King Claire Louise

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 November 2016 28 February 2013

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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

 Since the last inspection, the well-qualified childminder has made consistent improvements to her practice. She effectively observes, assesses and tracks children's development and shares this information regularly with parents.  The childminder establishes effective partnerships with other settings and schools that children attend. Children's development information is regularly shared to promote consistency in their learning.  Children make good progress. The childminder joins in with their imaginative play. Children base their ideas on real-life experiences, such as visiting other countries. They remember what they did and the places they visited and pretend to take the childminder to these places as they play.  Children demonstrate their mutual respect for each other. The childminder helps them to learn more about one another's similarities and differences as they chat about their individual families and backgrounds.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not routinely seek feedback from parents and children to help her identify clear priorities for improvement.  The childminder does not always gain sufficient ongoing information from parents about what children are learning at home in order to promote the shared approach to their learning.

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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

 involve parents and children more actively in the self-evaluation process in order to identify areas for improvement more successfully  gain more ongoing information from parents about children's learning at home in order build on the shared approach, complementing and extending children's learning experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder joining in activities with children and discussed the learning that was taking place with her.  The inspector saw the areas of the premises and garden used for childminding.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records. Evidence of the suitability of household members and a range of other documents, including the safeguarding policy, were also seen.  The inspector spoke to and interacted with children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation with the childminder and took this and the views of parents into account.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is confident about following appropriate child protection procedures, which helps to safeguard children's welfare. She reviews risks in the environment and on outings, reflecting on the needs of each child. The childminder undertakes training to help her keep up to date with new initiatives regarding children's safety and welfare. She meets regularly with other childminders to hold professional discussions and benefit from the peer support. The childminder reflects on the activities she provides and the rate of children's progress. She ensures any gaps in learning are quickly identified and plans strategies to address them.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder skilfully teaches children as they play. She introduces mathematical concepts, such as heavy and light. For example, children are interested in a balance scale. They place their toys in it and add weights to the other side. The childminder encourages them to look carefully at what is happening and explains the weight is the same when the scale balances. The childminder provides a wide range of toys and resources for children to freely use. They enjoy making up stories and act them out using pretend animals and different buildings. Children move to different rooms in the childminder's house to extend their play even further. The childminder is aware of children's progress through her accurate observations and assessments. She carefully plans their next steps in learning and is able to ensure that the activities they experience are suitably challenging.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and settled in the childminder's home. They behave extremely well and are courteous to the childminder and each other. The childminder helps children to develop healthy lifestyles. For example, she ensures children have regular access to the outdoors, such as playing in the garden or walking in local woodlands. The childminder provides healthy food which meets children's individual needs. Children enjoy making fruit kebabs. They chop up the fruit independently and use words, such as squishy, to describe how the fruit feels. Parents are kept well informed about what children have been doing. They comment on how happy they are with the care and education their children receive and how the childminder encourages play as a wonderful learning opportunity.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing excellent communication and language skills. They hold very effective conversations with the childminder, each other and visitors. Children show a good understanding of numbers as they correctly find numerals beyond ten that are of importance to them, such as the ages of their siblings. They talk about letter sounds and predict what words say, such as looking at text on yoghurt pots and saying the name of the fruit flavour. Children are making good progress and gaining the keys skills required for their next stage of learning at nursery and ultimately at school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY306037 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1042766 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 28 February 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2002 and lives in Welwyn Garden City. She operates Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early years education for three- and four-year-old children and holds a relevant qualification at level 3.

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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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