Childminder EY411370

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 November 2016 8 November 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

 The childminder develops close relationships with parents, encouraging their involvement in their children's ongoing care, learning and development.  The childminder and her assistants are kind and attentive towards children. This supports their well-being and personal development effectively and helps them to build secure emotional attachments.  Children make good progress. They develop skills that prepare them well for the next stage in their learning or for school.  The childminder reflects well on her practice. She continually seeks feedback from parents, assistants and children to improve her service. This enables her to help meet the needs of children and families.  The childminder works well with her assistants to engage and motivate children during their play. For example, they provide interesting opportunities and outings to help children make good progress with their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On rare occasions, the childminder does not encourage older children to have more understanding and consideration for the younger children.  The childminder does not consistently give children time to think when responding to questions to allow them to develop their own ideas.

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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

 review behaviour management to ensure that methods used are age appropriate and further develop older children's understanding of acceptable behaviours  provide children with more time to respond to questions and share their ideas to help develop their thinking skills even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children participating in activities and interacting with the childminder and an assistant indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, an assistant and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector viewed children's learning assessments and a selection of policies and procedures, including safeguarding.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder in relation to observations of the children's play, learning and progress.  The inspector took account of parents' written views about the quality of the provision.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of how to safeguard and protect children within her care. She ensures her assistants have knowledge of child protection issues and they know how to report any concerns. The childminder ensures her assistants are suitable to work with children, understand her policies and provide good experiences for children. She offers regular support to her assistants. For example, she encourages them to do additional training. The childminder regularly monitors children's progress to ensure she identifies any development gaps to work on. She provides regular feedback to parents about their children's development, including ways to extend learning at home. The childminder works in partnership with other settings that children attend to provide consistency in their learning. She recognises the importance of reflecting on her provision to identify improvements and, for example,

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

completes training to develop her practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows the children well. She plans and identifies appropriate next steps in learning to develop their skills. Children have opportunities to explore, for instance, as they collect natural items such as leaves to create pictures, discuss colours, textures and the changing seasons. Children develop their mathematical skills well. They use mathematical language with increasing understanding and confidence, such as talking about the different sizes of the brick towers they build. The childminder and her assistants support children's language development well. For example, they respond to the sounds and words that babies make and develop conversations with the older children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children receive plenty of praise and encouragement, boosting their confidence and self- esteem. They understand how to keep healthy. For example, children understand they need to wash their hands well 'to stop germs getting into your tummy'. Children have opportunities to make decisions about their own play. For instance, the childminder encourages them to choose the resources and activities of interest to them. The childminder develops children's understanding of other communities well, for example, skilfully linking a winter topic to the lives of the Inuit people, using books and resources.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop well from their starting points. They are confident and keen to learn. They readily develop their early reading skills. For example, they select from the large selection of books, turn pages and talk about the details in the pictures and the sequence of events in a story. Children extend their understanding of the sounds that letters make as, for example, they complete alphabet puzzles. Children recognise shapes and count.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY411370 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1062379 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 23

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 8 November 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Sandwich, Kent. She provides her service from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, all year round. The childminder receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. She also provides care from approved non-domestic premises at Sandwich Cricket Pavilion, Sandwich in Kent between the hours of 7.30am and 9.00am and 3pm and 7pm. The childminder regularly works with at least one assistant and has a level 3 childcare qualification.

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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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