Childminder in Norfolk

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 January 2017 23 May 2016

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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 is committed to providing good quality care and education for children. Since the last inspection, she has implemented an effective improvement plan to target weaker areas of practice. This has helped her to raise the quality of her provision.  The childminder demonstrates a secure understanding of how children learn and develop. She observes children as they play to find out what they enjoy to do. She makes ongoing assessments of their abilities and uses this information to plan suitably challenging activities to help children to progress well.  Children build secure bonds with the childminder. They are happy and relaxed in her care and seek her out for reassurance or help when needed. She is sensitive to their needs and responds well to them, such as when they are tired or hungry.  The childminder is warm, calm and caring towards children. She is a good role model and teaches children from a young age to be polite and use good manners.

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This provision is good

 Children are motivated learners who enjoy to explore in the welcoming environment. They are inquisitive and are beginning to show good levels of concentration given their age.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always fully extend children's thinking skills during activities and encourage them to be deeply involved in learning.  The childminder does not seek highly detailed information from parents about children's learning at home, to help her to pinpoint their starting points on entry.

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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

 strengthen the programme for professional development, to enhance teaching skills and inspire children's deeper learning during prolonged activities  gather more in-depth information from parents on entry to precisely identify children's achievements at home, and use as starting points from which to target highly specific plans for learning.

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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 has acted on the support and guidance given by the local authority to help her to improve practice. She has implemented a new system of planning for children's learning so that children's next steps are accurately targeted. The childminder closely monitors the progress children make and is alert to where children are progressing less well than others. The childminder seeks external support for those children so that appropriate interventions can be made at the earliest opportunity. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of how to report any concerns she has about children's welfare. She attends additional training so that she is updated with the most recent developments in safe childcare practices. The childminder has begun to complete an in-depth evaluation of all areas of her practice in order to maintain continuous improvement to provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows the children and their capabilities well. Children enjoy singing nursery rhymes together. The childminder adds in colourful sensory props to make the activity more stimulating for children. Children begin to recognise colours from the flashing lights and learn how to operate simple equipment. The childminder shares information with parents about children's ongoing development and works closely with them to support children's learning. Children experience a wide range of opportunities in the setting. They use chalks to make marks on the chalkboard. The childminder comments on the shapes they draw and supports their language skills as she models words for them to repeat. Children are keen to use their sounds and words and often repeat what the childminder says to them. Children explore with shaped blocks as they carefully fit them into the corresponding holes. The childminder guides them when they run into difficulty to

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

help them complete what they set out to achieve.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children begin to develop a sense of responsibility as the childminder encourages them to tidy away the toys. They enthusiastically join in and complete the small task. Children develop healthy lifestyles. The childminder offers them a healthy snack and they have regular opportunities to play in the fresh air, such as at the local park. The childminder promotes positive behaviour. She sensitively supports children's behaviour according to their age and stage of development. She reminds children to be kind to their friends and ensures there are adequate resources to meet children's changing interests. Children have high levels of self-esteem and regularly express their enjoyment and excitement for their achievements. The childminder is perceptive to children's efforts and praises them often.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children progress well in their learning. They are active learners and quickly become confident in the child-centred environment. Children enjoy their interactions with others and respond well to the childminder's guidance and suggestions. They communicate well and are happy to express their needs through gesture and words. Children are prepared well for the next stage in their learning, such as school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY370824 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 1058370 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2008 and lives in Cantley, Norfolk. She operates all year round from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except for occasional days off.

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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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