Childminder in North Somerset

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 February 2017 11 August 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 supports children's emotional well-being effectively. For example, she offers reassurance and comfort to children when new sounds of toy vehicles unsettle them. Children form strong bonds with the childminder and build friendships with their peers. They show concern for each other, take turns and play companionably.  The childminder uses her qualification, research and training well to provide good- quality interactions, particularly to support children's communication and language skills. For example, the childminder models language, effectively providing a narrative to young children's actions.  The childminder provides a well-organised environment with a good range of exciting resources within easy reach of children. Since the last inspection, the childminder has labelled these and children now make further choices about their play.  The childminder makes detailed observations and accurately identifies children's next

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This provision is good

steps and their progress, to influence the wide breadth of experiences on offer. Children are motivated to learn and make good progress from their starting points.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder is too quick to offer solutions, and does not give young children time to solve problems and think critically.  The childminder does not always gather information from parents about children's starting points, to influence her planning and tracking of children's progress further.

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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

 give children more time to think and solve problems  encourage parents to share information about their children's developmental starting points, to further support initial planning and the tracking of children's progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children.  The inspector considered the written views of parents.  The inspector talked with the childminder about her understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including the childminder's self- evaluation and children's assessment records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder protects children well on outings. For example, she ensures she has appropriate equipment and information with her to keep children safe. The childminder has a good understanding of her responsibilities to report any child protection concerns to the appropriate safeguarding agencies. The childminder makes good use of self-evaluation to provide positive outcomes for children. She regularly attends professional meetings and training to improve the quality of her teaching. For example, she now uses natural and real objects more effectively and provides more challenging resources for younger children to explore in their creative play. The childminder shares information regularly with parents and other early years settings children attend, to enable a consistent approach to children's learning and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans a good range of experiences across all areas of learning. Young children have good opportunities to explore and investigate. For example, they follow instructions from the childminder well to match shapes and post them into the shape sorter, developing good coordination. Children are alert to their environment. For example, they notice the different sounds of nearby roadworks. The childminder follows children's interests well and provides them with a range of diggers and trucks to explore further. Children move and handle the toy vehicles, competently pushing them forwards and backwards. Children engage well with the childminder, inviting her into their play, for example, to help to feed their doll.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder successfully helps children learn to keep safe. For example, she provides clear explanations so that children understand why it is not safe to climb into the toy buggy. The childminder uses effective strategies to distract children to keep them safe. She encourages 'kind hands' to help children behave well with others. The childminder meets children's care needs efficiently and introduces children to hygienic practices, such as washing their hands before they eat. Children show good independence. For example, young children learn to feed themselves.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain good skills that support their future learning well. Young children show interest in how things work and concentrate on activities. For example, they repeatedly remove labels from toy baskets, investigating how the tape sticks together. Young children develop good early writing skills. For example, they make marks on a drawing board, learning how to hold tools. Young children develop good spatial awareness and coordination. For example, they repeatedly retrieve balls and place them down the chute.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 118226 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 1070178 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 11 August 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1993 and lives in Clevedon, North Somerset. The childminding service operates daily throughout the year. The childminder has an early years qualification at level 3.

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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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