Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 February 2017 5 September 2012

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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 evaluates the quality of the provision for children with her co- childminder to reflect on their practice and make improvements that benefit children.  The childminder helps children to develop a sense of security. Children build strong attachments with her and explore the setting confidently.  Children make good progress and learn a range of skills that prepare them for future learning, such as pre-school and school. The childminder monitors children's progress well and plans stimulating activities to help them learn.  The childminder has good relationships with professionals at other settings children attend. For example, they share the children's development, which helps to provide a consistent approach to their learning.  The childminder helps children to develop their early reading skills and a love of books. They join in repetitive phrases and excitedly anticipate what might happen next.

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This provision is good

 Children develop good friendships with each other. They are kind and polite.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasions, the childminder does not reshape activities or follow the children's interests to build on their learning. For example, during a group activity, young children lost focus because the childminder expected them to remain at the table too long.  The childminder does not consistently share information with parents, to help them extend children's learning further at home.

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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

 reshape activities to take account of children's different abilities and concentration levels, to help them follow their interests and build on their learning  provide more information to parents to help them build on and extend children's learning at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the areas used for childminding.  The inspector observed the childminder and children during play and evaluated an activity with the childminder.  The inspector examined a sample of policies, documents and children's records.  The inspector read feedback and spoke to parents to gain their views.  The inspector discussed the self-evaluation process with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands how to protect children's welfare, for example, from extreme views and beliefs. She knows the procedures to follow to report any concerns to keep children safe. The childminder has maintained her good practice and has kept her skills up to date since the last inspection. For example, she has attended a good range of courses, such as workshops, and replicated activities using different media and materials to enhance children's creativity.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder responds well to children alongside their play. She listens and interacts well to extend their learning. She develops children's language. For example, she models how words fit together. When a child said, 'no like banana', she repeated back 'you do not like bananas', to help them build sentences. The childminder introduces mathematics throughout the day. She talks to children about shape, size and measure. For example, she helps children learn that a square has four sides and to use a tape measure to see who is the tallest. The childminder and her co-childminder help children to develop social and physical skills. For example, they take children to a toddler group to play with other children, and children enjoy active sessions at a soft play centre.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a range of resources that positively depict diversity in the world we live in. She helps children talk about and participate in activities to help them understand the reasons for different festivities people celebrate. For example, recently, children have learnt about the celebrations for Chinese New Year. The childminder helps children to develop confidence and a sense of achievement, for example, as she praises their efforts and achievements. The childminder is a good role model for children. She helps younger children to share and take turns, and encourages the older children to put the needs of younger children before themselves. For example, older children help to support younger children to wash their hands and to sit down for their afternoon tea.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good early reading skills. They join in recalling familiar phrases in stories. Children learn to count, sort by size and colour, and name shapes. For example, they cut shapes in dough and name them, sort crayons by size and colour, and sort toy insects by colour and species. All children, including those for whom the childminder receives funding, learn a good range of skills. They enjoy make-believe games, which help them to learn practical life skills ready for school, such as dressing up, cooperating and sharing resources.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY441250 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 1059120 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 5 September 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She works with her co-childminder in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The childminder offers care from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, throughout the year. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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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