Setting EY494770

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 October 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 manager and deputy manager provide good role models for staff in continuing to develop their knowledge to ensure good outcomes for children. One has completed a management qualification and the other has gained a degree in early childhood studies.  Staff work hard to establish strong links with parents and other early years providers. They exchange important information, which helps them to ensure a consistent approach to children's care and learning.  Children behave well. Staff understand babies' routines and children's individual needs, which ensures they provide good support for their physical and emotional well-being.  Staff help children of all ages to gain good independence and learn through managing age-appropriate tasks. For example, older children help make the sandwiches for lunch and toddlers persevere with putting their boots on to go outside.  Staff make regular observations of children's development and use the information,

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This provision is good

along with discussions with parents, to plan challenging activities that children enjoy. Children make good progress from their starting points.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The system to monitor staff performance is not fully embedded to drive the quality of teaching to the highest level.  The manager tracks children's development well. However, her overview is not fully secure in identifying how different groups of children are progressing.

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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

 develop the systems to monitor staff performance and give opportunities for them to learn from each other's good practice, to raise the quality of teaching further  extend the monitoring of children's development to identify the progress of specific groups of children, to plan even better ways of helping them learn.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke with staff and children, and took account of the setting's self- evaluation and written feedback from parents.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager and deputy manager and carried out a joint observation.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and staff's knowledge of procedures.  The inspector sampled documentation including policies and procedures, children's development records and planning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Staff carry out good risk assessments and take appropriate action to keep children safe. They all attend child protection training and know what to do should a child be at risk of harm. The manager helps staff understand their responsibilities to prevent children being drawn into situations that put them at risk. The team meets regularly and evaluate its provision. It uses the information well to identify the most appropriate actions to ensure continuous improvements. Staff supervise students well and help them to support children in their care, play and learning. The manager leads a dedicated team. Training has prompted them to look at their own communication skills and how this impacts on children's development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff know the children well and plan according to their interests to motivate their learning. They provide multi-sensory experiences for babies, who coo and giggle with delight at sounds, sights and smells. Staff organise a wide range of outings in the community to extend children's learning. For example, they travel on a bus to go swimming and make their own mosaics after seeing one locally. Staff support children well in their mathematical development and challenge the most-able children effectively. For example, they count the spoonfuls of flour they each put into their ingredients and add up the total. Staff extend children's vocabulary and knowledge of the world. For example, they explain what crumbling means and where spices originate from.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Staff are friendly and positive, providing good role models so that children settle quickly and treat each other with respect. Older children enjoy the company of the babies and are sensitive and kind to them. Staff help children develop confidence and become a positive member of their community. For example, children help take care of the environment and have good opportunities to attend local and church events. Children use a good range of resources and staff notice what the children show interest in and help them extend their ideas. For example, young children pretend they are cooking and staff help them find the play food and use this to extend their awareness of healthy eating.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in all areas of their development, which prepares them effectively for school. For example, they gain good independence in their personal care. They explore and investigate the resources and use their imaginations to find out what they can do with them. Children behave well and concentrate fully in group activities. They develop strong physical skills and a love of books. Children become confident learners and communicate well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494770 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 1029724 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 35

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

Merriott Childminder provides a service on domestic premises at the home of the manager, in the village of Merriott, South Somerset. The setting is open between 6am and 6.30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, except for bank holidays, Christmas, the October half term and the first week of the school summer holiday. The manager and deputy manager provide childminding services on a Thursday. There are six members of staff. Of these, one holds an early years qualification at degree level and four hold a qualification at level 3. One member of staff is working towards an early years qualification at level 3. The setting receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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