Childminder 252252

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 October 2016 31 October 2012

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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 has a wealth of experience working with children. She is a member of local children's groups and keeps abreast of changes by attending training and receiving updates about practice online. This helps her to provide a good level of care and learning for children.  The childminder evaluates her practice. She gathers information from parents, children and her co-childminder to identify improvements. This helps her to provide a range of interesting activities that helps children to extend their learning.  The childminder establishes children's starting points in learning. She knows the children very well and gathers information from parents about their care and learning when they first start. She uses this information to provide a tailored approach to help children to become emotionally secure.  Children make good progress in communication and language skills. The childminder talks to children about the objects they play with and uses sign language to secure

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This provision is good

their understanding of key words.  Children enjoy a good range of healthy snacks and drinks. The childminder promotes good hygiene practice and encourages children to wash their hands independently before eating.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always vary her teaching techniques to ensure that children are constantly able to learn as much as possible from 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

 employ a broader range of teaching methods to give children greater opportunities to gain as much as possible from activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's training certificates.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder and adult members of the household.  The inspector took account of parents' comments on the quality of the provision.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a range of procedures in place that helps her to keep children safe. She has a good understanding of where to report concerns about children's welfare. The childminder is aware of her duty to prevent children being drawn into situations which put them at significant risk of harm. She talks to older children about using the internet safely. The childminder shares information with other early years settings and schools that children attend. This supports continuity in children's learning. She works in partnership with other professionals to support children's individual needs and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plays alongside children and talks to them about what they are doing. She uses observations and assessments to help her to identify children's ages and stages of development. This helps her to plan the next steps in their learning. Activities are fun and provide children with a variety of problem-solving skills. For example, children use shapes in their play and negotiate which way to turn them to fit inside a toy. The childminder is a good role model and helps children to develop their hand-to-eye coordination. Children thread wire through a colander and demonstrate good concentration. Younger children develop an interest in books. They snuggle up to the childminder to share them with her. The childminder talks to children about the pictures they see, helping them to develop their understanding.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder takes children to local childminding groups to socialise with others and to become more confident in their interactions with others. She promotes this further at mealtimes when the childminder sits with children and talks to them about what they are eating. This helps children to learn key skills for when they start school. Children are independent and show that they have a strong sense of belonging in the childminder's home. They fetch their own and other children's shoes and put them on. Children learn about growth and decay over time. They help the childminder to plant vegetables in her garden and to prepare the soil for winter planting. The childminder praises children's achievements during play, boosting their self-esteem and promoting positive behaviour.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning from their starting points. Children listen to favourite songs and enjoy the close contact of doing action rhymes with the childminder. Younger children develop their physical skills when they begin to walk. They confidently negotiate the different level surfaces in the home and move up and down steps into different rooms. Children are well prepared for their future learning and the eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 252252 Local authority Nottinghamshire Inspection number 1059471 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 31 October 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1989 and lives in Retford. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She works with a co-childminder.

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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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