Childminder EY428744

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 November 2016 10 August 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 childminder has made significant improvements to her practice since her last inspection. She has ensured that she is meeting all legal requirements and she has started a degree course to help her extend her understanding of different ways to support children's learning even more effectively.  Children enjoy a wide range of play and learning experiences that covers all areas of learning when they are playing outside. The childminder and her assistant have developed the outdoor area to make it an interesting learning environment for children of all ages.  Children develop very close relationships with the childminder and her assistant. Babies are quick to look to them for comfort and snuggle up to them when they are tired. Older children confidently communicate their varying needs.  The childminder provides very good support to children who need help to adjust to the move on to nursery or school. She shows children pictures of their new school and

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This provision is good

gives them opportunities to wear their new uniform. They go for walks to look at the school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder has improved her use of assessments to identify children's next steps in learning, she does not make best use of different teaching strategies to support children's progress as well as possible.

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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

 identify and use an even wider range of teaching strategies, gaining a deeper understanding of how children learn and support them to make the best possible progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder and her assistant have both attended a range of courses relating to different aspects of safeguarding. They have a secure knowledge of the possible signs of child abuse. They have ensured that they have up-to-date information about recent changes to local authority procedures for reporting a wide range of safeguarding concerns. The childminder works very effectively with her assistant. She has ensured that he has a current first-aid certificate and encourages him to attend a range of training opportunities to support children. They review their practice together on a weekly basis and discuss how they can improve their provision for children. The childminder has made excellent use of her assistant's practical skills to develop the garden area. For example, he has created a beach area with stones and fossils for the children to explore.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has recently begun to use an online system to record children's observations and assessments. This has helped her to gain a more accurate picture of children's stage of development and to identify more precise next steps in learning. She uses some different strategies to support children's emerging language, taking account of their particular needs. For example, she uses sign language to support children with significant speech and language delay. Children are enthusiastic learners and explore the sensory area with enthusiasm. They are captivated by the light tubes with moving bubbles, floating fish and constantly changing colours. The childminder provides parents with details about children's learning and encourages them to contribute information to support her planning for their ongoing progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children settle quickly because the childminder takes into account their particular needs and offers settling-in arrangements to meet the needs of both children and parents. She works closely with parents to support them with any current concerns, such as reluctant eaters. She provides play activities where she encourages children to eat food as part of the activity, to encourage reluctant eaters to try different foods, such as cereals, and develop healthier eating habits. Children have regular opportunities for fresh air and exercise. They enjoy visits to the local park and woods, where older children extend their physical skills on the large play equipment, such as the slide and the climbing frame. The childminder and her assistant are effective role models and children respond well to their expectations for good behaviour.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are making good progress from their starting points. Children of all ages enjoy attending local toddler groups, where they are part of a larger group of children and develop their social skills. They look at books with the childminder and this encourages their emerging interest in literacy. Babies develop age-appropriate self-help skills as they learn to feed themselves. The childminder provides a good range of activities and supports children to be ready for the next stage in their learning at school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY428744 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 1058478 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 12 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 August 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and lives in Worcester. She works with an assistant. She operates for 48 weeks of the year from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

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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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