Childminder EY338101

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 January 2017 2 December 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 has made good progress and successfully addressed the weaknesses raised at the last inspection. She has improved her methods of monitoring children's progress and uses effective observations and assessments to identify what children need to learn next.  The childminder has good relationships with schools and other early years settings that children attend. She has developed methods to share information about children's learning, helping her to complement the learning they receive elsewhere.  Children make good progress in their learning. The childminder follows children's lead and helps them to extend their learning by playing alongside them. She models play and uses clear language to develop children's early speaking skills.  The childminder offers families setting-in sessions when children first start. This helps her to find out information about children's routines at home, which she complements

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This provision is good

in her setting. Children are emotionally secure.  Children behave well. The childminder gives children praise and encouragement, which helps to raise their self-esteem. She uses positive gestures to help babies celebrate their achievements. For example, babies copy the childminder as she claps her hands.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not gather enough information from parents about what their child can do when they first start.  The childminder does not yet use self-evaluation to sharply focus on measuring the impact of improvements on children's 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

 gain more detailed information from parents to help identify children levels of development on entry, in order to inform planning and activities from the outset  strengthen the evaluation of the setting and review the impact of any improvements made on raising the outcomes for children even further.

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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 completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder provides parents with a written summary showing their child's progress between the ages of two and three years. She talks to them daily about their children's care and learning and gives them guidance to continue to support their children's learning at home. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is aware of her responsibility to help keep children safe. She ensures a safe environment for children by regularly checking and removing hazards in her home. This further promotes children's safety. The childminder extends her professional development by sharing good practice with other childminders and receiving information from the local authority. This helps her to provide children with good quality teaching.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn and she follows their interests during play. For example, babies show an interest in the shape of objects. The childminder models building a tower of blocks. Babies keenly observe the childminder and are quick to take off the top block to explore further. Children develop good listening skills and follow simple instructions. The childminder talks to children as they play and uses simple language which they easily understand. This helps to develop their early communication and language skills. The childminder caters for children's personal needs very well. She provides them with a reassuring voice and kind touch if they become upset. Older children learn key skills in preparation for future learning. The childminder helps them to develop their literacy skills. Children begin to form letters and to write their name. The childminder provides children with activities which help them to understand that print

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder helps to manage children's good health in partnership with parents. She ensures that she promotes children's medical needs and dietary requirements. The childminder forms secure attachments with children. She provides them with a warm and friendly environment where they develop a sense of belonging. The childminder takes children to local groups to mix with other children. This helps them to gain social skills by learning to share, take turns and develop friendships with other children. Children develop a good understanding of the local community and how to keep themselves safe when walking in the street. The childminder provides resources in her garden and takes children to local parks to promote their physical skills. Children ride on toys and develop upper body strength on climbing equipment.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are enthusiastic to learn and explore the childminder's home with confidence. They access a good range of resources independently which is suitable for their age and stage of development. Children make good progress in their learning. Babies develop good physical skills and manoeuvre toy pushchairs around the rooms. They explore the sounds of objects by shaking and banging them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY338101 Local authority Rotherham Inspection number 1058314 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 2 December 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2006 and lives in the Dinnington. She operates all year round from 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and 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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