Peregrine-Morgan, Amanda Jane

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 January 2017 14 April 2014

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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 interacts well with children and engages them in a wide range of interesting and imaginative activities that support learning effectively. Children make good progress from their individual starting points.  The childminder's provision is well organised and very well resourced. She helps children to make independent choices and safely access the toys and resources.  Children settle in quickly and develop warm relationships with the childminder and her co-childminder. They know the children well, and children show that they feel safe and secure in their care.  The childminder establishes good partnerships with parents. She exchanges daily information about what the children are doing and provides thorough details of children's ongoing progress.  The childminder is skilful at developing children's communication and language skills. She encourages conversations and introduces new words to help increase children's

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not make the best use of opportunities to develop children's early mathematical skills, such as counting, number recognition and identifying shape and size.

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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 opportunities for children to develop their early mathematical skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at the areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector observed the childminder and her co-childminder playing and interacting with the children.  The inspector discussed the childminder's policies and checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder and her co-childminder.  The inspector discussed activities with the childminder in relation to observations of the children's play, learning and progress.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed in their written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder supports children's welfare effectively and is vigilant in protecting them from harm. For example, she has completed specialist training to make sure she understands how to support vulnerable families. The childminder is very motivated and committed to providing a high-quality provision. She has built on her knowledge and skills, for example, through regular training and working alongside her co- childminder and other childcare professionals. This has had a good impact on the learning experiences she offers children, for example, developing their communication skills. She has successfully addressed the recommendations from her previous inspection.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The experienced childminder has a very good understanding of how children learn. Teaching is of a consistent quality. The childminder provides a successful balance of planned activities to support children to enjoy their learning. For example, children thoroughly enjoyed singing and story sessions. The childminder used these activities effectively to extend children's communication and to introduce them to early reading skills. The children delighted in chatting about the different animals in the story and copying the actions of the songs. The childminder uses a good range of observations to assess and monitor children's development. She uses this information successfully to plan children's individual next steps in learning. She is skilful in ensuring that children of all ages are included effectively in activities at an appropriate level for their age.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder supports children's welfare effectively. She ensures that children have choices in their play, and that they receive plenty of praise to help build self-esteem. The childminder gathers important information about the children prior to them starting at the setting. She spends time settling children in and works closely with parents to share information about individual children's well-being to ensure she fully meets their needs. Children have daily opportunities for outdoor play in the garden and on walks in the local area. Children learn good hygiene routines, and the childminder works closely with parents to provide well-balanced diets to help them develop a healthy lifestyle.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and motivated to learn. They gain effective skills for the next stage in their learning and for school. Older children pay attention in large groups and listen well. They have lots of opportunities to practise early writing. For example, children wrote shopping lists when they engaged in pretend play. The younger children develop good physical skills, such as learning to walk with confidence and skill. Children are inspired to explore and discover at activities that help them learn about the natural world.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY152699 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 1068609 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 14 April 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002. She lives in Bristol and works from her own home with a co-childminder. She provides care from Monday to Thursday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round with the exception of family holidays and bank 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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