Childminder EY426239

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 March 2017 24 April 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

 Overall, children make good progress in their learning and development. They enjoy a wide variety of activities and develop a positive attitude to learning, helping to prepare them for their move on to school.  Children use good social skills. They communicate well and learn to share. They have a lovely relationship with the childminder and positive friendships with each other.  The childminder effectively considers and continuously improves her setting. She makes changes that positively influence children's experiences and the progress they make.  The childminder has built good relationships with parents and other professionals. Children enjoy a shared understanding and a consistent approach to their learning and development.  Children develop an awareness of their local community and the people in it; they learn to be respectful and considerate towards the needs of others.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not provide many opportunities for children to explore a range of materials, to enhance and encourage their creative development.  The childminder does not plan opportunities quite as well as possible for those children who prefer to learn and be outdoors.

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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 opportunities for children to explore a range of materials and media to express themselves creatively  extend the opportunities for children who prefer to learn and be outdoors, to enrich their all-round development and progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children.  The inspector spoke with children and took the written views of parents into account.  The inspector looked at documentation, including children's learning journals.  The inspector conducted a leadership and management meeting and a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder understands safeguarding procedures and child protection issues. She has completed training to support her practice. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder successfully identifies training programmes that have a positive impact on children's experiences. For example, she has recently learnt about brain development and this has helped her to improve her approach to managing children's behaviour. The childminder makes well-considered, focused improvements to the quality of her setting. For example, she has changed the way she assesses children's progress to ensure any gaps in their development are easily identified and remedied. The childminder plans effectively with each child's specific needs in mind.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is skilled at supporting and extending children's problem-solving skills. For example, as children play a game with balls, pipes and levers, the childminder encourages them to investigate and find their own solutions when the balls get stuck. The childminder provides experiences that are in line with children's interests. For example, children dress dolls and pretend to feed them. Children build up a story and develop their language and imagination as they play. The childminder helps children make links in their understanding. For example, children plant seeds and keep diaries to record the results of the things they grow. Children are well supported in mathematics. For example, they build towers with blocks, and the childminder encourages children to carefully count and improve their understanding of number sequence.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder encourages children to develop an understanding of how to stay healthy. For example, children prepare their own food and discuss the benefits of trying new flavours. The childminder helps children stay safe and encourages them to consider risks. For example, she explains why the floor should remain free from trip hazards, and children learn to tidy up as they play. Children get lots of exercise and fresh air. They improve their physical skills, for example, through exploring and climbing in the woods and at the local park. Children learn to play well together, respect each other's feelings and take turns.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are content, independent and settled. They enjoy everything on offer. Children are able to choose and make decisions about what and where they would like to play. Children develop a love of learning and exploring in readiness for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY426239 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 1069066 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 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 24 April 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder lives in St George in Bristol and registered in 2002. She holds a childcare qualification at level 3 and operates from 8am until 6.30pm each weekday except Friday.

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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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