Childminder EY483885

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 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 childminder promotes children's communication and language skills well. She says words clearly to help children repeat and pronounce them correctly.  The childminder interacts well and provides children with good quality resources. Children make independent choices to support their own learning.  The childminder ensures that children have many opportunities to develop their social skills and form new friendships. Children enjoy meeting up with other children to visit local farms and parks.  Children enjoy daily fresh air in the childminder's garden. They show confidence as they negotiate small steps and develop their balance and coordination. Children are closely supervised by the childminder as they skilfully climb larger play equipment and challenge their own physical abilities.  The childminder teaches children about their own community and the wider world. One of the ways she does this is by visiting the library to look at books about people from

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This provision is good

different backgrounds and cultures. Children are developing a positive attitude to others.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder's ongoing professional development is not yet sharply focused on further developing her teaching skills to support children who she identifies may benefit from extra support.  The childminder is not yet consistently sharing more-precise information with parents about how their children's learning needs can be supported at home.

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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 more effective use of professional development opportunities in order to develop further teaching techniques to more precisely support children's individual learning needs  give parents more-detailed guidance and information to help them in supporting their children's learning at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the main playrooms and outside.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector asked the childminder questions about her practice at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records.  The inspector checked evidence of suitability of all household members and the childminder's qualifications. She also discussed with the childminder how she reflects on her practice to make improvements.  The inspector took account of parents' written views on the quality of the provision.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder provides a safe and secure environment for children to play and learn in. She carries out risk assessments of her home, helping her to identify and minimise hazards to children. The childminder has started to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of her practice. She obtains parents' views through questionnaires. Parents' comments show that they are happy with the care and learning the childminder provides to their children. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good understanding of the possible signs and symptoms of abuse. She knows the correct procedure to follow if she has any concerns about a child in her care. The childminder works closely with other childminders that children attend. They visit many groups together so that they can complement children's learning experiences and follow the same next steps in learning. This helps to create a consistent approach to promoting children's

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a range of fun activities that is based on children learning through their interests. For example, children's keen interest in dinosaurs is used effectively to promote wider areas of their learning, such as their sensory exploration. Children touch dry leaves, small stones and sand. They watch how the sand changes when water is added to it. The childminder supports children's mathematical development through a variety of games. One of the ways she does this is by modelling counting as children knock over skittles with a ball. The childminder uses her observations and assessments effectively to monitor children's development. She completes the progress check between the age of two and three years and puts plans in place for children who are not progressing in line with typical expectations.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have warm emotional bonds with the childminder. They snuggle in close to her to listen to stories and enjoy cuddles when they begin to feel tired. The childminder is a good role model who encourages children to learn how to be kind, caring and share with their friends. Children behave well. The childminder teaches children good manners through consistent and gentle reminders. Children learn good hygiene practices and how to be independent in their everyday self-care tasks. They wash their hands before food and after toileting and take off their own shoes after outside play. Children learn about the importance of brushing their teeth and enjoy nutritious meals and snacks. They are beginning to understand what contributes to a healthy lifestyle.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are gaining key skills to support their future learning. They develop the small- muscle skills they will need in preparation for holding a pencil and for writing. Children roll, squeeze, twist and make marks in dough. They manipulate small-world toys that they pick up between finger and thumb. Children use their imagination and sounds in their play as they roar like a dinosaur. They sit and enjoy stories that are read to them. Children are developing their listening and attention skills well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY483885 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 997571 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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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 Deepcar, Sheffield. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds qualified teacher status.

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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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