Childminder EY354280

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 December 2016 19 December 2012

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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 quality of teaching is good. Children enjoy playing with a wide selection of good quality toys and resources. Activities and the environment are regularly adapted by the childminder to support learning well. This contributes towards children being motivated, engaged and eager to participate.  The childminder is a good role model for children. She treats them with kindness and respect and is attentive to their individual needs. Children warmly embrace her, show affection to her and to each other and are developing good social skills.  The childminder works in partnership with parents to ensure their requirements and their children's individual needs are met. Parents receive regular information about their children's progress and care.  The childminder has made effective links with other local providers. This has a positive impact on ensuring consistency and continuity of children's care and learning needs.

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This provision is good

 The childminder conducts regular self-evaluation of her setting. She actively includes the views of parents and children in this process. This helps her make changes to her provision that benefit children and families the most.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes provides too much direction as children play and does not always encourage children to follow and share their own thoughts and ideas.  The childminder does not yet fully consider the different and unique ways that children learn in order to enhance her activity planning even 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

 support children in exploring and following their own thoughts and ideas as they learn to communicate these experiences with others  enhance the planning of activities, taking more account of the different ways in which individual children learn, based on their interests and abilities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector checked the outdoor area was safe and secure.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder and discussed this with her.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children throughout the inspection. She looked at relevant documentation, such as children's records, the childminder's self- evaluation and required polices and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of adults who live at the childminder's home.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Comprehensive safeguarding policies and procedures are in place, and are understood and acted on by the childminder. The childminder has accessed a range of courses which supports her ongoing professional development and knowledge. For example, she now tracks the progress of individual children across the seven areas of learning. Overall, this supports children to make consistently good progress. The childminder is dedicated and committed to her role. She is currently working with other professionals to improve her good teaching skills further. The childminder makes good use of daily conversations, written assessments and a secure social media page to help keep parents fully informed of their children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder interacts with children at their eye level to focus and engage their attention. Children develop their independent learning, selecting resources and organising their own play. The childminder supports children's mathematical and imaginative skills well. Children are able to create their own structures, using a variety of different construction toys. They use mathematical terms well to describe shape, size and proportion. The childminder makes the most of these experiences to extend and build on children's communication and language skills. Children are confident communicators who enjoy sharing their personal experiences with the childminder. For example, during a craft activity, they tell her that they have painted a sleigh for Santa to share with members of their family.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy caring and nurturing interactions with the childminder. Settling-in sessions are flexible and work well. Children have good social skills. The childminder supports them to make new relationships, build self-confidence and manage their feelings. The childminder consistently encourages and reinforces good hygiene practices. She supports children's understanding of the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. Children have regular opportunities to access a suitably resourced outdoor learning environment. Additionally, they enjoy many walks and visits in the local community, including weekly activities at a local toddler group and play centre. These help children to experience risk and challenge safely and build on their social skills. Meals provided for children are healthy and nutritionally balanced.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are motivated and enjoy learning. They are supported by the childminder to develop their independence and self-help skills. For example, they help the childminder prepare food and tidy away toys. Children develop their small-muscle skills and literacy skills. For example, they use their fingers and a range of brushes during a painting activity to make marks. Children are developing good imaginative skills. They make up stories as they play and allocate and take on different roles. Children are making good progress in relation to their starting points and are well prepared for the next stages of their learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY354280 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1059754 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 December 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2007 and lives in Accrington. She operates all year round, from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder provides free funded early years education 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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