Leone, Genette Carole

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 January 2017 6 February 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 childminder is committed to continually developing her provision and has met the recommendations set at her last inspection. She works closely with her assistants to evaluate, plan and implement ongoing improvements.  Children settle well. They form warm attachments with the caring childminder and her equally caring assistants. Children enjoy their time in their company and gain confidence and a positive experience of being looked after away from home.  The childminder makes good use of available space and resources to provide a broad range of good-quality and interesting play experiences for all children. Adults consistently encourage and support children in their learning. Children make good progress.  The childminder ensures children are kept safe and receive good-quality care. She takes robust measures to identify and minimise risks in her home and provides regular opportunities for children to eat well, play energetically, and rest and sleep.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not make the best possible use of opportunities to support her assistants to further develop their skills, to build on the quality of their teaching.  The childminder does not consistently make the best possible use of assessments, to build further on each child's learning and help them to make higher rates of progress.

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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

 develop more opportunities to support all assistants to reflect on their practice and build on the quality of their teaching still further  improve further the arrangements for assessing children's progress, to identify and build on their developing skills and understanding more precisely.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and her assistants, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder and discussed the learning that was taking place.  The inspector took account of parents' views.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistants about their understanding of safeguarding, child protection and first aid.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's records and the childminder's policies.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder follows robust procedures when recruiting assistants to ensure their suitability. She and her assistants understand their roles in protecting children and know what to do if they have a concern about a child's welfare. The childminder builds warm partnerships with parents, to meet children's needs. Parents value working together with the childminder, for instance, to support children who are learning about acceptable behaviour. The childminder takes appropriate steps to keep her skills up to date and uses her improved understanding to further enhance the provision. For example, she has improved opportunities for children to learn about the benefits of healthy eating.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistants use their qualifications, knowledge and experience well, to help children as they learn and play. They interact well with children. For example, they talk with children about what they are doing and ask questions, to encourage them to respond. The childminder helps children enjoy books and stories. For example, children enjoy a quiet, cosy corner where they can explore books independently. Children enjoy many opportunities to develop their physical skills. For example, they explore climbing equipment outdoors and using chopsticks, tweezers and spoons as part of planned activities indoors.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and settled. The childminder ensures children joining her setting have opportunities to visit with their families to help them feel confident about this change to their routines. She gathers a range of information about their likes and interests, and uses this, for example, to provide toys that they will find familiar and comforting. The childminder and her assistants are positive role models. They are patient and kind, and successfully encourage children to develop the same attributes. Children behave well. They happily include each other in their play, and share toys and resources well together.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop a good set of skills in preparation for their future learning, including the move to school. They make good progress, in line with other children of similar ages. They develop independence and learn useful skills, such as following good hygiene routines and the need for warm clothing when playing outside in cold weather. Older children enjoy developing the muscles and coordination that they will need for later writing. For example, they carefully use tweezers to pick up small items as part of a game. Children learn to recite numbers and count accurately, and develop an interest in books and stories.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY449793 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 1062776 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 20

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 6 February 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire and employs three assistants. She provides care all day on Monday to Thursday, throughout the year. The childminder divides the time she cares for children between her home address and a local church. She holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3. Two of her assistants also hold childcare qualifications; one at level 3 and one at level 2.

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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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