Childminder in Central Bedfordshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 January 2017 21 November 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 works with her co-childminder effectively. She uses her knowledge and skills to support her co-childminder and they share good practice together. The childminder has successfully addressed recommendations for her previous inspection. She has a positive attitude towards ongoing improvement in delivering a quality service for children.  The childminder uses songs and rhymes to help build on children's speech and language skills. Children are eager to join in with these. Younger children make animal noises and enjoy copying the childminder. Older children are confident and articulate individuals who like to talk to others about things that interest them.  The childminder is a skilful practitioner who knows when to stand back and allow children to explore and learn from each other. She gets down to children's level, joins in at appropriate times and she is a good role model to help children learn.

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This provision is good

 Children build close attachments to the childminder. They show high levels of self- esteem and confidence as they play and learn together. Children are able to choose what toys they play with and also help to tidy away when they finish playing.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder's current way of assessing children's progress does not demonstrate to parents the good progress that children make in her care. Therefore, they are not given up-to-date information to support their children's learning at home.  On occasion, some of the next steps in the learning that the childminder identifies for children when they start in her care are not always relevant to their young age.

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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

 provide parents with more specific and up-to-date information to help them to support children's learning at home  enhance ways for assessing children's development initially, so that the next steps in learning for children are broken down into more easily achievable goals.

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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 discussed a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and spoke to the children at suitable times. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation and evidence of the suitability of the childminder, co-childminder and household members.  The inspector read and took account of the written feedback provided by parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder is aware of the need to maintain a safe place for children to play. She has made several changes to the physical environment to help increase children's safety, such as removing decking from the garden because it was slippery for children. Arrangements for safeguarding children are effective. The childminder has an awareness of child protection issues. She knows about the work of her Local Safeguarding Children Board and their role should she have a concern about children's welfare. The childminder has updated her skills and knowledge of safeguarding matters by attending training. She asks parents for their opinions to help her to review her practice. The childminder undertakes regular ways to increase her professional development. She has plans in place to extend her knowledge by undertaking a formal qualification.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is aware that children learn from each other. Consequently, she takes them to places outside of the home where they have plenty of opportunities to mix with other children and play together. She knows children well and plans adult-led activities that build on children's skills learnt during their independent play. Children, for whom the childminder receives funding, make consistently good progress in their development. They shriek with delight as they push cars around a tray and they make tunnels using their bodies for the cars to go through. Children enjoy painting and use brushes to cover their hands in paint. They like the sensation of this on their skin and ask the childminder to cover the other hand in paint. Children then excitedly push their hands on the paper to see the print that they can make.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are developing their independence. They help to tidy away toys and are learning about looking after the environment where they play. Children's behaviour is good and they are respectful towards each other, the childminder and her co-childminder. The childminder provide a warm and welcoming environment where children feel secure. Colourful displays, posters and images help children to see positive images of people who are similar and different to themselves. Children show their obvious attachment to the childminder as they smile at her broadly and cuddle up to her. They are accepting of affection and the childminder shows them genuine warmth as they play together. Children learn about leading healthy lives. They understand the reasons why they need to wash their hands before eating. Children play outdoors and enjoy the freedom of movement and the different ways they can test out their physical skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning and are developing the skills that they need in readiness for starting school. Children are sociable and giggly as they play together and demonstrate their keen sense of humour and enjoyment in learning. Children are interested in the world around them. They talk about their feelings and look in a mirror as they compare their expression to pictures of other emotions on display.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY225748 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 1081617 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 21 November 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2002 and lives in Leighton Buzzard. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with a co-childminder.

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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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