Childminder EY461780

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 December 2016 2 December 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 understands the importance of professional development in regard to her teaching. For example, she has used new knowledge from training to help her check and improve her service and maintain its good standards.  Children make good progress in relation to their starting points. The childminder uses daily observations and assessments effectively to monitor children's progress. She uses this information effectively to plan challenging learning activities that children enjoy.  Parents are wholly included in their children's learning. For example, they are encouraged to contribute their ideas towards planning.  Children gain confidence socially. For example, the childminder takes the children on outings to community groups where they meet and develop respect for other children and adults.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasion, the childminder over-directs children's play and overlooks their spontaneous ideas and interests.  The childminder does not encourage children's awareness of their home languages when these are other than English to fully support their growing interest in early literacy.

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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

 make the most of opportunities to follow children's interests in play  take opportunities for children to develop their early literacy skills and value their home languages.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children engaged in activities and the childminder's interaction with them.  The inspector looked at a sample of documents including children's learning records, the childminder's self-evaluation, and policies and procedures.  The inspector and childminder jointly considered the impact of teaching on children's learning.  The inspector took into account parents' views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder keeps her knowledge of this area up to date. For example, she has recently undertaken a range of courses relating to child protection. The childminder has a secure knowledge of the local safeguarding procedures to follow should there be a concern about a child's welfare. The childminder pays good attention to improving her service. For example, she has enhanced opportunities for children to understand the similarities and differences between themselves and others.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder seeks detailed information from parents on what their children already know and can already do for themselves. She uses this knowledge well as starting points for children's learning. The childminder supports children to be curious, investigate and ask questions about why things happen. For example, she planned an enjoyable activity using playdough where children had opportunities to be creative and use resources to create different effects, which they enjoyed discussing. The childminder helps children to develop effective mathematical understanding. For example, she introduces concepts such as shape and size. Children bring their own experiences and knowledge of the world into their imaginative play such as knowing an elephant uses its trunk to suck up and spray water.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder develops children's awareness of healthy lifestyles effectively. For example, they learn about the importance of washing their hands after play and before eating. Children are keen to try things for themselves. They are confident in asking for help when they need support from the childminder. Children enjoy having responsibilities for small tasks. For example, they enjoy taking part in tidying away their resources when they have finished playing with them. Children behave well. They are supported well by the childminder to learn to share and take turns. Children have a good relationship with the childminder and welcome her engagement in their play.

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Outcomes for children are good

Overall, children are well prepared for their next stage in learning. They enjoy learning, are independent and concentrate well. Children learn to count and gain good literacy skills. For example, they have a good understanding of how stories are made up and confidently make up stories from illustrations in books to tell others. They develop early writing skills as they distinguish between the different marks they make. For example, they used tools precisely to add features, stripes and spots to the dough animals they made.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY461780 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 1063492 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 2 December 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Swindon, Wiltshire. The childminder works all year round on Monday to Friday, apart from 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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