Childminder EY299020

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 November 2016 20 January 2016

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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 improved her understanding of her roles and responsibilities. She has a range of documents, records, policies and procedures that supports her practice. This helps to ensure children's safety, welfare and learning are effectively promoted.  The childminder is a good teacher. She provides a range of suitably challenging activities and experiences that meets children's individual learning needs.  The childminder gets to know children well. She is warm, welcoming and caring. She is sensitive to children's different care needs and ensures these are managed well. Children are happy and settled.  Children learn about keeping themselves safe. The childminder has assessed the potential risks within her home and completes daily safety checks. She talks to children about possible hazards and encourages them to consider ways to overcome these.  Children behave very well. They are polite, helpful and caring. The childminder helps

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This provision is good

children to follow her simple rules and boundaries. She teaches them to respect the environment, adults and each other.  Children make good progress. The childminder oversees children's learning and ensures any children requiring additional support benefit from the help they need.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Parents are not supported as well as possible to guide their children's development at home. The childminder does not always give them enough information about what children are learning and achieving within her setting.  Although the childminder evaluates the overall quality of the setting, she does not yet carefully consider ways to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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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

 share more information with parents about what children are learning and achieving within the setting to support them as well as possible to guide their children's development at home  enhance self-evaluation and carefully consider ways to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching practice and conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and held discussions with the childminder.  The inspector looked at the documents available, including children's learning records and policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector discussed with the childminder her methods for self-evaluation.  The inspector sought the views of parents from the written evidence provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Since the last inspection, the childminder has worked hard to improve. She has made changes to her practice and addressed all the issues previously raised. She is well focused on maintaining good standards. The childminder is experienced. She accesses training, conducts research and liaises with a range of other providers to help stay up to date. This has a positive impact on the outcomes for children. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder's child protection knowledge is good. She knows how to respond to any concerns about children's welfare. This helps to protect them from different types of harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a good balance of adult-led activities and child-initiated play to promote children's learning. For example, children enjoy using their imaginations. When children play with toy animals, small-world people and a pretend boat the childminder talks to them about what they are doing and adds explanations to their learning. This helps to build on children's understanding of the world. The childminder provides children with a wealth of opportunities to engage in craft activities with a range of resources, tools and equipment. She models what to do and helps children as required. Children delight in making animal collages, printing leaves using paint and drawing with chalks. This helps to build on children's creative skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children learn about the importance of being healthy and staying well. For example, the childminder teaches children about the importance of good hygiene routines. She helps them to wash their hands before meals and wipe their noses when they have a cold. She also ensures children remain clean and dry throughout the day. Children benefit from plenty of fresh air and exercise. Children have opportunities to strengthen their physical skills as they practise moving their bodies in different ways. They enjoy climbing ladders to the tree house and propelling themselves forwards on the swing. Children display good levels of self-confidence and self-esteem. The childminder welcomes all children into her setting and ensures that she treats all families equally. She finds out about children's home lives, cultures and languages and values these in the setting. She also recognises and celebrates children's different abilities and achievements.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are swiftly becoming successful learners. They are keen to have a go and get involved with a range of experiences. Children are motivated to persist with activities and become absorbed in their learning. They are also beginning to think deeply and make links in their learning. Children are becoming very independent. They are beginning to make their own choices about what they want to do and enjoy managing their own care needs. Children's communication and language skills are developing well. They enjoy singing and sharing stories. Children respond to questions, express their ideas and repeat familiar words or phrases. Children are also beginning to learn to share, take turns and play well together. They acquire all of the key skills they need for the next stage of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY299020 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 1058263 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 20 January 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2005 and lives in Warwick. The childminder operates all year round, from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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