Childminder EY447540

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 November 2016 3 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

 The well-qualified childminder has a good awareness of how young children learn and develop. She provides children with activities that interest and excite them. This helps children to make good progress in their learning.  The childminder provides a good balance of child-initiated and adult-led play. This means that children of all ages enjoy taking part in a range of activities.  Children are happy and content in the welcoming, family home. Children form close bonds with the childminder and other children within the setting.  The childminder has established good relationships with parents. She regularly gains their views about children's abilities, routines and interests. She uses this information well to plan activities that match children's individual needs.  The childminder is well organised and reflects on her practice. She seeks the views of parents and children to help her to identify areas for improvement.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The good information gained from assessing children's progress is not yet used to best effect when planning challenging next steps for their learning.  The childminder does not gain enough information about what some children are achieving at the other settings they attend. This means that she is not able to fully complement children's care and learning experiences.

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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

 use information from assessments to plan extra challenges that will help to raise children's achievements to the highest possible level  build on information sharing with all other settings that children attend, in order to fully complement their learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder engaging with children in a range of learning activities.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and engaged with children during the inspection.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a selection of policies and procedures and the children's learning records.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications and the suitability of all persons in the household aged over 16 years.  The inspector looked at and discussed the childminder's improvement plans and self- evaluation.  The inspector jointly observed and evaluated an activity with the childminder.  The inspector took account of parents' views through reading written references.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder attends regular child protection training. She keeps up to date with local safeguarding guidelines and is confident on the correct procedure to follow should she have any concerns about children's welfare. The childminder promotes children's safety. She maintains a safe and secure environment and she supervises children well. The childminder develops children's awareness of their own safety through gentle reminders and consistent routines. She is committed to updating her knowledge and improving her practice. She attends regular training and shares good practice with other local childminders. This has a positive impact on the outcomes for children. The childminder monitors children's progress and uses this well to identify and act upon any gaps in learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder gathers important information from parents before children start so that she is able to offer appropriate experiences that meet children's individual needs. She builds on this knowledge with her own observations of children. This enables her to plan interesting activities that include children's current interests. For example, children enjoy using different-coloured paints to make dinosaur footprints. They squeal with laughter and roar loudly as they pretend their toy dinosaur is stomping across the paper. The childminder skilfully supports children of different ages so that they all remain engaged in activities. The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills. She talks to them as they play, introduces new words and encourages them to repeat words to reinforce their understanding.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder uses lots of praise and encouragement, which promotes children's emotional well-being. Children's behaviour is good. The childminder is a positive role model; she offers appropriate reminders to children so that they learn what is expected from them. Children learn to share, take turns and play cooperatively with other children. The childminder takes children to local groups, which gives them opportunities to mix and socialise with other children. The childminder provides children with daily opportunities to be outside in the fresh air. She takes children on walks to collect older children from school and makes use of her garden and local parks. Children's good health is further promoted as she teaches them about handwashing and the importance of healthy eating.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are keen learners who are able to make choices in their play. Children's early mathematical skills are developing well. They are encouraged to count during routine activities, for example, as they climb up and down the stairs. Children develop literacy skills as they independently look at books and enjoy listening to frequent stories read by the childminder. All children are developing the skills they need to prepare them for their move on to pre-school and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY447540 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 1065934 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 12 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 3 January 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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Telephone number

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