Childminder EY456779

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 November 2016 8 August 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

 Overall, the childminder has reflected on her practice well. She uses feedback from parents and children to make changes and improvements that benefit the children.  The childminder provides warm and welcoming environments for the children. Children have plenty of chances to make choices about what to play with and they develop their imaginations well.  The childminder has improved her good partnerships with parents by enhancing the way she gathers and shares information with them about children's learning and development. She establishes children's starting points well to inform her planning from the outset.  The childminder attends training and works well with other professionals to increase her knowledge and skills. For example, she has enhanced her understanding about how to extend the way in which she teaches children about their own and different cultures.  The childminder makes accurate assessments about children's learning. She plans

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This provision is good

appropriate next steps for their development and children make good progress.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not follow through with consistent messages for the children so they are unsure about what is expected of them.  Sometimes, children do not have the chance to finish their play to their own satisfaction, to extend their learning fully.

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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

 give consistent messages to children to help them understand what is expected of them  allow children time to finish activities to their own satisfaction.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of the childminder's teaching in her home and in the garden.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through their written testimonials.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled paperwork including children's records and the childminder's planning and self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has made positive changes to her provision using information from others, training and personal research. For example, she has introduced an online system for monitoring children's development, which helps her to keep parents informed about their children's progress well. She has good relationships with other providers and shares information about what children are doing well, to provide consistency in their learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder updates her knowledge regularly and knows what to do to keep children safe and how to act on concerns about a child's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder supports children well, planning activities and experiences that meet their needs and interests. Children enjoy experimenting during creative activities. For example, the childminder provided paints and sponges held in pegs, which children dabbed onto paper. They mixed the paints together showing good muscle control and told her what colours they had created. Children know how to use technology such as when they turned the electronic keyboard on, pressed the keys to make sounds and adjusted the control to make it louder. The childminder helps children to think and solve problems. For example, when the toy train was stuck in the tunnel she provided children with another carriage. They worked out that this could push the train out the other end.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides fun ways to teach children about trying new foods and making healthy choices. For example, she used a story about a caterpillar that ate too much sweet stuff and then got a tummy ache, to explain the importance of eating a balanced diet. The childminder supports children to assess and manage risks. For example, they recognised that the frost had made the steps to the slide slippery and they had to be careful climbing up them. The childminder helps children to respect others and their feelings. For example, she uses an 'emotions bag' for them to recognise and discuss different feelings such as for being kind and helping each other.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children explore the toys and space confidently such as when they find the toys with which they want to play. All children, even those who are learning to speak, make their needs known well. For example, they say the words or use hand signs when they want to get down from the snack table. They are developing good self-care skills such as attempting to put on their own boots to go in the garden and using spoons to eat their food. Children develop early writing and mathematical skills. For example, they explored how the pens made marks on the paper and counted the number of raisins they had at snack time. Children are well prepared for their future learning including pre-school and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY456779 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1063210 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 8 August 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Andoversford near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. The childminder provides care from 8am to 6pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday throughout the year, although days can be flexible.

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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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