Childminder EY481299

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 September 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 quality of teaching is good. The childminder has high expectations for all children. She creates a warm, welcoming environment and rich outdoor learning opportunities. Children follow their own ideas and use their imagination as they play.  The childminder makes observations of children's play and plans appropriate next steps for their learning. She builds on their interests and provides activities that they enjoy. Children are engaged in high-quality experiences and are motivated to learn.  The childminder is a positive role model and offers children regular praise to foster their self-esteem. She encourages children to share resources and to play cooperatively. Children are well behaved and respectful to each other.  The childminder gathers effective information from parents to help establish starting points for children's learning and to support individual care needs. She establishes routines that promote children's independence and foster their self-confidence.

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This provision is good

 Children share warm, supportive relationships with the childminder. This helps to support their emotional security. Children are settled and happy.  The childminder encourages children to talk about their feelings and to consider the views of others. She helps children to think about ways to solve minor disputes amicably.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not fully explored ways to consistently share information with parents about how they can extend children's learning at home.  The childminder's self-evaluation is not yet focused on targeting her professional development to further enhance the quality of teaching and learning.

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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

 build on the ways parents are helped to support children's learning and development at home  refine the way in which self-evaluation is used to target training and raise the quality of teaching and learning to the highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the premises used for childminding purposes.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this had on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder, children and a parent during the inspection.  The inspector looked at a selection of documentation, including assessments of children's learning, planning, safeguarding procedures, training records and self- evaluation questionnaires.  The inspector considered suitability checks carried out for all adults within the home.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder uses effective risk assessment to provide a safe environment for children. She has a secure knowledge of possible signs and symptoms of abuse and the correct procedures to follow to support children's welfare. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Overall, the childminder demonstrates a desire to improve the quality of her provision. She actively seeks the views of parents to help evaluate the service she provides. Comprehensive policies and procedures help to ensure that parents are well informed about all aspects of the childminder's practice. Children's learning is monitored effectively and their progress is generally shared with parents. The childminder has attended training to support her knowledge of how children learn. She has used this well to provide a broad range of learning experiences that promotes all areas of development. Comments from parents are very positive about the nurturing nature of the childminder

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

and her ability to meet children's individual needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder makes regular assessments of children's learning and builds on their prior achievement to help them make good progress. Children enjoy making independent decisions about their play. For example, they explore mixing different colours of paint and create unique art on stones in the garden. The childminder promotes children's language development through a range of different approaches. Children listen attentively to stories and join in enthusiastically with their repeated refrains. The childminder asks questions about what they have remembered. This helps to foster children's recall skills and their confidence in talking in a small group. The childminder supports children's thinking and encourages them to try new experiences. For example, they enjoy discovering that pouring water onto scrunched tissue paper helps it to expand. The childminder promotes children's counting and their mathematical development through a range of activities and

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides learning experiences that are challenging and enable children to take appropriate risk in their play. For example, they are confident as they climb the steps into the tree house independently. Children enjoy the responsibility of helping with daily routines. For example, they help give out the plates at lunchtime and pour out the drinks. The childminder promotes children's self-care effectively and follows good hygiene routines. Children's physical development is well promoted through a range of daily outdoor activities. For example, they hit balls with bats and climb and balance on tree logs. A range of resources and outings into the local community helps to extend children's understanding of lifestyles and families beyond their own.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder is teaching children core skills that will support their future learning. They are becoming confident in their abilities and are eager to join in group activities and independent learning opportunities. Children are well prepared for their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481299 Local authority Salford Inspection number 994847 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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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 Pendlebury. She operates all year round, from 7.15am to 6.15pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year- old children.

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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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