Childminder EY479525

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 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 provides children with a good range of planned activities and toys that encourage and support their development and ongoing progress.  Children are happy and confident in the childminder's care. All children behave well. They are respectful and kind, and make strong friendships with each other.  Children play in a safe, clean and well-maintained home. They enjoy a healthy range of meals and drinks, which contributes to their health and well-being.  The childminder has good working relationships with parents and their positive feedback received through questionnaires reflects how highly they value her service.  The childminder reflects on her practice well and updates her skills to improve her teaching. For example, she identified and attended training, which has improved how she plans the environment to support children's communication and language skills.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always ensure that children can easily reach the creative resources, to encourage their creativity and early writing skills.  The childminder does not always help children to explore objects and materials. For example, so children can use these as props in their imaginative play, to build on their own experiences.

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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

 create more opportunities for children to be creative and to practise their early writing skills  help children to explore the wide range of materials during their play to build on their first-hand experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector checked the areas used for childminding.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection to discuss her practice.  The inspector looked at children's development files, planning, policies and procedures, and the childminder's self-evaluation document.  The inspector took account of parents' written feedback and comments in the compliments book.  The inspector spoke to children as they took part in their activities, and observed their play and the childminder's interaction with them.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of the signs and symptoms that might cause her concern for a child's safety. She is confident in the procedures to follow to protect children's welfare. The childminder regularly assesses for risks in her environment to ensure all areas are safe and is always with the children to maintain their safety. The childminder has good methods to support continuity in children's care. For example, she has regular meetings with parents to discuss their child's development and sends out regular newsletters. She is aware of the importance to work in partnership with other professionals involved in children's care to have a shared approach to supporting their education and childcare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans a good range of activities inside and outside of her home that consistently engages children in learning experiences. She skilfully supports their ongoing development. For example, she encourages children to mix with other children at toddler groups and helps them to develop their physical skills when they play on large apparatus. The childminder encourages children's to use their imaginations, such as by moulding playdough to make fruit. She helps children to become confident talkers. The childminder encourages them to listen and skilfully uses their interests to help them act out a story. For example, she helps children to compare their moulded fruit to pictures in a storybook.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder helps children to care and be considerate to each other. She supports them to play well together. For example, she uses praise when older children offer younger children their drinks. The childminder has very strong procedures to help children settle in, which helps to build their confidence. She furthers children's good health effectively. For instance, she takes children on regular outdoor experiences and teaches them good hygiene practices. The childminder helps children to learn about how to remain safe, such as practising with children the procedures to follow in the event of fire.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning and develop strong skills that help to prepare them for moving on to pre-school or school. Children are very imaginative; for example, they pretend to feed their dolls fruit they have created out of playdough. All children listen and talk well. Older children learn to count and name colours. For example, they talked about the colours of cars as they pushed them on a mat and counted how many they had. Children are confident and emotionally secure.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479525 Local authority Wokingham Inspection number 983189 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 4

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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 Earley, Reading. She operates her service each weekday throughout the year, with the exception of family holidays and bank 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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