Childminder in Oxfordshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 September 2016 7 June 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 is caring and experienced. She provides children with good learning opportunities to help enhance their interests and support their ongoing learning.  The childminder plans, observes and monitors children's development effectively. She ensures children are making good developmental progress in accordance to their age and stage of development.  Children play in a clean and well-maintained home. They enjoy a range of freshly prepared healthy snacks and drinks, which contributes to their good health and well- being.  Partnerships with parents are strong. The childminder ensures parents receive verbal and written information about their children's day to support continuity in care and learning.  The childminder reflects on her practice well and is proactive in seeking training to address identified weakness. For example, she is working with another professional to advance her planning and assessments to enhance learning outcomes for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasions, some children do not receive consistent messages to help them manage their behaviour, particularly about how their actions might affect others.  Children are not fully aware of all toys and resources available to enable them to make more choices and decisions about their play and activities.

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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 ways to help children manage their own feelings and gain an understanding of how their actions may affect others  increase opportunities for all children to make choices and decisions when accessing toys and resources.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play and the childminder's interaction within the main play spaces.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector spoke to children and interacted in their play.  The inspector examined documentation, including children's records, learning journeys, and her policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a strong understanding of her role and responsibilities to safeguard children. She ensures her home is safe, secure and fully risk assessed to protect the children's welfare. The childminder is confident of the signs and symptoms of child protection and knowledgeable of the procedures to follow if she has any concerns. The childminder works in partnership with teachers at local schools and relays any important messages to parents and teachers to meet the children's individual needs. The childminder is dedicated to improving her quality of care and has successfully addressed her recommendations from the last inspection.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a wide range of books, which she uses effectively to support children's communication, listening and small physical skills well. For example, when looking at books, the childminder talks to the children about the sounds the animals make, and encourages them to press the small interactive buttons. The childminder develops children's vocabulary and communication skills effectively. For example, when playing altogether, she skilfully supports their pronunciation. The childminder supports children's early mathematical understanding successfully. For example, she talks to them about the shape of the train track as they build this and incorporates numbers and the speed of trains while the children play and explore.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder supports children's emotional well-being and development successfully. Children demonstrate that they are happy. The childminder helps children to be polite and well mannered. For example, she encourages children to say 'please', 'thank you' and 'sorry' where appropriate. The childminder supports children's good health effectively. For example, she takes children outside for regular exercise each day, including on local walks around the community. The childminder helps children to learn how to be safe. For example, she teaches them the dangers of the road when they are out in public areas.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning and are developing strong aspirations that help to prepare them for future learning. Children show strong independence skills and follow routines well. For example, they help to tidy away and get the table ready for snacks. Children develop good self-help skills. For example, they wash their own hands and faces at meal times. Children of all ages learn to put on their own socks and shoes to get ready to go out.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 133327 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 1057502 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 4

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1989. She lives in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The childminder offers full-time care on Monday to Friday, all year round, including out-of-school care.

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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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