Childminder EY484897

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 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

 Overall, the childminder provides children with activities and resources that motivate them to learn. Children make consistently good progress in their learning and development.  Children are excited by learning. They develop a range of positive skills in readiness for school.  Children have a lovely relationship with the childminder. She teaches them to be kind to each other and to share nicely.  The childminder makes targeted and positive improvements to her setting. She makes changes that improve outcomes for children.  The childminder has developed strong relationships with parents and other professionals. Children receive a consistent approach to their care and learning needs. The childminder works well with others involved in children's care and learning to support children who have special educational needs or disability well.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently make the best use of all opportunities to encourage children to explore numbers as part of their mathematical development.  On occasion, children are not encouraged to practise their early writing skills while they play.

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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

 support children consistently to explore and think about numbers, to extend their mathematical skills  develop more ways to encourage children to practise their early writing skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children inside and outside.  The inspector looked at documentation, including children's learning journals.  The inspector spoke with children and took the written accounts of parents into account.  The inspector conducted a joint observation and a leadership and management meeting with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder implements effective safeguarding procedures and understands how to protect children's safety and welfare. The childminder identifies training programmes that have a positive impact on children's experiences. For example, the childminder has developed her understanding of the assessment cycle and this helps her to plan interesting activities that support children's development. The dedicated childminder has worked hard since registration to make continuous improvements to her setting. For example, she has developed an exciting outside area where children benefit from a wide variety of learning experiences. The childminder uses tracking well to help her monitor children's development and to identify their next steps to help them make good progress from their starting points.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, the childminder provides good-quality interactions with children that help them develop their knowledge and understanding across all areas of learning. For example, children noticed that ants had been eating a fallen apple and the childminder encouraged children to look closely and talk about their observations. The childminder has developed educational programmes that are in line with children's individual interests. For example, children love playing hairdressers and pretend to style their hair with a toy dryer and experiment with wigs. They build up stories and develop their imaginations while they play together.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder encourages children to take turns and think about the feelings of their friends. She helps children to have a positive attitude and develop a healthy lifestyle. For example, children pick apples from a tree and the childminder talks about the benefits of a varied diet. Children have lots of opportunities to get physically active in the garden. For instance, they climb, kick balls and practise their balance and coordination skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are very happy and engaged while they play. For example, they spend long periods making people from cardboard and add facial features and hair to their creations. Children explore with independence and move around with confidence. For example, they use scooters to shoot up and down the garden path and are good at negotiating space and obstacles.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY484897 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1004195 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 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 registered in 2015. She lives in Trowbridge in Wiltshire. She works all year round except for bank holidays. The childminder holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 2.

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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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