Childminder in North Northamptonshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 November 2016 Not applicable

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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 works well with her assistant. They both know the children well and are both involved in the planning of activities. This results in them both being able to help children to make progress through providing effective teaching during activities.  Children enjoy the positive involvement of the childminder and her assistant during their play. Children clap their hands and smile broadly when they achieve because they receive encouragement and reassurance to try new experiences.  Children show a sense of well-being and belonging in the childminder's home. They are confident to explore, to choose their own play materials and readily settle to sleep at rest times.  Children are safe. The childminder and her assistant conduct effective risk assessments and take steps to minimise hazards. They maintain close supervision of children during their play and make regular checks on children who are asleep.

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This provision is good

 Children are provided with fun activities that they are interested in. This results in children behaving well. They begin to learn about the expectations for behaviour through gentle reminders to be kind and to share from the childminder and her assistant.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasions, the childminder does not make the most of opportunities to support children's developing awareness of numbers.  Although information is provided for parents each day, occasionally this does not include enough detail in relation to children's care routines.

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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

 extend the opportunities provided for children to learn about numbers  focus more precisely on the details of feedback provided for parents.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to one parent during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector evaluated an activity with the childminder and discussed the teaching and learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, the assistant and the children at convenient times during the inspection. She looked at relevant documentation, such as children's records and evidence of the suitability of the adults living in the household.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder knows how to keep children safe and how to promote their welfare. She has completed updated training which ensures she knows the procedures to follow in the event of any concerns. She works closely with her assistant to ensure she understands her role and to reflect the childminder's policies in relation to her activity with children. The childminder is reflective of her practice and has developed her knowledge of how children learn since her registration. The extra knowledge and understanding gained has developed her confidence which has a positive impact on the children in her care. For example, she has implemented effective ways to observe and assess each child's progress. She plans activities that follow children's interests, continually building on what they already know.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is effective in her teaching. She and her assistant become involved in children's play, supporting them as they talk about what they are doing and use descriptive language to promote children's communication and language skills. For example, toddlers enjoy looking at books they select themselves and the childminder names the animals in the pictures. This prompts the children to point again and respond to the childminder. The childminder provides fun activities that continue to offer suitable challenges that help children continue to make progress. For example, the childminder extends an activity with bricks that fit together by providing wooden bricks of different shapes for them to explore. Toddlers become immersed in passing bricks to the childminder and she shows them how to build a tower.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder and her assistant have a gentle and calm approach which ensures that children are able to settle in when they start attending and they quickly become familiar with the daily routines. Older toddlers know when it is snack and lunch time, eagerly waiting to go to wash their hands. Children are provided with good opportunities to develop their physical skills. They go for walks and outings and have access to ride-on toys in the garden. They develop hand-to-eye coordination through painting activities and sorting items into bags. Children know where their drinks are and they are encouraged to feed themselves at meal times. Children are protected from the risk of cross-infection because the childminder and her assistant follow effective hygiene practices, during food preparation and nappy changing.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are able to make good progress from their individual starting points. They take part in a good range of activities and are gradually supported to be independent. They make choices about what toys they play with. Children begin to learn skills that help prepare them for the next stage in their learning and for starting school as they are encouraged to think about their friends, be kind to one another and to share.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482768 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 997238 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 14

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2014 and lives in Kettering. She works regularly with an assistant. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder offers funded early education for two-, 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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Telephone number

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