Childminder EY456046

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 June 2016 7 May 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

 The childminder has made changes and improvements to her practice. For example, she has introduced an effective new system to help her develop her provision and enhance the way she monitors children's learning and development. This helps her to accurately identify when children need extra help.  The childminder has good relationships with parents and other professionals. She exchanges information with them regularly to help establish children's starting points and to plan next steps for their development. Children make good progress in their learning.  The childminder organises play materials well so that children can reach them easily. Children are able to make choices about what they want to play with and how they want to learn. They enjoy the different activities and are keen to take part.  Children behave well, are curious and show pride in their achievements.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Sometimes the childminder does not encourage or model for children how to take responsibility for maintaining the hygiene and care of their environment.  The childminder does not make the most of opportunities to encourage children to explore and use different technologies to extend their learning and development.

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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

 develop ways for children to use different technologies to extend their understanding of the world and enhance their learning  provide more consistent support for children to understand the importance of keeping good hygiene levels in the play environment.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of the childminder's teaching in the home and garden.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through written testimonials.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled paperwork, including children's records, suitability records, planning and self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder uses feedback from children and parents to help her make changes and improvements. For example, she obtained an allotment in response to children's and parents' interest in staying healthy and enjoyment of her home-cooked food. This is used for children to grow fruits and vegetables to use in their meals. The childminder has successfully improved arrangements to encourage parents to share information about what children do at home. She has used this information to provide experiences that meet children's needs and provide consistency in their learning. She has attended up-to-date child protection training and reviewed her risk assessments to make sure that she keeps children safe. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder watches children to see what they are doing and provides support to help them learn. She encourages children's understanding of the world and mathematics well. For example, when children discovered spiders in the garden, the childminder asked them questions, comparing the size and pattern of the spiders. She also encouraged them to think about how the spiders stayed on the web. The children suggested that the spiders had glue on their feet. The childminder supports children to develop their imagination and creativity, such as through painting on paper using their whole body in a paddling pool. They were pleased with their work and asked her to display it on the wall.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides children with exciting experiences to learn about the world around them. For example, after visiting a museum they were keen to explain that ancient Egyptian mummies had their brains pulled out by hooks and that dinosaurs ate each other and plants. The childminder encouraged them to explore further by using books to find the countries that the mummies and dinosaurs came from. The childminder teaches children good values in enjoyable ways. Children visited a police officer to learn that the police are there to help when people get lost or are hurt. She supports children in understanding how to play together, such as when they decided on the rules for playing in the sand park. These included the rule that children would not knock down each other's sandcastles but could knock down those made by the childminder!

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are keen and eager to learn, and love telling others what they have done. They are confident to talk and express their own needs, such as when they need to use the bathroom. They develop good self-care skills, such as using cutlery to eat their meals. The childminder prepares children well for moving on, including through visiting local playgroups and collecting children from school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY456046 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1049749 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 5 Number of children on roll 6

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire. The childminder offers care from 7am to 7pm Monday to Friday all year round. The childminder is able to take children aged two, three and four years who receive funding for early education. She holds an appropriate qualification in childcare 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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