Childminder EY446686

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 November 2016 4 December 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 caring and attentive childminder forms close bonds with children. She praises their achievements, supporting their good self-esteem. Children become emotionally secure and confident to explore and investigate freely.  The environment is well organised. Children access the resources independently and confidently make choices.  Children take part in a broad range of enjoyable activities indoors, outdoors and on outings, which the childminder plans according to their interests and learning priorities.  Positive partnerships with parents and other early years professionals enable the childminder to work effectively with them to meet children's individual needs well.  The childminder effectively evaluates the service she provides. She gathers information from parents and children to help her to plan improvements and accurately identify what she needs to do next. For example, she plans to develop children's outdoor

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This provision is good

learning further.  The childminder regularly develops her professional skills and monitors her performance well, which has helped her to improve the support to children's communication.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not provide enough support for younger children to learn about the diverse world they live in.  The childminder misses some opportunities to help children extend their creative skills further and experiment freely with different media and materials.

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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

 support the younger children more to learn about the similarities and differences between themselves and others in society  extend opportunities for children to experiment more freely with different media and materials.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and children.  The inspector engaged in discussion with the childminder and children at appropriate times.  The inspector took account of recently written feedback from parents.  The inspector sampled documentation, including safeguarding procedures, self- evaluation and children's assessment records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder regularly updates her understanding of local safeguarding procedures and is very confident to follow these if required. She is vigilant about children's health and safety. The childminder develops her practice well, which helps her to provide activities that extend children's learning effectively. For example, recent research has helped her to support children's emotional needs more, so children are secure and behave well. The childminder has successfully addressed the recommendation from her previous inspection, which has improved the information she shares with parents to support children's learning at home. She monitors individual and groups of children well, to address any gaps in their learning promptly.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows the children well and provides a good balance of learning experiences to help them develop their skills. For example, in addition to enjoyable activities indoors, she takes children on frequent outings to local places of interest and plans exciting activities outdoors, such as den building. The childminder observes children closely during play and uses assessments effectively to plan for and support their next steps in learning. She extends children's language development very well. For instance, she talks clearly and purposefully about what they are doing, introduces new words such as 'theatre' and encourages children to predict what will happen next when reading stories together.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a comfortable, stimulating and safe learning environment. There is a wide range of resources, which are of a good quality and are accessible to children. The childminder encourages children to lead healthy lifestyles. For example, children benefit from fresh air and physical exercise each day. They enjoy healthy food and drink and follow good routines to care for their needs. They learn to identify and manage everyday risk well in their play, so they are able to keep themselves and others safe. For example, they learn how to cross the road safely with the childminder and how to use space and resources with care. Children understand the familiar daily routines and feel happy, safe and secure.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn skills that help to prepare them well for starting school. For example, children are curious and keen to learn. They are socially skilled and are confident to make suggestions for play and to express their needs. Children benefit from the effective support the childminder provides and make good progress from their starting points.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY446686 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 1059346 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 10 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 17

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 4 December 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Lanivet, near Bodmin, in Cornwall. She provides care for children on weekdays, all year round.

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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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