Childminder EY484403

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 July 2016 Not applicable

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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 works closely with her assistants and monitors their practices to ensure they are suitable to carry out their roles effectively.  Children are happy, settled and content. The childminder is very caring and forms secure bonds with the children.  The childminder has a good knowledge of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. She implements these effectively to help support children's well-being.  Children make good progress and build secure foundations for future learning, including starting school. The childminder provides a good range of resources and activities that capture children's interest and motivate them to learn.  The childminder involves parents effectively in all aspects of their children's learning. This includes working together to assess children's starting points, regularly reviewing their progress, and sharing next steps of their learning, to strengthen consistency in

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not fully engage other providers to support children's care and learning.  The childminder does not make the most of the opportunities available to challenge and extend children even further in their learning.

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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 partnerships with other early years settings that children attend to help further continuity in learning  make the most of all opportunities, for example, by using the exciting resources available, to challenge and extend children's learning so that they make even stronger progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed all areas in the property used for childminding.  The inspector observed activities and interactions between the childminder, her assistant and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector viewed documentation, including children's records, policies and procedures, the complaints log and the suitability records of all adults living and working on the premises.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she uses self-evaluation to develop her practice.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder ensures that she meets the legal requirements. For example, she keeps required records on children and provides parents with necessary information, including details of her complaints procedure. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder fully understands her role in child protection and she knows what action to take if she has any welfare concerns. She has policies covering all aspects of care and shares these with her assistants to ensure they understand safeguarding requirements. The childminder carries out thorough risk assessments to minimise hazards to children to help them play in safety. She effectively monitors the progress of children to help identify any gaps in their learning. The childminder gains the views of her assistants and parents to evaluate how well the provision meets the needs of children to help secure improvements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of the way children learn and provides many opportunities for children to access all areas of the curriculum. Resources are well organised and stored at appropriate levels to help younger children access these independently. The childminder is skilled at supporting younger children to acquire good communication and language skills. For example, she comments on what they do and repeats words to support their emerging language. The childminder supports children's physical development well. For example, she encourages babies to use their hands and feet to explore cornflakes and listen to the sound this makes. In addition, children enjoy using different apparatus, such as swings and slides, to improve their physical skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children settle well and develop strong relationships with each other. They share and take turns, and include the childminder in their play. The childminder gives children clear details of her rules and expectations. This helps them to learn what is expected and they behave well. Children's individual needs are carefully considered and routines are well- organised and adapted to suit the younger children. The childminder maintains good hygiene and safety practices at all times to help support children's well-being.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and independent learners. For example, babies eagerly move around the play areas, choosing toys and initiating their play. Children of all ages develop an interest in books. For example, babies sit attentively and listen to stories. They also feel the different textured books and respond to questions with lots of facial expressions. Babies babble a lot and begin to use single words. They develop good skills for their next stage of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY484403 Local authority Medway Towns Inspection number 1056268 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015. She lives in Rochester, Kent. She provides care from Monday to Friday, all year round. She works with her husband and two other assistants.

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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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