Childminder 201324

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 July 2016 15 November 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 clearly understands her roles and responsibilities to ensure all legal requirements are met. Children's safety, welfare and learning are effectively promoted.  The childminder is very warm, caring and friendly. Children form close attachments to her. They are keen to include her in their play and enjoy her attention. Children are settled and relaxed in the setting.  The environment is welcoming, bright and stimulating. The childminder provides children with a wide range of activities and experiences. Children are confident to play and explore. They are motivated and inspired to learn.  Children make good progress in their learning. The childminder has a good overview of children's development. Any children requiring additional support are identified and helped to catch up.  Partnerships with parents are good. Parents comment that their children are safe and happy in the childminder's care. Information about children's learning and care is

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This provision is good

shared. Children benefit from continuity between the setting and home.  Children's physical well-being is promoted. The childminder ensures she meets children's individual care needs, so they benefit from what they need during the day.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although, the childminder evaluates the setting, she is not ambitious enough. She does not yet carefully consider and implement ways to raise the standards as far as possible.  The childminder is not yet highly focused on developing her knowledge and skills to enhance the outcomes for children. Her professional development is currently more targeted towards ensuring children's well-being is effectively promoted rather than raising the quality of teaching even 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

 strengthen evaluation processes to more carefully consider and implement ways to help raise the standard to the highest level  sharpen the focus of professional development and further develop knowledge and skills with specific regard to teaching, in order to continually enhance the outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching practice and conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and held discussions with the childminder.  The inspector looked at the documents available, including children's learning records, policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector discussed with the childminder her methods for self-evaluation.  The inspector sought the views of parents from the written evidence provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Since the last inspection, the childminder has worked hard to develop and improve. She has addressed all the actions previously raised and now consistently reviews the quality of her setting. She currently strives to maintain good standards. The childminder accesses some training and uses her relationships with a range of professionals to help keep up to date. This has a positive impact on the good quality provision children benefit from. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good understanding of safeguarding legislation and child protection procedures. She knows exactly what to do should she have any concerns about a child's well-being. The childminder's home is clean and well organised. She conducts a range of daily checks to ensure it remains thoroughly safe and secure. This helps to protect children from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is good. The childminder makes good use of what she knows about children's individual learning to plan and provide interesting, exciting and suitably challenging activities. For example, children enjoy being creative and using their imaginations. The childminder encourages children to investigate a variety of media and materials, including paints, play dough and colouring crayons. She models how children can use them in different ways and helps them to experiment. The childminder also provides children with opportunities to develop their early mathematical skills. She helps them to count to five, sort objects into groups and explore water using different sized containers. Children concentrate and begin to solve problems. The childminder has high expectations of children's learning. This helps to ensure no child falls behind.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children learn about the importance of being healthy and staying well. For example, children benefit from plenty of fresh air and exercise. Children particularly enjoy playing in the childminder's garden. Children's emotional well-being is suitably fostered. The childminder promotes tolerance and acceptance of other cultures, religions and backgrounds in her setting. Children benefit from plenty of opportunities to learn about the wider world. Children learn to use good manners. They learn to play well together and to respect each other and the environment. Children learn about the importance of being kind and show great compassion towards others.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are becoming successful learners. Children are inquisitive and develop a desire to learn more. They are eager to have a go and join in with the broad range of activities and routines. Children are becoming very independent. They make their own choices about what they want to do, express their likes or dislikes and enjoy managing their own care needs, such as washing their hands. Children's communication and language and literacy skills are developing well. They enjoy singing, sharing stories and playing games using flashcards. Children express their ideas, easily name objects and repeat familiar words and phrases. All children make good progress and acquire all of the skills they need for the next stage of their learning or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 201324 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 1036880 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 15 November 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1992 and lives in Atherstone. The childminder 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

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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