Childminder EY479187

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 August 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 uses observation and assessment successfully to inform planning for children's future learning. She challenges children effectively and they make good progress.  Partnerships with parents are effective with regard to exchanging information and working together to meet children's needs.  The childminder reviews her provision in order to improve. For example, she seeks support from representatives of the local authority and keeps her early years knowledge up to date.  The childminder provides a wide variety of activities and resources.  Children are happy and settled in the childminder's care and relationships are very good. Children are self-assured and confidently make decisions about their play activities.  Children's physical development is promoted well by the childminder. They are physically active while playing in the garden and they enjoy trips to the park. The childminder supports them in managing risks for themselves, such as how high they

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently give children enough time to put their own thoughts into words while talking with them and when asking them questions.  Children's understanding about the differences between people and about families and traditions beyond their own experiences is not fully supported.

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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

 give children more time to put their own thoughts into words, in conversation and when questions are asked of them, in order to extend their thinking skills  extend the opportunities for children to learn about families and traditions beyond their own experiences and gain a greater understanding of people in the wider world.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities as children played in the indoor and outdoor play areas.  The inspector observed activities and discussed teaching methods with the childminder.  The inspector looked at evidence of the childminder's training and checked evidence of the suitability of adults.  The inspector looked at a selection of children's assessment records and planning, policies and procedures and a range of other documentation.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is aware of her responsibilities to protect children from abuse and neglect and the local procedures to follow if she is concerned about a child. Necessary suitability checks for all adults who live in the household have been completed. The childminder ensures that children are continually supervised. She identifies and successfully minimises potential risks in her home and garden. The childminder keeps her safeguarding and first-aid knowledge up to date. Her procedures for self-evaluation take account of early years information provided by the local authority and publications provided by an association for childminders. The partnerships with parents are strong. The childminder obtains feedback from parents about her provision. They comment positively on the progress that children make.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children make good progress. The childminder uses her observations and assessment, and information from parents, to ensure that children are challenged effectively to reach the next stage in their development. Children enjoy taking part in activities devised by the childminder that link to the Olympics. They choose silver or gold paper to make medals. The childminder provides different sized stacking beakers for children to draw around. Children talk about the big and small beakers and the childminder supports them in naming different colours. Children are developing good pencil control and they are encouraged to draw around the beakers. They recognise that this creates a circle shape. Children are keen to decorate their medals, using glue and small pieces of collage to create their own designs. Children engage in imaginative role play. They pretend that dolls are babies, talking to them and taking them for a walk in toy pushchairs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children play in a warm and welcoming environment. They are emotionally secure and the bond between the childminder and children is strong. Their emotional security begins with a good settling-in procedure that is agreed with parents. The childminder ensures that children are aware of the boundaries for behaviour and that she is consistent in her approach. Children's self-confidence is boosted as she praises their efforts as well as their achievements. Children learn to share and take turns. They develop an understanding of dangers and how to keep themselves safe, such as how to cross the road safely. Their good health is promoted well. They eat healthy food and they are physically active.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are challenged effectively to reach the next stage in their learning. They develop good skills in readiness for the move on to pre-school and school. Children develop independence. For example, toy boxes are clearly labelled with words and pictures and stored so that children can choose and select for themselves. Children learn to manage their self-care needs. They count while they play and older children are learning to recognise numerals. Pencil control is developing well. Children talk about the pictures that they draw. They learn to recognise and write their names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479187 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 981684 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2014. She holds an early years qualification at level 3. The childminder lives in Leicester. She operates all year round from 6am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, 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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