Childminder 260679

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 June 2016 19 October 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 has made significant improvements since her last inspection. Safety is given high priority. She also accurately reflects upon the service she provides and identifies how she can improve outcomes for children and their families.  The childminder has a secure understanding of how to challenge children and help them make good progress in all areas of their development. She has many resources and the activities she provides are stimulating and fun.  The children are happy in the childminder's care and they share strong relationships with her. Children's behaviour is consistently managed and the childminder ensures she shares her time between the needs of the children in her care.  Partnerships with parents are securely established early on when parents come to visit to settle their children into the childminder's care. The childminder shares her assessments of the children's learning and encourages parents to share observations of

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This provision is good

their own children's achievements and interests from home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always make the most of opportunities to reinforce children's growing understanding of healthy eating.  The childminder does not make best use of spontaneous opportunities that arise during children's play to model language, such as colours and patterns, in order to build on their vocabulary 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

 make the most of opportunities to reinforce children's understanding of how healthy eating contributes to their ongoing good health  extend children's vocabulary further, introducing and modelling new words that arise in the context of their play and activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities in the childminder's home and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's training certificates and evidence of the suitability of adults living in the childminder's home.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents and those spoken to on the day of the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is aware of her role and responsibilities in the event of a child protection concern. She is fully aware of the types, signs and symptoms of abuse. She attends training and is currently researching changes in legislation, in order to keep her knowledge up to date. Parents share very positive views about the service. They comment on how happy they have been with the childminder's care over many years. They also share that the childminder is very caring towards their children and provides them with fun activities that help them to learn.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminding observes the children as they play and makes assessments about what they know and can do. She then effectively uses this information to plan activities to support their individual learning. The childminder provides a visually stimulating environment. This frequently promotes discussion about outer space, countries around the world and our similarities and differences. Children are learning how to be creative and express themselves. They create homes for bugs and insects to live in and they talk about wildlife and animal habitats. The childminder follows children's interests and encourages them to lead their own learning. She shows them photographs of themselves enjoying experiences across the seven areas of learning. The children thoroughly relish remembering these events in their lives.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder successfully supports the children in forming relationships with one another. She helps them to be kind and show care and concern for each other. She also reminds them that their words and comments can be hurtful to others. The childminder is fully aware of the positive benefits of working in partnership with other providers and professionals involved in the children's care. Children's good health is generally promoted well and children are beginning to learn how to attend to their own care needs. Children frequently spend time outdoors, walking in the local community and visiting play areas. Children meet their own personal needs when they are thirsty as their drinks are always close to hand.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are making good progress in all areas of their development. They are developing skills in becoming good communicators with the childminder and other less familiar adults, such as the inspector. Children develop good skills in readiness for their future learning as they move on to pre-school and school. The childminder effectively tracks children's development and plans activities to extend their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 260679 Local authority Coventry Inspection number 1036963 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 October 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2001. She lives in Coventry. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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