Childminder in Bristol

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 November 2016 31 January 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

 Children make good progress relative to their starting points. The childminder challenges children effectively to develop their communication skills. She monitors children's progress well to ensure there are no gaps in their learning.  The childminder focuses well on developing her knowledge to maintain good quality outcomes for children. For example, workshops on making better use of observations when on outings have helped her to link these more effectively to activities at home to further extend children's learning.  Children are confident and have good self-esteem. Through their good behaviour, they show that they feel emotionally secure. Older and younger children play well together and are kind and caring towards each other.  The childminder has very good relationships with parents. She involves them well in planning activities and she provides good ideas for children's learning at home. She

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This provision is good

includes feedback from parents effectively when monitoring children's progress.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Age-appropriate resources are not consistently available for younger children to develop their early writing skills. For example, they struggled with pencils too narrow for them to hold easily.  The childminder does not effectively share information with all other settings children attend, to develop a shared approach to planning for children's future 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

 provide younger children with a wider range of age-appropriate resources to help them further develop their early writing skills  develop partnerships with all other settings children attend, to provide a shared approach to planning for their future learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children engaged in learning activities.  The inspector read feedback from parents and talked to children about what they enjoy.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder about her self-evaluation and how she monitors children's progress in learning.  The inspector reviewed required documentation, including procedures to safeguard children, and talked to the childminder about how she implements these.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder makes good use of self-evaluation. She focuses well on making improvements and prioritising those that have the most impact on children's learning. For example, developing children's knowledge of their community has helped them to learn more about the differences and diversity around them. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of local safeguarding procedures. She is clear about how to follow these to help protect children from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her very good knowledge of individual children to plan interesting activities that challenge them well. For example, she helped children name the dinosaurs they played with, very effectively breaking the sounds down as they learned complicated words such as 'triceratops'. She extended their learning further as they looked at pictures of dinosaurs in books and matched these to the toys they played with. The childminder develops children's knowledge of number and size well. For example, children counted the number of giraffes in the zoo set and they measured these against different vehicles until they found one that would fit them all in. The childminder encouraged children well to compare the toy animals to those they had recently seen on a trip to the zoo, to develop their knowledge further. For example, they talked about the giant tortoise they had seen, and compared the similarities and differences between monkeys and gorillas. The

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

childminder plans well to engage older and younger children equally. For example, young children explored the textures in a book while older ones helped to tell the story.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children confidently make their own choices and help themselves to resources to independently develop their play and use their imaginations. For example, they built towers with bricks and boxes and made toy monkeys climb and balance on these. Children enjoy good levels of exercise and physical activity. They enjoy the childminder's garden and frequent outings to parks, where they run, climb, and stretch their muscles. Children learn well about hygiene. For example, very young children receive good support as they develop skills, such as washing their hands properly before meals, and quickly become independent.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain good skills in preparation for the next stage in their learning, including going to school. They are keen learners who concentrate well, for example, when they explore and investigate how things work, such as electronic toys. Children benefit from group activities with the childminder, where they gain good social skills and confidence around other children and adults, preparing them well for pre-school and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 106832 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 1061167 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 31 January 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2000 and lives in Bower Ashton, Bristol. She works from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, throughout the year.

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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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