Childminder EY225722

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 January 2017 18 September 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 warm and friendly childminder is a very positive role model. She offers plentiful praise and encouragement for children's efforts. This helps to support their growing confidence. Children are happy, settled and behave very well.  The well-qualified childminder promotes the development of children's communication and language skills well. She provides a rich, ongoing commentary for their play and introduces new words that will interest them. Children are given plenty of time to think and answer the childminder's skilful questions.  Children make independent choices in their play from the range of well-organised resources. The childminder engages children in a wide variety of activities in her welcoming home and on exciting outings. All children make good progress in their learning and development.  Children have a wealth of opportunities to engage in storytelling and enjoyment of books, songs and rhymes. This helps to support the development of their early literacy

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This provision is good

skills very well.  Partnerships with parents and with other early years settings are strong. Two-way communication is frequent and effective. Parents are very complimentary about the care given and the fun their children enjoy at the childminder's home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes misses opportunities to extend mathematical learning.  The programme of professional development is not sharply focused to help support further improvements to the quality of teaching and learning.

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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

 extend the opportunities for children to maximise their mathematical learning  enhance and target the programme of professional development to help support the highest standards of teaching and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector completed a tour of the areas of the premises used for childminding.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation and evidence of the suitability of adults living on the premises.  The inspector took into account the views of a small number of parents during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children, at appropriate times, throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder maintains and implements robust policies in line with local procedures. She has a secure understanding of safeguarding issues and shares policies comprehensively with parents. The childminder ensures mandatory training is updated. Activities in the home and in the community are fully risk assessed. This helps to ensure that children are kept safe. The childminder has good procedures to collect and exchange relevant information with parents and others involved with children's learning and development. This helps to develop a consistent approach to meeting children's individual needs. The experienced childminder ensures that she can identify any gaps in children's learning and take swift action to address these. Overall, the childminder carries out thorough reflective processes to review her provision, taking into account the views of children and parents.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder completes accurate assessments of progress and plans for each child's development. She gathers information from parents from the start and uses a variety of effective methods to keep them well informed about their children's progress. Children are becoming confident learners with a particularly strong and lively interest in books, songs and rhymes. They delight in choosing their favourite books for the childminder to read and they make up their own stories as they look at the pictures. The childminder encourages children to express themselves and share their ideas. She is playful and engages fully in children's imaginative role play, allowing them to take the lead.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The caring childminder has high expectations of children's behaviour towards each other. Children of all ages respond well to the childminder's clear and consistent messages to share, act kindly and take turns. They play together cooperatively and happily. Children learn about the wider world during planned activities and through visits to places of local interest, such as castles and beaches. They play outside in the garden and in local parks and playgroups which helps to support their physical development well. The childminder further promotes children's understanding of a healthy lifestyle through thorough positive hygiene routines. Children are gaining useful independence skills, including practice with putting on their coats and shoes.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing effective communication and interpersonal skills. They form firm friendships and socialise well across the age groups and with adults. Children demonstrate high levels of motivation as they talk and use their imagination in independent play. They listen carefully to the childminder, other adults and each other. Children are well equipped and prepared for the next stage in their learning and the eventual move on to school. They are enthusiastic and curious learners.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY225722 Local authority Sunderland Inspection number 1064316 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 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 18 September 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2002 and lives in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. She operates for 48 weeks of the year from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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