Childminder in West Berkshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 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

 Children are happy and confident in the childminder's home. They enjoy the activities and play opportunities available to them and benefit from good friendships and interactions from the childminder.  The childminder knows the children well. She observes and highlights children's learning well, and pinpoints their next steps accurately. She helps them to make good progress.  Children play in a safe, clean and well-maintained home. They enjoy a healthy range of meals and drinks which contribute to their good health and well-being.  The childminder has good relationships with parents, to share information and keep them regularly updated about their children's day and their development.  The childminder has suitable methods in place to evaluate her practice. She confidently reflects on her strengths, keeps relevant training up to date and has a positive impact on children's care and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always make the most of opportunities to extend older children's mathematical learning, such as teaching them more about shapes.  The childminder does not fully gather information from other professionals involved in children's development, to help provide continuity of care and 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 ways to teach older children more about mathematics to extend their learning further  build on the partnerships with others who share the care of the children to complement children's learning and support their ongoing achievements.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children in all areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection and evaluated an activity with her.  The inspector sampled children's development files, the childminder's planning, policies and procedures, and her self-evaluation form.  The inspector took account of parents' written feedback and comments left for the inspection.  The inspector spoke to children and interacted in their play.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a strong understanding of her role and responsibility to safeguard children. She regularly risk assesses her environment to ensure this is suitable and is always with the children to maintain their safety. Partnerships with parents are strong. Feedback received from parents demonstrates the good quality of care the childminder maintains. The childminder successfully makes ongoing improvements and regularly improves her knowledge to enhance her teaching abilities. For example, she has updated her knowledge of observation and assessment to help her reflect rigorously on children's overall progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder ensures that children are consistently engaged, and the children demonstrate that they enjoy the activities on offer. For example, they have fun exploring with dough, beads and letters and concentrate well as they decorate their pretend cakes. Children enjoy being active and imaginative. They dance, jump and sing as they make and listen to music, and the childminder uses these opportunities to develop their moving and handling skills. Children develop good speech and listening skills. During the inspection they enjoyed looking at books with the childminder, who skilfully developed their understanding and language abilities. She asked them questions and held discussions about the story, to fully engage their interest.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are content and show that they feel safe in the care of the childminder. For example, they confidently take themselves to the bathroom and choose toys and resources independently and with confidence. Children behave well and the childminder encourages them to be considerate and use good manners. They help her to tidy away resources before obtaining others and say 'please' and 'thank you' at appropriate times. The childminder supports children's good health well. Children enjoy regular fresh air and exercise as they visits local parks and other facilities. The childminder helps children to confidently learn about safety. For instance, children learn how to sit safety on chairs and they know the procedures to follow in the event of fire.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are making good progress in their learning and are developing strong competences to help prepare them for moving on to pre-school or school. Older children enjoy learning about letters and the sounds these make and engaging in role play where they recreate real experiences through play. The younger children progress well with their early problem-solving skills. For example, children as young as two years know their colours well and can count confidently back from 10.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY474237 Local authority West Berkshire (Newbury) Inspection number 975177 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in Thatcham, Berkshire. She operates each weekday throughout the year, with the exception of 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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