Childminder 131440

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 February 2017 26 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

 Children build warm, trusting relationships. They benefit from the childminder's sensitive, caring manner and good support for their emotional well-being.  The childminder supports children's learning and development effectively. For example, she skilfully re-shapes activities to follow children's interests and extend their learning experiences. Children make good progress in their learning.  The childminder has effective partnerships with parents. She gathers a wide range of information from the parents to help her assess children's abilities from the start, which enables her to meet their individual needs well.  Children's communication and mathematical development are supported well. For example, the childminder joins in their play introducing new words and numbers to build on their developing vocabulary.  The childminder constantly reviews her provision to help her recognise ways she can develop her practice further, to improve the outcomes for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder checks the progress of each child's learning and development but her arrangements are not consistently as precise as possible.  The childminder does not make the most of opportunities to support children's early reading and pre-writing 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

 develop further arrangements to monitor children's progress to make them as precise as possible, to help identify any gaps in their learning at the earliest opportunity  make better use of opportunities to increase children's early literacy skills even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and interaction between the childminder and the children, and viewed the play equipment and resources.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection, including discussing the impact of teaching after viewing activities.  The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used for childminding and talked to children at appropriate times.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records.  The inspector discussed how the childminder evaluates her provision and read comments from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows about child protection issues and the procedures to follow if she has concerns. She teaches children how to keep themselves safe in their play. For example, she explains not to stand on the end part of the soft play resources as they could fall and hurt themselves. The childminder reflects on her practice to look at ways she can develop further. For example, she completed training to increase her knowledge, such as about early years nutrition. Effective planning and assessment overall mean that children benefit from good-quality care and learning opportunities. Children enjoy interesting indoor and outdoor play experiences, which motivate them to learn.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn through play and exploration. She provides a wide range of activities, which are planned according to the children's interests and learning priorities. For example, children are excited to explore the various materials, such as pressing and scooping soil and moulding the sand. They enjoy experimenting further as they add water to the soil and see how it changes to a thinner mixture. Children count confidently. For example, they concentrate as they match the same number of shapes to the corresponding number of dots, which helps to build on their mathematical skills. The childminder joins in the activities, and her relaxed conversations and questioning, for example, help to extend children's thinking skills further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder's home is safe and welcoming. She works supportively with the families to enable her to settle children well. Children benefit from the childminder's warm and caring manner. She shows deep concern for their feelings and meets their care needs without delay, such as recognising when children are hungry or tired. Children take part in regular outings around the local community where they meet other people, use different play equipment and learn about the world around them. The childminder offers a range of toys and activities to provide opportunities for children to gain an awareness of the wider world.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn the important skills they need for the future and to prepare them for starting school. They are keen to take part in the activities and show good levels of independence as they make choices about their play. Children are confident to talk to adults, communicating freely about their own home and interests. For example, children enjoy looking at a book and talking about animals they have seen on a visit to the farm.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 131440 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1070235 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 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 26 August 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2000. She lives in Whiteparish, on the outskirts of Salisbury, in Wiltshire. The childminder operates Monday to Friday, throughout the year. She holds an early years qualification at level 4.

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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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