Childminder EY460660

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 February 2017 6 November 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's self-evaluation is good. She continually seeks to make improvements to maintain good quality outcomes for children. For example, simplifying her systems of observation and assessment means that she can more quickly identify and address any gaps in children's learning.  Children are happy and have good self-esteem. They have very good relationships with the childminder and her assistant, who are affectionate and responsive. Children's behaviour is good. They show through their confident interactions with each other and with adults that they feel emotionally secure.  All children make good progress from their starting points. The childminder has good relationships with other early years settings attended by children, and her effective systems of sharing information help them to work together to provide children with consistent experiences.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children who prefer to learn outdoors have few opportunities to take part in activities and experiences that effectively cover all areas of learning.  The childminder has not successfully encouraged all parents to share ongoing information about what their children learn at home, to use in her assessments and planning for future progress.

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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 outdoor activities to provide a wider range of experiences for children who prefer to learn outside  encourage all parents to provide information about their children's achievements at home, to help inform the assessment and planning for children's next steps in learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and her assistant engaged in learning activities with children.  The inspector spoke to parents, read parents' written feedback, and talked to children.  The inspector reviewed safeguarding procedures and spoke to the childminder and her assistant to assess their understanding of child protection.  The inspector reviewed the childminder's systems of monitoring children's progress and planning for future learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder is well motivated and makes good use of training and professional networks to develop her practice. She shares new skills effectively with her assistant, and monitors the impact of improvements on children's learning well. For example, art workshops have helped the childminder to provide a wider range of creative activities for children and to be more confident letting them express their own ideas. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant have a good understanding of local procedures to safeguard children and know what to do to protect children from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her good observations and assessments to plan activities that challenge children well. She uses children's current interests very effectively to engage them, and communicates well to extend children's learning further. For example, children choose stories about dinosaurs and the childminder involves them in telling the stories with her. She develops this by skilfully encouraging children to name toy dinosaurs and match them to the book. When children draw dinosaurs, the childminder encourages them to describe the different features, such as some having 'front legs like hands'. The childminder plans very good activities that help children learn how to use technology. For example, she helps them to find, download and print pictures showing different nursery rhymes to go in the song box. The childminder works effectively to provide information to parents about their children's progress so they know what children learn.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children learn well about their own community and the wider world. For example, they talk about visits to the museum and the library. Children confidently point out countries on the map where they have family and friends, and talk about visiting them. Children are independent and enjoy doing things for themselves. For example, with close supervision from the childminder, they carefully slice up strawberries for their snack, showing good safety awareness when using knives. Children's health and hygiene knowledge is good. For example, they immediately go to wash their hands before helping to prepare snack, and they tell the childminder that they cannot eat food after it has been dropped on the floor.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good skills that prepare them well for the next stage in their learning, including going to school. For example, they have regular opportunities to mix with larger numbers of children, such as at toddler groups, to help them develop their social skills. Children receive good support in readiness for pre-school and school to become confident in larger groups and being able to communicate their needs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY460660 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 1071550 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 9 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 6 November 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in the village of Puriton, near Bridgwater, Somerset. She works on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education to children aged 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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