Childminder EY461324

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 July 2016 18 October 2013

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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

 Since the last inspection, the childminder has improved the overall quality of her provision. She seeks important information from parents about what children already know and can do. Consequently, children's starting points in learning are accurate. This means that activities provided for individual children are effectively challenging and foster their ongoing progression.  The childminder has strengthened relationships with children's schools. Children now benefit from a shared approach. This, and good relationships with other providers, effectively supports children's learning and development. Parents are effectively supported to help their child's continued learning at home. Consequently, outcomes for children are good.  Children develop strong emotional attachments with the childminder, because they receive meaningful praise throughout the day. This promotes children's self-esteem and helps them to behave well. Children develop strong friendships with other children,

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This provision is good

both at the provision and beyond.  The childminder incudes all parents and their children in the self-evaluation procedures of the provision. As a result, she is able to identify strong targets for ongoing improvement that effectively benefit all children on roll.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 There are not enough opportunities for children to gain an awareness of how they differ from, or are similar to, other people.  The childminder does not provide enough opportunities for children to develop their everyday understanding of technology.

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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

 provide children with more opportunities to experience and learn about everyday technology  provide children with more opportunities to build on their respect for, and understanding of, racial and cultural diversity in the local community and multicultural Britain.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint review of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a meeting with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of all persons living or working at the setting.  The inspector spoke to a selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a clear understanding about what to do and who to contact should she have a child protection concern about any child in her care. She conducts robust risk assessments throughout all the areas used by children. The childminder checks that the activities she provides fully support children to develop their skills in all of the relevant areas of learning. She has attended a range of training events on how to support children's learning, in line with their interests and learning styles. The childminder has used this knowledge to ensure children experience a range of challenging activities based on their interests throughout the day.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder makes the most of both planned and spontaneous opportunities to foster children's fascinations with living things. She takes children on outings to places of interest. This includes visiting the zoo to observe and talk about animals from around the world and visiting aquariums. The childminder effectively fosters children's interest in animals. The childminder encourages children to identify various toy animals during their outdoor water play, encouraging them to recall their recent visits through a range of questioning techniques. Children concentrate and compare size, count and name and identify colours. As children play, they spontaneously stop and notice the large butterfly nearby, looking on in awe as it opens and closes its wings. The childminder talks to them about the life of the butterfly. Children become excited and use their imagination to fly like a butterfly, laughing and giggling with their friends as they run around. The childminder

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

extends this further and supports children as they use chalks to draw butterflies on the garden slabs. These are some of the ways in which the childminder supports children's ongoing development across a range of areas of learning throughout the day.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder fosters children's learning about a healthy diet and lifestyle. Children plant, grow and harvest their own snack foods. They pull up carrots, pick strawberries and raspberries and wash these themselves. Children talk about foods that are healthy or not so healthy. Children enjoy moving independently between the indoor and outdoor areas. Outdoors, children climb, balance and use a range of suitable equipment that supports their good overall physical development. Children take manageable risks in their play under close supervision of the childminder at all times.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and independent as they make choices throughout the day. They demonstrate care for their environment as they enthusiastically join in with tidy up time. Children develop a positive 'can do' attitude and lead their own learning. All children make good progress in their learning and development and are developing the skills they need for the next steps in their learning, including their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY461324 Local authority Shropshire Inspection number 1043409 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 18 October 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2013 and lives in Shrewbury. She operates from 7.45am until 6pm, Monday to Thursday, all year round except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a recognised early years qualification at level 5. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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