Childminder EY440715

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 November 2016 17 December 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

 Alongside her co-childminders, the childminder has carried out reflective self-evaluation. This has helped her to consider what she does well and identifies the areas she would like to develop in the future. She demonstrates a sound ability to sustain good quality care for children over time.  Activities are interesting and engage children for significant periods of time given their young age. Children enjoy building on the skills they learn at pre-school. They ask to colour pictures and write their names on their work as they practise their developing literacy skills.  The childminder has realistic expectations for children's behaviour and uses positive ways to help them to learn about making good choices for the way they behave. Children show a good awareness of the importance of keeping safe and follow the childminder's guidance well.  The childminder works closely with parents. She has found ways to include parents in

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This provision is good

children's learning and they contribute towards children's learning profiles.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not persevered in building relationships with other settings that children attend in order to exchange information to support their learning more consistently.  Children are not always supported in trying tasks for themselves. The childminder sometimes completes tasks that children are capable of doing themselves, such as mixing the icing for decorating biscuits.

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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

 build on the partnerships with other settings that children attend to more consistently support their learning  provide more opportunities for children to develop their learning through trial and error and to find out things for themselves.

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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 discussed a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder, co-childminders and children at suitable times. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation and evidence of the suitability of the childminder, her co-childminders and household members.  The inspector read and took account of the written feedback provided by parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is alert to possible risks for children in the home and take effective measures to address these. The childminder supervises children closely and reminds them about ways to keep themselves safe. She is aware of child protection issues and has information from her Local Safeguarding Children Board about how to report any concerns about children's welfare. The childminder asks parents for their views about her practice to help her identify areas for further development. Parents say that they are happy with the care the childminder provides. The childminder undertakes training to develop her knowledge and skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy playing imaginatively. They go inside the playhouse and make up elaborate storylines for their play. Children decide on roles for each other, for example, by saying I am the mummy and you are a mummy. They talk about what will happen and find dolls to enhance their ideas. The childminder identifies what children's starting points are when they first begin in her care. Over time, she monitors their development to check that they make good progress. Her observations and assessments are accurate and support her in planning activities. The childminder knows children well and builds on their interests effectively.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children develop close attachments to the childminder. They arrive home from pre-school and burst through the door in their eagerness to start to play. Children form close friendships and are considerate to the feelings of others, especially younger children. The childminder is affectionate with children and they form close bonds. Parents say that their children feel at home and settled in the childminder's care. Children learn about being fit and staying healthy. They enjoy helping out at the local allotment where they learn about food and how it grows. Children develop their physical skills in different ways, such as when playing on equipment at the park and when they use spades to dig up vegetables at the allotment.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children continue to make good progress and are confident in their abilities. They enjoy the praise the childminder gives them and praise each other. They talk about being big and not needing to sleep in the daytime as they develop awareness that other younger children have different needs to their own. Children are articulate and talk expressively about the pictures they draw. They use mathematical language as they count the dots they make using felt-tip pens. Children display good skills in readiness for starting school in the future.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY440715 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 1059980 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 17 December 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012. She works with two co-childminders and operates from her co-childminder's home in the village of Eaton Bray. The childminder provides care all year round from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, 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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