Childminder, Out-of school day care in Shropshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 November 2016 20 February 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 Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The quality of teaching is superb and all children are working above their expected levels of development. The childminder expertly uses information about children's learning to provide highly challenging activities to help the most able children to excel. Younger or less-able children make excellent progress from their starting points.  Partnerships with parents and schools have a significant impact on improving children's outcomes and enhancing teaching. The childminder and her assistants teach children to recognise initial letter sounds and blend sounds together to pronounce words.  Children are skilfully taught about where they live through imaginative activities. The childminder demonstrates to children their street, town, county and country and the earth's place in the universe. She also helps children to be very proud of their own culture as she talks to them about differences in people from around the world.

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This provision is good

 Children have excellent manners and good values. They politely ask if they can leave the table when they have finished eating. This means they are respectful towards the childminder and the other children who are still eating. Children identify others who are feeling poorly and invite them to play with them to help them feel better.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder's paediatric first-aid qualification has recently expired. Although she has identified this and booked onto a training course, there is a short gap between her qualification expiring and her completing the course.  Although the childminder has successfully identified ways to improve the environment, she has not fully considered how to monitor the impact that this has on enhancing children's play and learning opportunities.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 gain a valid paediatric first-aid qualification and ensure that at least one person who has a current first-aid certificate is available at all times when children are present, with specific regard to collecting children from school. 28/02/2017

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 monitor the impact that the planned changes to the environment have on further promoting children's play and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during a range of activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. He also evaluated an activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistants throughout the inspection. He looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of all those living on the premises. The inspector discussed self-evaluation.  The inspector had a tour of the house and garden. He also discussed the childminder's procedures for assessing risks in the environment.  The inspector viewed written comments provided by parents and spoke to children throughout the inspection to seek their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder and her assistants have an expert knowledge of all areas of abuse and neglect. They know how to report concerns about children's welfare to the correct agency without delay. The childminder has a robust knowledge of how to respond to children's medical needs. Furthermore, she has procedures in place to call on her assistants in case of an emergency when collecting children from the local school. The childminder accurately identifies ways to improve her practice and overcome weaknesses swiftly. She uses feedback from parents, children and her assistants to help identify ways to improve even further. The childminder attends a wide range of training that has a positive impact on children's outcomes. She has recently attended training on promoting children's outdoor learning. As a result, she has purchased a variety of outdoor toys for children that provides a greater level of challenge in their

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder rigorously monitors the practice of her assistants. All teaching is inspirational and the childminder and her assistants work exceptionally well together. Adults make the most of role play experiences to promote children's learning. They teach children where money comes from and how to pay by card and cash as they buy food from the role play shop. This develops into a car journey, which is led by the children making independent decisions about their play. The childminder and assistant seamlessly move equipment to enable all children to have a seat in the role play car. They encourage children to think as they ask them what they can use for different pieces of the car, such as something round for the steering wheel. Children are supported to solve mathematical problems as they think if there are enough seats or too many for everyone. They plan where they will go in the car and the childminder and assistant introduce the concept of

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

time by asking how many minutes it will take to get there

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children's behaviour is impeccable and they have built close relationships with other children and adults. The childminder carefully plans children's move on to school. She provides them with opportunity to visit schools, meet teachers, look at their uniform and manage all parts of the school routine independently. Children are encouraged to be independent in managing their own care needs, such as wiping their nose with a tissue and washing their hands prior to mealtimes.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children are either making outstanding progress or are achieving significant progress in their learning from the starting points in short periods of time. Children are able to recognise letters and sounds from the letters displayed. They are able to form written letters and words, as they are taught how to write using the same teaching strategies used at school. Children who have no verbal language learn how to use signs to communicate. Children are highly competent in their spoken English and are learning other languages, such as Spanish, through dual-language books.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY419215 Local authority Shropshire Inspection number 1065618 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 15 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 18

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 20 February 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010 and lives in Shrewbury, Shropshire. She works with another childminder and assistants. The childminder operates from 7.45am to 6pm, Monday to Wednesday, 7.45am to 9am and 3pm to 6pm on a Thursday and 7.45am to 9am on a Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder provides early education funding for three- and four-year-old children.

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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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