Childminder EY479309

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 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 attends a wide variety of training courses and shares good practice with other childminders to extend her professional development. Recent training has helped her to increase her knowledge of how much more children learn if activities are fun and exhilarating and why they need to take risks in their play.  The childminder identifies her strengths and how she can further extend her practice. She uses information gathered from parents to enable her to continuously improve and adapt the experiences children receive.  The childminder has developed good relationships with parents. She encourages parents to share what they know about their children and keeps them informed about their daily activities and care routines. This helps her to plan a range of learning experiences to support children's interests.  Children demonstrate that they are emotionally secure. The childminder develops

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This provision is good

strong relationships with children right from the start of their placement. Children are very keen to arrive at the childminder's house and enter her home confidently.  The childminder provides a very inviting and stimulating environment indoors for children to play in. They develop their independence by accessing a wide range of toys and resources.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always use assessment findings when children first start to plan very precisely for their learning so they are highly challenged and helped to make outstanding progress.  Children who prefer to be outdoors have fewer opportunities to take part in rich and varied learning 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

 make better use of assessments when children first start to plan more precisely and ensure children are highly challenged from the start of their placement  focus more precisely on the planning of varied and stimulating activities for children who prefer to be outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's training certificates.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder and adult members of the household.  The inspector took account of views and comments left by parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder is very knowledgeable about children's development and has a wide range of experience of working with children. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has attended child protection training. She fully understands her role and responsibility to protect the welfare of the children in her care. She has a range of procedures in place that helps her to keep children safe. For example, daily checks of the environment are completed prior to children arriving and hazards are minimised. The childminder knows to share information with other early years settings and schools that children attend. This supports continuity in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder carefully observes children during their play and gets to know them well. She uses this information to identify children's next steps in learning, helping them to make good progress. The childminder helps children to develop their good communication and language skills. For example, she sings nursery rhymes with them and leaves gaps in the song for children to fill in the missing words. She introduces new words to children's play, such as squirt and pat. Children repeat the words they hear which extends their vocabulary. Children develop their mathematical skills. The childminder uses positional language to describe how puzzle pieces may fit together. Children recognise shapes and colours in their play and freely share their thoughts with the childminder.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy the time they spend in this friendly and very welcoming environment. The childminder helps children to learn about their immediate community and the wider world by looking at different cultures and diversity. She provides a healthy range of snacks for children. They develop an understanding of how to use tools safely when they cut up bananas and strawberries for snack. The childminder helps children to learn about the importance of good personal hygiene routines. She encourages them to wash their hands prior to eating. Children behave very well. The childminder gives them a lot of praise and encouragement which raises their self-esteem. She makes tidying up time fun for children. This encourages them to actively engage in looking after their toys and to put them away.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop their physical skills as they confidently move around the childminder's home. They explore in the childminder's garden and are taken on visits to the park. Children feel the different textures of natural materials, such as stones and sand in their play. They demonstrate good counting skills and count out handfuls of stones as they add them to the sand. They learn about space and measure when they fill containers and tip them over to make sandcastles. Children show their understanding of first-hand experiences in the role play area. They make the childminder drinks and pretend to use a coffee machine. Children are confident and motivated to learn. They make good progress and are ready for their next stage in learning and the move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479309 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 992822 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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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 and lives in Market Rasen. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3.

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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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