Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 February 2017 21 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 reflects well on her practice and provision. She uses feedback from parents and children to support changes and improvements, such as what should be included in the natural area in the garden.  The childminder has strong partnerships with parents. She actively shares information and guidance to inform them about what children are learning with her. Children benefit from consistent approaches at home and in the setting.  The childminder uses information from recent training to ensure that she makes accurate assessments of children's development. She makes these available to other professionals and parents to help support children's all-round development. Children make good progress in their learning.  Children have access to a wide variety of play materials and experiences. They can make choices about what they want to do within the stimulating environments. Children have good confidence and self-esteem.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Opportunities for younger children to use and explore technology are sometimes limited.  Sometimes, the childminder does not recognise when to encourage children to stay at chosen activities or work together more to support further thinking and ways to solve problems.

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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

 extend the opportunities for children to use technology to extend their knowledge and understanding of the world  support children to sustain concentration at chosen activities and to cooperate with each other when working in group situations to improve their thinking and understanding.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of the childminder's teaching in the home and garden.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to on the day, and through parent testimonials and responses to questionnaires.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled paperwork, including policies and procedures, self-evaluation, risk assessments and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has changed the way she monitors children's progress. She has introduced an interactive online system for recording what children have achieved and uses this well to see quickly what they need to learn next. The childminder shares this information well with parents and plans effectively to meet children's needs and interests. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has undertaken training so she knows what to do if she has concerns about a child's welfare. She knows the procedures to follow to protect children and provide a safe environment.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder monitors children's progress well and uses their ideas to provide varied and interesting activities. For example, following an interest in space, the children used different boxes and materials to create their own rockets. Children also made 'geysers' from an egg box, explaining that hot steam was coming out of the cones. Children experimented with their senses. For example, when making their models they explored the 'stickiness' of double-sided tape, the 'softness' of cotton wool and the 'bumpiness' of the ridges in the egg cartons. Children enjoyed choosing items from the 'song bag' to decide which rhymes to sing. The childminder encourages children's mathematics, such as asking them to count the cups and plates at snack time.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is responsive to children's needs and provides a nurturing environment where they feel safe and secure. For example, with her support, children readily accept newcomers into their play and are keen to talk to them about what they are doing. The childminder provides opportunities for children to learn about different celebrations. For example, they have made pancakes for snack, learnt about Wales and its patron saint, and chosen flowers to grow for Mother's Day. The childminder prepares nutritious food and encourages the children to make healthy food choices, for example, through discussions at mealtimes. The childminder helps children to prepare for moving on in their learning, such as through visits to playgroups and schools.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are enthusiastic to learn and eagerly involve others in their play. They use their imagination and make links between different areas of learning. For example, they created snakes with recyclable materials to represent the one they had heard about in a story. Children develop independent self-care skills. For example, they put on their own coats to go in the garden and used the trowels to put soil into the plant pots for their bulbs. Children create with a purpose and develop physical skills, such as when they used scissors to cut tape to stick their tubes together to make binoculars.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY316304 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1070724 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 21 August 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in the Longlevens area, on the outskirts of Gloucester. The childminder offers care from 8am to 6pm on Monday to Thursday and from 8am to 5pm on Friday, all year round. The childminder holds a relevant qualification at level 3. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for 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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