Childminder in Hertfordshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 November 2016 28 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 childminder promotes children's communication and language development well. He demonstrates effective listening skills and expands children's vocabulary by introducing words that relate to their play.  Effective risk assessments are carried out in the childminder's home and for trips out. He ensures that all the required safety measures are implemented, helping him to promote the safety of children.  Parents are very happy. They appreciate the childminder's care for both their children and themselves and are grateful for the service he provides. Communication with parents is good, enabling an effective partnership for ensuring children's good care and development.  Children's individual learning styles are supported well as they learn to lead a healthy lifestyle. The childminder plans lots of opportunities for them to play outdoors, helping them to be active and learn about the natural world around them.

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This provision is good

 Children invite their friends to engage with them in imaginative play. They negotiate what meals to make in the toy kitchen area.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not actively use the views of the parents and children regularly to help him strengthen his provision and practice even further.  The childminder does not ensure that activities fully extend and challenge all the children to improve their learning still further.

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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

 strengthen the process of self-evaluation to regularly include the views of parents and children, to help identify strengths and priorities to further improve the outcomes for children  build on children's prior learning more effectively, offering more challenge to enhance their learning further still.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, such as policies and evidence of the suitability of adults living in the household.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation and spoke to parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements of safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good understanding of his responsibilities to report any concerns about a child to the appropriate safeguarding agencies. Children's welfare is addressed well. The childminder keeps his child protection and first aid knowledge up to date. He attends other professional development opportunities to help maintain his knowledge and skills. The childminder works in partnership with the co-childminder to ensure consistency in the care they provide for children. He builds effective links with staff in other settings that children attend in order to offer consistency and support children's development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses his effective teaching skills and understanding of children's development to help them progress well. He plans a good range of activities within the main house, garden and the summerhouse. Children make marks in different ways. They use large brushes and water to make marks on the garden flags and they make marks in paint with their fingers and with tools. The childminder provides many opportunities to extend children's good communication and language skills. For example, he asks well considered, probing questions and engages children in interesting discussions as they watch the patterns their baubles make as the sun shines through them. They name the rainbow colours they can see and learn the word reflection. Children enjoy stories and looking at storybooks with the childminder.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy, settled and well cared for. They benefit from a range of experiences within the childminder's home and when in the community. The childminder has a good relationship with the children. Children are kind, polite and behave well. The childminder acts as a positive role model, setting clear and consistent boundaries to help children understand his expectations. He ensures that children are always comfortable and is quick to respond when children are tired, hungry or thirsty. The childminder provides children with opportunities to develop their social skills and gain confidence with other groups of children. He takes them on a wide range of outings and helps them to learn about the wider community.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in learning. They are effectively encouraged to take part in activities. Children demonstrate good levels of engagement and concentration, helping to prepare them well for their next stage of development and their eventual move on to school. Children learn about similarities and differences between people and communities, through a wide range of planned activities that are linked to cultural festivals.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY432989 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1078415 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 28 January 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011. He lives in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The childminder's wife is a registered childminder and the two work together as co- childminders. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am until 6pm, 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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Telephone number

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