Childminder in Nottingham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 October 2016 26 April 2016

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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 demonstrates a good understanding of how children learn. She identifies the individual abilities and needs of children in her care by observing and monitoring their achievements closely.  The childminder builds successful relationships with parents. She provides a caring family environment in which children form warm attachments to her. Children demonstrate they feel safe and secure.  Children have good opportunities to develop their understanding of similarities and differences about people in their community and the wider world.  Older children are self-assured talkers who listen carefully to the childminder. They are assertive in their own abilities and demonstrate good independence skills for their age.  The childminder has addressed the actions and recommendations set at her last inspection and has effectively raised the overall quality of her provision.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder misses some opportunities to fully support, challenge, and extend children's curiosity, understanding and learning during conversations with them.  The childminder does not provide enough opportunities for children to use all of their senses to help them explore and investigate.  The childminder's professional development programme is not targeted highly enough on raising the standard of teaching to an exceptional level.

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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

 provide children with further explanations during conversations with them, that promote their curiosity and extend their understanding and learning  include more opportunities for children to use all of their senses to explore and investigate different media and materials  focus professional development more sharply on raising the quality of teaching to a higher level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on the children's learning.  The inspector jointly evaluated the children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector looked at all areas of the home that are used by the children. She spoke to the childminder and interacted with the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at assessments of children's progress and the planning documentation.  The inspector checked the suitability of the childminder. She looked at a sample of the childminder's policies and procedures, and discussed the childminder's plans for improvement.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed through their written testimonials.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. She knows the correct procedures to take should she have any concerns regarding their welfare. The childminder supports an ethos where young children learn to respect, listen to, and help their friends. The childminder has worked in close partnership with the local authority early years support team. This, as well as attending local authority training courses and childminder network meetings, has helped to update her childcare knowledge, understanding and practice. The childminder is well organised and manages her setting efficiently. A range of well- implemented policies and procedures helps her reduce any potential risks to children. The childminder's regular and precise assessments of the progress children make help her to identify any gaps in their learning. This helps her to plan activities that challenge children and promote their next steps in learning from the outset.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder keeps parents well informed about the progress their children make. Parents are encouraged to share information about their children's achievements at home. This helps the childminder to provide children with consistency in their learning and development. Toddlers have good balance and coordination skills. They dig soil, pour it into small bowls, stir, and carry it to the play kitchen, without spilling any. Older children represent their own ideas through role play well. They place their pots of soil on the bottom shelf and tell the childminder, 'It needs to cook'. The childminder promotes children's counting skills well. For example, when travelling on public transport, such as the tram, children are encouraged to count the number of people who get on and off.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children settle quickly into the childminder's care. She has established good links with other settings children attend and will move on to. This helps her to prepare children emotionally for when the time comes for them to move on to their next stages of learning. Children behave well and understand what is and is not acceptable. For example, they know to be careful when digging, so that they do not get soil in their own or their friend's eyes. Activity groups within the local community provide children with further chances to socialise and learn how to keep themselves safe. For example, older children know to cross the road using the crossing and only cross when the 'green man' is showing. Children's individual dietary requirements are well met. They experience tasting foods, such as Indian and Malaysian. This further promotes their understanding of similarities and differences that connect them to, and distinguish them, from their friends.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are working comfortably within the age range of development typical for their age and are developing the skills required for their next stage in learning. Older children show good thinking skills as they move the jigsaw pieces around until they get them to fit. Toddlers, confidently engage adults when they need help and proudly clap their own achievements of balancing building blocks on top of each other.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY473507 Local authority Nottingham City Inspection number 1050724 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 26 April 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2014 and lives in Nottingham. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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