Childminder EY466852

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 February 2017 11 February 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 monitors children well. She makes accurate assessments of their development and knows what interests them. She plans well for the next stage of their learning. Children make good progress.  The childminder has good relationships with parents. She provides regular information on how children are learning and offers suggestions for parents to try at home. Children benefit from consistent experiences in the setting and at home.  The childminder provides children with plenty of choices. She makes sure toys and play materials are readily available to them. Children develop curiosity and confidence.  The childminder reflects on her practice and provision. She makes the most of professional development opportunities to enhance her knowledge and understanding of children's development. For example, recent training on young children's brain development helped her to create baskets of play materials to stimulate children's

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes misses opportunities to encourage children to stay at self- chosen activities, to support further their learning and development.  On occasion, the childminder does not teach children the correct words for things, to support further their language skills.

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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

 help children to engage and concentrate on activities of their choosing for longer periods, to support their learning and development as well as possible  make better use of opportunities to teach children the correct words for objects.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of the childminder's teaching in the home.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through parent testimonials and responses to questionnaires.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled paperwork, including policies and procedures, self-evaluation, risk assessments and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder listens to parents, children and others to help decide on positive changes. For example, she has put artificial grass outside so children can use the garden all year round. She has also created a water play area on the fence and included a mud kitchen to stimulate children's imagination. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has attended courses on how to keep children safe and has used advice from professionals to update her knowledge and policies. She knows what makes a child vulnerable and understands how to act on concerns about a child's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder encourages children's listening skills and imagination well, such as through singing rhymes. For example, she provided children with toy ducks and blue material to engage them in an action song about ducks swimming on a pond. The childminder supports children's early mathematical skills. For example, children matched animal puzzle pieces to the cut-out shapes in the tray. Children enjoyed investigating the musical instruments. For example, they made loud noises by blowing the recorder and experimented with shakers to make them rattle.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children form secure attachments with the childminder and are helped to get along with others. For example, the childminder sings a welcome song, using all the children's names so children start to recognise each other. The childminder helps children to develop well physically. For example, babies have 'tummy time' to strengthen their arms and legs to support crawling. All children enjoy the ball pit, developing their physical skills. For example, older ones climbed in on their own and they all joined in throwing the balls to each other and the childminder; and younger children used their arms and legs to move the balls around, laughing as they did so. The childminder talks with children about healthy choices and keeping well, including through discussions at mealtimes.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are happy and keen to explore. For example, they experimented with the blocks, looking through the coloured plastic, shaking ones that rattled and laughing as they knocked down towers built by the childminder. All children make their needs known. For example, younger children point to toys they would like to play with and lift their arms to be picked up. Children are developing good self-care skills. For example, they confidently eat finger foods, such as sandwiches, and attempt to use spoons to eat their yoghurts. Children are prepared for their future learning, including pre-school and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY466852 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1069596 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 11 February 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. The childminder lives in the centre of Cheltenham. She offers care from 8am to 6pm on Monday to Thursday, all year round.

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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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