Childminder 501367

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 January 2017 22 December 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 has worked hard to improve the quality of her provision. She has attended training and addressed the weaknesses identified at her last inspection, helping to improve outcomes for children's welfare and their learning.  The childminder attends regular meetings with other childminders and local authority advisors, to share ideas and support good practice. This helps to drive forward improvement to her provision.  The childminder has updated her understanding of the learning and development requirements. She plans a broad range of activities that is developmentally appropriate and captures children's interest. A good range of toys is accessible for children to make independent choices about their play.  The childminder makes assessments of individual children's development and plans next steps for their learning. The quality of teaching is good.  The childminder monitors children's learning regularly and keeps parents well informed

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This provision is good

about their child's progress. She shares information about individual care routines, which helps to provide continuity for children.  Children are happy and settled. They share warm, supportive relationships with the childminder, which helps to foster their emotional security. Children behave well and are encouraged to share and take turns with resources.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not fully established opportunities for parents to share information about what children can already do, when they first start attending her provision.  The childminder has not fully explored ways to share information with other settings that children attend, in order to provide continuity in 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

 encourage parents to share more detailed information about what their children can already do to help establish fully effective initial starting points for their learning  build on ways to share information with other providers about children's learning and development, to provide a more effective, shared approach that will help children make the best progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a selection of documentation, including assessments of children's learning, safeguarding procedures, the childminder's self-evaluation and training records.  The inspector considered evidence of suitability checks carried out for all adults living or working within the home.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents and children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has recently attended safeguarding training and has a secure knowledge of possible signs and symptoms of abuse. She understands how to help protect children from potential harm. The childminder uses risk assessments appropriately to maintain a safe environment for children. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has also recently enhanced her assessment and monitoring skills by attending training. She has used this knowledge to highlight gaps in children's learning and implement timely intervention to close them quickly. The childminder keeps parents well informed, through daily discussion, children's learning records and sharing copies of her extensive policies. She actively seeks the views of children and parents to help evaluate her provision. Parents' comments are highly complimentary.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a range of different activities to support children's creativity. For example, they use their imagination as they play in dens with dolls. Young children enjoy creating different sounds from a range of musical instruments. They delight as they explore filling different containers with a huge variety of buttons. This helps to support their physical skills and their mathematical development. The childminder encourages children's thinking by asking appropriate questions. She introduces new words to extend young children's vocabulary. For example, she explains that one of the buttons is called a toggle. The childminder plays alongside children, following their ideas and repeating their comments. This helps to give young children the confidence to develop their play and their developing talking skills. Children enjoy listening to stories and then retelling them, which helps to promote their literacy skills. Babies explore cause and effect as they press buttons

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children respond well to the childminder's caring and nurturing approach. They gain a great deal of self-confidence from their secure attachment to her. The childminder uses simple explanations to support young children's understanding of how to keep themselves safe. For example, she reminds them not to climb down from their booster chair at the kitchen table, in case they fall. Children listen to the childminder and value her praise. The childminder fosters children's self-help skills well. For example, older babies are encouraged to feed themselves with a spoon. Children are learning about healthy lifestyles. They grow vegetables in the garden and adopt good hygiene routines. Children take appropriate risks in their play. They climb and balance, which helps to foster their physical development. Babies are supported well with their walking skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are making good progress in their learning from their starting points. They are enthusiastic and are motivated to join in a range of activities. Children are becoming confident, independent learners. Babies are gaining a sense of belonging, to help them explore the rich learning environment. Children are developing skills that will support their future learning, including when the time comes for them to move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 501367 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 1040926 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 December 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1989 and lives in Stockport. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder operates all year round, from 7.45am to 5pm, Monday to Wednesday, 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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