Childminder EY480609

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 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

 Children demonstrate that they are very comfortable in the childminder's home. They settle well, and show they feel safe and happy. They develop strong bonds with the childminder.  The childminder promotes effective partnerships with parents. She exchanges daily information with parents and provides details of children's ongoing progress. She encourages parents to share information about their children's development at home.  The childminder completes regular assessments of children's achievements. She uses these assessments well and identifies children's next steps in their development. Children make good progress in their learning.  The childminder has a positive approach to helping children keep fit and healthy. Children benefit from playing outside regularly and enjoy going out for walks in the woodlands or to local parks. The childminder promotes healthy eating and provides a variety of meals and snacks. Children follow good hygiene procedures.

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This provision is good

 The childminder monitors and evaluates her practice well. She regularly makes changes to benefit the children, such as improving the storage of resources, enabling children to extend their own play and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Adult-led activities are not consistently planned well enough to help younger children learn as much as possible from them.  Sometimes during planned activities, the childminder does not follow children's lead. She steps in too quickly and moves them onto different learning experiences.

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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

 take account of the learning needs of the youngest children more consistently and adapt planned activities more accurately to better accommodate these  provide more opportunities for children to develop skills that help them to express their own ideas and develop their own learning experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held discussions with the childminder and spoke to children at various times during the inspection.  The inspector observed the childminder and the children, while they took part in activities and play.  The inspector took account of views of parents through written feedback.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector sampled children's development records and discussed children's progress with the childminder.  The inspector sampled documentation, including the childminder's self-evaluation form, policies and procedures. She also checked the evidence of the suitability of the childminder to work with children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has drive and ambition. She makes positive improvements to benefit the children. The childminder is committed to professional development. She attends many training courses that help her to improve her teaching and skills. The childminder exchanges ideas with other childminders, which helps her to provide more activities for children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of how to keep children safe from harm. She is confident to follow the local safeguarding procedures if she has a concern about children's welfare. Partnerships with other professionals are strong and this helps the childminder to promote each child's learning and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is enthusiastic and committed to her role. She promotes children's learning effectively and provides a wide range of activities to help them learn. Overall, the quality of teaching is good. The childminder challenges the children and inspires their learning. She interacts with children in a positive manner and promotes children's communication and language skills effectively. She helps children to develop their small muscle skills through a variety of ways. For example, children make play dough. They stir the mixture with their fingers and use tools to make shapes. They thoroughly enjoy this activity and are beginning to share and cooperate with each other as they play. Children enjoy looking at a variety of books with the childminder. Together they snuggle on the sofa and talk about the pictures they can see. The childminder uses mathematical language that helps support children's learning. For example, she counts as they play with

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

the building blocks and use words, such as bigger and taller as the tower grows. Young children enjoy this and giggle as the tower falls down.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has a very calm and caring approach, and she knows the children well. She provides a welcoming environment where children play and learn confidently. The childminder obtains detailed information from parents about children's individual needs and helps them to feel secure. She follows younger children's care routines closely and consistently, and keeps parents informed each day. Children's behaviour is good. The childminder promotes good manners and encourages children to be considerate of one another during play. Children are learning to share and take turns. The childminder provides children with opportunities that help develop their social skills and gain confidence with other groups of children. She takes them on a wide range of outings and helps them to learn about the wider community. The childminder teaches children how to stay safe. She provides safe spaces to help babies develop their mobility successfully.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. Children have a positive attitude to learning and are willing to try new things. They learn skills to help them be well prepared for the next stage in learning and starting school. Children develop increasing confidence and independence in making choices.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY480609 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 990834 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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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 Doe Lea, Chesterfield. The childminding provision operates Monday to Friday from 8am until 5pm, all year round, 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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