Childminder EY459924

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 June 2016 24 October 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 reviews her practice and makes changes based on children's changing interests. Children enjoy their experiences and join in enthusiastically.  The childminder has good relationships with parents and other professionals. She shares information with them regularly about what their children do at school. Parents share what their children have done at home to provide consistency in care and experiences. Children feel safe and secure.  The childminder provides stimulating environments. Children enjoy what they do and have appropriate control over what they wish to do. They are motivated and keen to explore or try out different activities.  Children love talking with the childminder and each other. She shares conversations with them, which include what they have done that day and what they want to do with her. Children are settled and express their views clearly.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always set clear expectations about how children can behave even better.  Some chances are missed to use parents' views more effectively to help identify ways of improving the childminder's provision still further.

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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

 ensure children are clearer about how they can behave even better to aid their well- being  build on the way contributions from parents are used to help identify changes and improvements to the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children's activities during the inspection.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through written testimonials and questionnaires.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records and written policies and procedures, including those for safeguarding.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of the activities with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has made positive changes since her last inspection. For example, she now works on her own, providing out-of-school care only during term time. The childminder has made changes to the garden to provide more variety and to make it safer for the children. For example, she has added a large climbing frame with a slide and moved the pond so it is in an area not used by the children. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has attended training to maintain her knowledge and understanding of how to keep children safe and how to act on concerns. She has included this information in her policies and shared it with parents.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows what the children like to do and helps them to explore and investigate different activities. The childminder encourages children to think and problem solve when they have disagreements. Children love sharing things with her, such as when they try to tell her jokes. The childminder helps their developing language and understanding, for example, by providing them with jokes to read from the back of their yoghurt tubes. Other activities help the children to develop their imagination and thinking, such as experimenting with modelling dough. Some children created pretend pizzas that they 'cooked' in the microwave and then cut into pieces, counting how many they had cut to make sure there were enough to share with everyone. Others created a snowman complete with hat and scarf.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder encourages children to make good food choices. For example, she plans with them what they will eat for snack time and tea, discussing the healthy options such as fruit and vegetables. Children discuss what they think is good and bad when they share news with the childminder. For example, they explain to the childminder that breaking your arm hurts, but it means that you cannot hurt others anymore. Children show feelings and care for others, such as when they share they are sad because a friend is leaving. The childminder suggested that they could make a card to say goodbye and the children agreed that would be a good idea. Children are generally well behaved, although, occasionally, are not sure how their behaviour could be even better. Children have a good understanding of how to be kind to others. For example, they have detailed conversations about their favourite 'superheroes', telling the childminder what they do to help people.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY459924 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1049782 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 5 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 24 October 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Cheltenham. She offers out-of-school care only. The childminder offers care from 6.30am to 9am on Monday to Friday and from 3pm to 6pm on Monday and Tuesday.

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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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