Childminder in Leicestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 July 2016 2 July 2015

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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 taken steps to improve her provision since the last inspection. She has attended training courses and has received support from a representative of the local authority, in order to improve and update her early years knowledge.  The childminder supports children effectively so that they acquire skills and a capacity to learn, in order to reach the next steps in their learning. Children make good progress.  Relationships between the childminder and the children are very good. Children's emotional security begins with a good settling-in period that is agreed with parents in accordance with their child's needs.  Children enjoy chatting with the childminder and they express themselves well. The childminder supports their use of language with regard to size and position, such as in front and behind.  The childminder provides a good variety of activities for children to practise their good

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This provision is good

small-muscle skills.  Partnerships with parents and other early years providers are effective in exchanging information to ensure continuity of care and learning for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children's understanding of the differences between people is not fully promoted. They play with some toys that reflect diversity but they have fewer opportunities to learn about families and traditions beyond their own experiences.  The childminder misses some chances to extend children's mathematical knowledge with regard to comparing quantities, adding and subtracting.

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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

 extend opportunities for children to learn about families and traditions beyond their own experiences and gain an understanding of people in the wider world  strengthen children's mathematical knowledge with regard to comparing different quantities, adding and subtracting.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities as children played in the indoor play area.  The inspector observed activities and discussed teaching methods with the childminder.  The inspector looked at evidence of the childminder's training and checked the suitability of all adults.  The inspector looked at a selection of children's assessment records and planning, policies and procedures, and a range of other documentation.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder assesses and minimises risks in her home and garden successfully. She is aware of the local safeguarding procedures and her responsibilities to protect children from abuse and neglect. The childminder ensures that children are always supervised. Necessary suitability checks for all adults have been completed. The childminder welcomes advice from local authority representatives, in order to review and improve her provision. She recently attended training on observation, assessment and planning and is using the knowledge gained to review her records of children's learning. The childminder keeps her child protection and first-aid knowledge up to date. Communication between the childminder and parents is good and parents share very positive views about the service that the childminder provides.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses what she knows about children to ensure that they are challenged effectively to reach the next steps in their learning. She provides resources that link to children's interests. These currently link to construction and children enjoy pretending to be builders. The childminder supports children's thinking skills, communication and language development effectively. She gives them time to put their thoughts into words when she asks them questions. Children enjoy looking at books and listening to stories. The childminder encourages them to make up their own stories, for example, when they choose to play with a small puppet theatre. Children talk about the characters of the finger puppets and the childminder effectively supports and extends their vocabulary while they do so.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder creates a welcoming environment. Children's independence is supported effectively. They choose and select toys and activities for themselves and learn to manage their own self-care needs. Children behave well. The childminder boosts their self-esteem as she praises their efforts and achievements. Children develop an understanding of dangers. For example, they learn how to walk safely on pavements and how to cross roads safely. Children's good health is promoted well. They are physically active and eat healthy food. Children's interest in the natural world is fostered effectively by the childminder. They explore in a shady area of the garden where they can find mini-beasts.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning. They develop good skills in readiness for the move on to pre-school and school. Children are prepared well emotionally for moving on, for example, they interact with other adults and children at groups. Older children talk about their friends. Children's small-muscle skills are good. Older children construct with small building bricks and manage tools, such as scissors competently. They enjoy drawing and colouring, and pencil control is developing well. Children's vocabulary is developing well and they express themselves confidently. Older children are learning to link sounds and letters.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 226014 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1051128 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1986 and lives in the village of Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 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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