Childminder EY472063

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 June 2016 Not applicable

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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 is enthusiastic and knows the children well. She uses her observations and assessments to adapt her teaching for the children's abilities and interests.  Children are active and they show great eagerness towards playing and learning. Children have fun and thoroughly enjoy their time at the childminder's home.  The childminder effectively promotes children's good health. She provides healthy and balanced meals and consistently promotes hygiene routines.  Children's physical and emotional well-being are supported effectively. The childminder provides a welcoming and stimulating environment indoors and outdoors that is safe and secure. She is a positive role model and praises children as they achieve.  The childminder has attended safeguarding training. This helps her to have a secure knowledge and understanding of how to protect children in her care.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always explore other ways to fully encourage parents to share more information about their children's learning at home, to help support consistency in learning even further.  The childminder does not always seek the views of parents to more precisely and sharply target areas for improvements to help develop her setting to the highest level.

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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

 build on opportunities for parents to share what their children achieve at home to help further develop children's learning  develop self-evaluation processes further and seek the views of parents to help precisely target areas for improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured the premises and looked at areas available for children to use.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during the activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector checked the evidence of suitability of the childminder and all household members, and viewed a range of documents.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at feedback documents completed by parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands how to use risk assessments to reduce hazards and maintain children's safety in her home and on any outings. She understands her responsibility to safeguard children and knows what to do should she have a concern about the welfare or safety of a child. The childminder has effective partnerships with other settings children attend. This helps her to maintain good continuity in children's care and learning. She liaises with other professionals for support and guidance to develop her professionalism and knowledge. Additionally, this helps her to meet the individual needs of children and close any gaps identified in their learning and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides children with a broad range of indoor and outdoor activities to play and explore across the areas of learning. She includes and encourages children's individual next steps in learning in her planning. This helps to provide children with challenging experiences and move them forward in their development. The childminder uses a range of effective teaching strategies to encourage all areas of learning. For example, she models play, offers ideas and guidance, and introduces new language. The childminder successfully helps children to develop their physical skills; for example, children manipulate playdough and develop their skills in using different tools. Younger children learn mathematical concepts. For example, they use different sized containers during water play and use words, such as 'small', 'big', 'more' and 'less'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder works effectively with parents to help ensure that children benefit from well-planned settling-in sessions. Children quickly form secure relationships that support them to feel safe and secure in the childminder's home. This helps promote children to be emotionally prepared for their next stage of learning. Children behave well, take turns and share resources. They make independent choices about what they want to play with and manage age-appropriate tasks when preparing snack and meals. This helps encourage their self-esteem. Children learn to understand the diverse world in which they live. The childminder provides opportunities to help children understand about different people and communities. For example, they attend a range of local community groups.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning and development from their starting points. They participate well in activities, show enthusiasm for learning and acquire important skills needed for their next stage of learning. For example, being confident in using their communication skills to seek help if they need it.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY472063 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1049279 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 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Vigo, near Gravesend in Kent. The childminder works weekdays from 7.30am to 6pm, throughout the year.

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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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