Childminder EY302000

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 February 2017 10 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

 Children form warm, trusting relationships with the childminder. She gets to know them well and follows their routines. Children are emotionally secure in her care.  The childminder understands children's individual ways of learning and provides a good range of activities that encourage their participation well. Children make good progress.  The childminder forms positive partnerships with parents and other settings children attend. For example, she discusses children's activities with them to support a consistent approach for their care and learning needs.  Children develop positive attitudes to keeping fit and healthy. For example, the childminder provides exciting activities that encourage children's enjoyment of exercise.  The childminder implements clear operational policies and procedures that help her successfully support children's safety and well-being.  The childminder praises children frequently and they show pride in their achievements.

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This provision is good

Children gain good confidence in their abilities and develop positive self-esteem.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although, the childminder assesses and monitors children's progress well overall, she does not use the information as well as she could to consistently identify children's next steps of development accurately to target planning more effectively.  The childminder does not use opportunities as well as possible to increase her knowledge and teaching skills, to support children further during their activities.

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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

 make better use of assessment to identify children's next steps of development more precisely, to target and inform planning more effectively  increase knowledge and teaching skills further, to provide children with more focused and consistently high-quality support during their activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children's interactions indoors.  The inspector viewed documentation, such as operational policies, procedures and required records, including those for suitability.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the childminder and discussed children's learning and development with her.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands her responsibilities well to protect children's welfare and the procedures to follow should she have any concerns. The childminder actively supports her assistant. For example, they share ideas about the different activities they provide to assess how effective these are in developing children's learning. The childminder and her assistant frequently evaluate their practice and identify ways to improve. For example, they have developed better liaison with other settings children attend to support their ongoing learning more effectively. The childminder and her assistant continually assess their home and outings for possible risks. They put appropriate prevention in place to help keep children safe and secure in their care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder recognises children's interests and provides play experiences they enjoy. She encourages their communication and imaginative ideas very well. For example, children have great fun dressing up as a superhero or princess. They put on a pirate's hat and describe how they look as they excitedly say, 'Now I am a pirate princess'. The childminder supports children's understanding of simple technology and their early number awareness effectively. For example, children pretend an interactive toy rocket is about to take off in a game. They press buttons to activate the rocket's engine noise and eagerly count backwards from five, using their fingers to represent their counting.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children respond very positively to the caring, friendly childminder and her assistant, and settle easily to play. The childminder supports children's physical development well and they benefit from often playing outdoors in the fresh air. For example, children like to climb, swing and slide on the play equipment at the park. They enjoy splashing in puddles and going for walks by the river to feed the ducks, or to pick blackberries with the childminder. The childminder establishes clear routines for outings and actively encourages children's awareness of keeping safe. For example, children know where they must wait to cross roads and they learn the colours and meaning of the traffic lights.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop the skills they need for their move to school. They are motivated to learn and eagerly have a go at new activities. For example, children become absorbed exploring a tray of colourful dried rice and concentrate well as they fill and empty different sized containers. They enjoy making patterns and marks in the rice and start to form recognisable letters, such as for their names. Children behave well and learn to manage their emotions. For example, they remind each other to use kind, sharing, caring hands and they play happily together.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY302000 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1070657 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 23

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 December 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in Ottery St. Mary, Devon. The childminder cares for children Monday to Friday, all year round. She receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder works with an assistant.

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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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