Childminder in Worcestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 July 2016 21 April 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

 Teaching is good and the childminder now has a secure understanding of how children learn through play. She provides effective challenge and stimulation through a wide range of activities. The childminder establishes clear starting points for children's learning. She obtains detailed information from parents and from her own assessments of children when they start in her care.  There are strong partnerships with parents and they are involved in their child's learning. They receive detailed information about their child's progress. The childminder guides parents in the support of children's learning at home. She makes evaluative observations of children's play. This helps her to assess their progress effectively and to plan the next steps in their learning.  Children form close relationships with the childminder and are very happy and settled in her care. They learn about making healthy food and lifestyle choices and have plenty of

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This provision is good

physical exercise. Children's behaviour is very good. The childminder sets clear boundaries and manages children's behaviour very effectively.  The childminder has established links with other local childminders. This helps her to maintain her good quality provision and to share ideas and best practice each week. She monitors children's progress carefully in order to improve their learning experiences. The childminder coaches and monitors her assistant's practice very well.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not evaluate the quality of her teaching sufficiently in order to identify all the areas for continuing professional development and to measure the impact of this on children's progress.

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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 ways to monitor the quality of teaching and the provision as a whole in order to target professional development, improve outcomes for children and raise the provision to the highest levels.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home, both inside and in the garden.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at a selection of policies and children's records.  The inspector jointly observed and discussed with the childminder the teaching and learning activities provided.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's suitability.  The inspector took account of the views of parents, carers and children including those expressed in recent letters.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge and understanding of how to keep children safe. She is very aware of potential risks to children and she takes steps to minimise these. She reflects on her teaching and planning each week with her assistant so that she can adapt these to meet children's needs. The childminder supports her assistant very well through regular supervisions and appraisals that help her to improve her practice. The childminder's experience and qualification have a positive impact on children's learning opportunities. She has worked very successfully with an early years advisor to improve her knowledge and teaching skills considerably since the last inspection. She now has a secure knowledge of how children learn through play and how to plan effectively for the next steps in their learning. Children are making good progress in all aspects of their learning. There is very good communication with the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows what each child needs to do to build on each aspect of their learning. She observes them carefully and measures their progress against precise guidelines in order to establish their levels of achievement. This helps her to identify and address any gaps in their learning. The childminder takes many opportunities to help children to count real and toy food and to compare the sizes of the items. She teaches children to recognise and write numbers and the letters in their names. One- and two- year-old children point to the animal pictures as they help to turn the pages in a book. The childminder develops their language skills well and tells them the names of the baby animals and where they live. Four-year-old children concentrate very well to complete complex jigsaw puzzles related to their interest in dinosaurs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are emotionally secure and the childminder meets all their needs. They really enjoy their time in the caring, family environment. The childminder helps all the children to share the toys and to understand why they need to do this. She explains calmly and patiently to children how they must be careful when using the wheeled toys in case they ride too close to another child and hurt them. Children respond well and are learning to play alongside each other. The childminder prepares children very well for school, both emotionally and developmentally. She finds out what they need to be able to do, and helps them to gain the independence they need in readiness for their move. Children help to wash up after their snack and help each other to tidy up the toys.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing good self-esteem and the confidence to try new challenges. For example, two-year-old children climb and balance on a small slide to see if they fall. They are proud of themselves when they are able to stand upright, so they are motivated to try this again, as well as different ways to go down the slide. Children recall a favourite story about a hungry caterpillar during their play with toy insects, which helps to develop their language skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY374918 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 1050941 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 16

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 21 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2008 and lives in Droitwich. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3 and sometimes works with an assistant who has a childcare qualification at level 2.

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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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