Childminder EY445284

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 November 2016 15 November 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

 Children are happy and settle well in the family environment. They enjoy playing with their friends and are keen to take part in the activities. Children make good progress in their learning and development.  The childminder works closely with her co-childminder and parents to meet children's individual needs well. She has warm relationships with parents and children. The effective nurturing makes children feel safe and secure.  Effective observation, assessment and planning procedures enable the childminder to track children's development well. The childminder successfully engages children in their activities, to effectively support their learning.  The childminder reflects well with her co-childminder to produce an effective overview of their provision. Their self-evaluation provides good evidence of continuous development and improvement, to the benefit of children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder misses opportunities to fully reflect children's individual backgrounds, and increase activities that extend their understanding of diversity.

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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 more opportunities to reflect children's differing backgrounds and to develop their understanding of diversity.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and her co-childminder working with children.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and read feedback from parents.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's development records.  The inspector checked training and insurance certificates.  The inspector viewed the safety of the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder attends network meetings and completes courses to develop her practice. For example, she plans to introduce the use of signing to support children's communication and language development further. The childminder and her co- childminder evaluate the effectiveness of their assessment procedures well. They are planning to provide a display board for 'wow' moments, to involve parents more in celebrating children's achievements. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a sound knowledge of the procedures to protect children from harm. The childminder and her co-childminder have made contact with other settings to develop communication systems, and they continue to encourage positive partnerships.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder interacts well with children in play to develop their language skills effectively. For example, she encourages children to repeat words, sounds and use the correct pronunciation. Children play imaginatively and enjoy being creative with dough. The childminder provides individual support to increase challenges in children's development. For instance, she helps older children to complete more complex jigsaws. All children like books and listen well at story time, which develops their learning skills. The childminder has a good knowledge of each child's stage of development. She successfully supports children to help them achieve their next steps in learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder and her co-childminder provide consistent care routines for children. They encourage children to develop a good understanding of health and hygiene. Children confidently select a 'colour of the day' to correspond with their individual towels and utensils. The childminder provides opportunities for children to learn about growing things, such as vegetables in her garden. Future plans include increasing the range of outdoor learning activities. Children are polite and behave well. They show their understanding of safety as they play. For example, children talk about their pretend cakes being hot and say that they need to cool down. The childminder is conscientious about dietary requirements, which effectively supports children's good health.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children have secure relationships and feel safe. They show confidence and curiosity as they play. For example, they make independent choices from the resources available. Children are well prepared for their move to pre-school and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY445284 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1059284 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 15 November 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and provides care at the home of her co-childminder in Exmouth, Devon. Care is available Monday to Thursday from 7.30am until 6pm, all year round except for public holidays and a week in December.

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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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