Childminder EY422266

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 November 2016 21 September 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 childminder strives to provide high-quality care and learning experiences for children. Since the last inspection, she has completed a level 3 qualification. This has helped her to build on her knowledge and skills and deliver good teaching.  The childminder has a good knowledge of how to promote younger children's learning. She places a strong emphasis on promoting their physical, communication, language, personal and social skills. This helps to prepare them well for the next stage in their learning.  Partnerships with parents have been developed extremely well. The childminder includes information about what children are learning at home in her assessments and planning. She also shares ideas with parents on how to continue children's learning at home. Parents are kept well informed about children's progress.  Children's development is promoted effectively through high-quality interactions. The

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This provision is good

childminder extends children's range of vocabulary and uses mathematical language in her teaching, using words, such as higher and one more, as children build towers.  The childminder prepares children well for times of change. She uses dolls and role play to help teach children how to care for babies in preparation for the arrival of new siblings.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Assessment, although accurate, is not always used well enough to plan highly challenging activities to promote children's learning as far as possible.  Although self-evaluation accurately identifies the strengths of the setting, it is not used to set specific and measurable targets for improvement that lead to the highest-quality provision and outcomes for children.

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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

 enhance the use of assessment information to plan highly challenging activities that enable children to achieve as much as possible in their learning  sharpen the focus of self-evaluation to help increase the potential to deliver the highest-quality provision and outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during a range of activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder throughout the inspection. He looked at relevant documentation, such as self-evaluation, policies and procedures and evidence of the suitability of all those living on the premises.  The inspector had a tour of the house and garden. He also checked the childminder's procedures for assessing risks in the environment.  The inspector viewed parent questionnaires and took account of parents' views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder networks well with other childminders and local authority advisors. This has enabled her to improve her ongoing assessment of children's learning and keep up to date with changes to safeguarding legislation. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder attends regular child protection training. She knows how to refer any concerns of abuse or neglect to the relevant Local Safeguarding Children Board. Children's progress is now monitored through a robust tracking system. The childminder uses this to check effectively for any gaps in children's learning. Partnership working with other professionals is well developed. The childminder has good relationships with local health visitors and works effectively with them and with parents to exchange information about children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is well qualified and uses her knowledge and skills effectively. She plans activities based on children's interests and previous learning. The childminder extends children's interest in animals by reading them animal stories, which they listen to intently. This promotes children's literacy skills. The childminder extends this interest through a play dough activity with a range of animal-shaped cutters and different tools. Children choose and correctly name the animal shapes. This helps to promote their understanding of the world. The childminder describes children's actions to encourage them further. She tells them to press down harder, squeeze, cut and hold firmly as they manipulate the play dough. The childminder helps children to overcome challenges. For example, she shows them to use two hands to press down on the cutter to help cut through the play dough more easily.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are independent. They tidy up toys and help the childminder to set up activities as they learn to take responsibility. Children's behaviour is good and is promoted through positive praise and well-established expectations. Children's healthy lifestyles are well promoted. The childminder considers their dietary needs fully when providing food. She follows good hygiene routines when changing children's nappies. The childminder takes children to toddler groups at the local school. She uses these visits to help develop children's social skills and to support a smooth move on to school. Children also enjoy trips to the local library with the childminder. This helps to promote their keen interest in books.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their staring points. Children are confident and are able to lead their own learning, such as asking the childminder to play hide and seek. They are learning to pronounce words and sounds correctly, as the childminder repeats familiar words back to them. Children are creative and draw pictures holding their crayon correctly. They are developing good mathematical skills as they count up to five.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY422266 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 1059895 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 21 September 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and lives in Perton, Staffordshire. She operates her provision all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years 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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