Childminder EY272064

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 July 2016 12 January 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

 The childminder has addressed the issues raised at the last inspection. She maintains the daily register and encourages parents to share information about their child's ongoing development at home. The childminder plans activities that enable children to build on what they know and make continued good progress. Children gain the skills they need for later moves on to pre-school or school.  The childminder talks with parents prior to children joining her setting. This helps her to work in partnership with them to ensure that their child's personal care needs are met, such as any specific dietary needs. Children's self-esteem is promoted by the positive attention from the childminder.  The childminder pays good attention to extending her professional development. This attention to her ongoing development ultimately enhances the quality of support each child receives.  The childminder provides interesting learning experiences that take into account

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This provision is good

children's developing interests. She takes pride in promoting children's growing independence and provides them time to undertake tasks, answer questions and set up their own games.  Partnerships with parents are good. They express their pleasure at the activities and good overall organisation. They comment on the childminder's attention to detail, her approachable nature and say that their child loves to come.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always encourage children to explore some aspects of literacy, such as their emerging early writing skills, as they play.

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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 even more opportunities for children to explore early writing skills as they play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector observed and discussed a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector checked relevant documentation, such as training certificates and evidence of the suitability checks for the childminder and her husband.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation record along with written feedback from parents.  The inspector spoke with the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder updates her child protection training to make sure that her understanding about identifying and reporting concerns remains relevant. Partnerships with parents are well established. Ongoing, open communication ensures that all parties work together to support each child. The childminder works closely with staff from the local pre-school and primary school to support children's learning and development as and when children begin attending other settings. The childminder listens to the views of parents and children, helping her to continue meeting their care needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder makes assessments of the children as they grow and learn. Information from her observations is used to promote learning. Children increase their skills and abilities as they play and engage in well planned, fun, learning opportunities. Those children whose development is beyond expectations are provided with additional activities that challenge their thoughts and learning to build on their developing capabilities. Children achieve as they explore resources planned to increase their curiosity and motivation to engage. Children enjoy building train tracks and organising make-believe play. They begin by deciding where they are going to travel to and the childminder helps to extend the game as she introduces the idea of taking passengers. Children enjoy opportunities to initiate their own play or join in games with the childminder and other children. This helps to develop their confidence and self-assurance in their own abilities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder plays with children helping to extend their skills and support their developing understanding about taking turns and sharing toys. As they play, she helps children to learn about keeping safe, reminding them to stop at the edge of the pretend road, while taking dolly to the shop. The childminder is sensitive in supporting children to form emotional attachments with each other. Children greet each other warmly and play cooperatively together. Children develop their self-help skills as they help to carrying plates and cups to the table then slice up their own fruit. As they eat the childminder teaches them about the importance of eating healthy food to give them energy for play.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder makes the most of spontaneous learning opportunities to help bring learning to life through first-hand experiences. She takes children to watch engineers when they arrive to dig up the road or tree surgeons who come to trim the trees on the high street. Children are confident to ask questions because the childminder always makes time to listen to them, showing them that she values their contributions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY272064 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1044785 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 12 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2003. She lives in Much Hadam. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, 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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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