Childminder in Derbyshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 August 2016 4 September 2012

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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 a good knowledge and understanding of the early years foundation stage. She evaluates her provision and seeks parents' views and uses their feedback to help her improve the service she provides. The childminder has successfully addressed the areas for improvement raised at her last inspection.  The childminder helps children to learn about healthy eating and they follow good hygiene routines. Children enjoy plenty of fresh air and exercise. They relish playing in the well-resourced garden. For example, children enjoy being physically active digging up potatoes and playing in the sand pit.  The childminder observes and accurately assesses what children are achieving and constantly plans for their future learning. She has a good understanding of children's achievements and interests. Children are making good progress in relation to the typical range of development expected for their age.

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This provision is good

 Children settle well and build secure bonds with the childminder. She manages children's behaviour effectively and helps them to develop an understanding of sharing. Children are kind and friendly and are learning to take turns and consider the needs of others.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Partnerships with the other settings children attend are not yet effectively established to fully support children's learning and development.  The childminder has not yet accessed professional development opportunities effectively enough to enable her to raise her teaching to an outstanding level and increase children's learning potential.

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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 the partnerships with other providers in order to ensure that all information about children's learning and development is more effectively shared  focus professional development more effectively on raising the quality of teaching further and on increasing the potential for children to make rapid progress in their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records and the planning documentation.  The inspector observed a planned activity and jointly evaluated this with the childminder.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of all household members and of the childminder's qualifications. She also looked at the childminder's self-evaluation form and discussed her improvement plan.  The inspector took account of the written feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is aware of signs or symptoms that would raise concerns about a child's welfare and knows the procedures to follow in the event of a concern. The childminder ensures children's safety in the home and on outings, and children know how to leave the premises in an emergency. The childminder has high expectations of children's learning and development. She monitors children's progress termly and plans activities to ensure that any gaps in learning continue to narrow. The childminder understands how to work with other agencies so that children get any additional support they need. Parents speak highly of the childminder. They value her ability to help their children be happy and progress in their development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a wide range of experiences for children and actively joins in with their play. Children have lots of opportunities to follow their interests and lead their own learning. They confidently make choices about what they do. Children thoroughly enjoy looking for worms to go in the wormery and identifying insects in the soil. They are fascinated by earwigs moving around and follow their progress down the garden path. Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder maintains regular communication through daily diaries and the sharing of learning records. This helps to ensure children receive continuity of care and learning when at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder knows the children in her care and meets their needs very well. She offers a gradual settling-in process that allows children to settle quickly and easily. Children have good relationships with the childminder and demonstrate that they feel safe and happy in her care. The childminder provides children with plenty of opportunities to develop their social skills and confidence in a variety of situations. Children enjoy going to playgroups and events in the local community. This helps them to develop their understanding of different people and communities beyond their own. Children are developing well emotionally in preparation for the future move to nursery or school.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are very sociable and maintain their concentration for long periods of time as they play. They access resources with enthusiasm and are active learners who are eager to take part in new experiences. Children show good levels of independence and they are motivated to do things by themselves. They develop good mathematical, literacy and communication and language skills from an early age. All children are making good progress in relation to their starting points. They are developing the key skills that they need for the next stage in their learning and are prepared well for their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY440206 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 1037094 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 4 September 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and lives in Shirebrook. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder works with one other childminder.

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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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