Childminder EY413793

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 March 2017 19 January 2015

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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 has positive and well-established relationships with parents. She exchanges information in various ways, in order to keep them updated about their child's learning and care needs.  Children behave well. The childminder offers praise and encouragement and promotes positive behaviour. This helps to develop children's self-esteem.  Children form good, warm relationships with the childminder and with one another.  Children make independent choices in their play and demonstrate a strong sense of belonging. They play confidently and enjoy their time exploring the toys.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not established a highly successful two-way flow of information with other settings children attend. This means that a joint approach to children's learning has not been fully achieved.  Sometimes, the childminder does not provide children with the best opportunities to develop their speaking skills.  The childminder does not make the most of the self-evaluation process to identify and address areas for professional development, in order to improve the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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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

 find more ways to gather and share information with all other settings that children attend, to enable a truly shared approach to children's learning  build on opportunities for children to further develop their speaking skills  continue to develop self-evaluation processes and use the information gained to target effective actions to raise the quality of teaching to an outstanding level and further improve the outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the qualifications held by the childminder. She checked evidence of the suitability of all those living on the premises.  The inspectors spoke to a small number of parents during the inspection and took account of their views

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder completes regular training keeping her safeguarding practices and knowledge up-to-date. She is confident in the procedures to follow should she have a concern about a child in her care. Children are closely supervised and adult-to-child ratios are maintained. The childminder seeks the views of parents and children regularly to assess the service she provides to them. The childminder observes and makes accurate assessments of children's progress. She uses this knowledge to plan activities and experiences to support and narrow any gaps in children's learning and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The well-qualified childminder knows the children she cares for very well. She observes them in their play and finds out what they are interested in. She uses this information to provide activities for children to support the next steps in their learning. For example, children show an interest in a particular character in a story. They enjoy handling the props the childminder has provided that are associated with the book and introduce them at the appropriate times during the story. This demonstrates that they know the story well and enjoy participating. The childminder is enthusiastic in her teaching which motivates children to repeat words and matching sounds. The childminder helps children count objects and name the colours of the characters in the book.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy, settled and very familiar with routines. For example, during mealtimes they know to sit at the low table to eat their food and also help clear away their own plates when they have finished. The childminder supports children's healthy lifestyles effectively. They spend time in the garden, enjoying the fresh air while exercising and exploring the toys. This also supports their physical development. Children also enjoy healthy snacks and meals that meets their individual dietary requirements. The childminder develops children's understanding of diversity through a range of activities and toys that teaches them about people in the wider world. Young children quickly learn to take turns and share toys.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children confidently explore their surroundings and show good levels of independence as they make choices about their play. Children show an interest in their play and have a positive attitude to learning. They have good opportunities to interact with other children of their age as well as older children. This helps to build their confidence and social skills as they learn to play together in larger groups. Children make good progress from their starting points. They are developing skills for their future learning and the eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY413793 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 1086432 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010 and works with two other childminders in Sheffield. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early education for three-year-old children.

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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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