's language and communication. For example, she joins in conversation with children about what they are doing as they play, and children listen as she reads and looks through picture books with them. They engage excitedly, naming the pictures, and recalling what they have done away from the home, such as going 'up and down' on the see-saw. The childminder encourages children to follow simple instructions, to help support their listening skills and to help them develop

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

independence by doing small tasks for themselves.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder supports equality and diversity well. Children understand the routines of the day and the childminder supports them in learning to show respect for others. For example, young children always demonstrate good manners, using 'please' and 'thank you' with each other. Children benefit from regular learning experiences away from the home, including walks in the countryside and visits to local children's centres. Children learn about safety through a variety of activities. For example, they learn to cut toy bread with a toy knife, listening carefully as the childminder shows them how to hold the knife correctly to slice the 'bread'.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in the childminder's care. They are happy and content and they enjoy their activities. Children develop good early literacy skills and are gaining a sound early understanding of mathematics. For example, they are becoming confident in counting and identifying shapes and colours. Children enjoy early role play experiences, such as pushing dolls in a buggy or feeding them in the highchair. They are learning to care for, and respect, the ideas and feelings of other people. Children are well prepared for the next stages of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 148399 Local authority Wokingham Inspection number 1048743 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 February 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1995. She lives in Woodley, on the outskirts of Reading, Berkshire. The childminder works weekdays, during term time.

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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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