Doughty, Kerry Michelle

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 March 2017 24 October 2012

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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 taken steps to improve her provision since the last inspection. She evaluates her own practice and ensures that she keeps her knowledge about early years issues up to date through proactive research and training. The childminder monitors her assistant's practice effectively.  The childminder uses what she knows about children to ensure that they are challenged effectively to make good progress.  Partnerships with parents are effective with regard to exchanging information, to ensure continuity of care and learning for children. Parents share very positive views about the service that the childminder provides.  Children are happy in the care of the childminder and her assistant. Relationships are good. Children's emotional security begins with a good settling-in period that is agreed with parents in accordance with their child's needs.  Children's physical development is supported well. They practise their good

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This provision is good

manipulative skills in a variety of ways.  The childminder and her assistant encourage children to count and name colours and shapes while they play.  Children's creativity is supported well. They explore a variety of different media and materials.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently support children's pronunciation of some familiar words and sounds that they use in their play.  Children's understanding of people, families and communities beyond their own experience is not fully supported by the childminder.

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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

 strengthen practice for supporting children with the pronunciation of some sounds and words as they develop their language skills  extend opportunities for children to learn about people, families, communities and traditions beyond their own experience.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities as children played in the indoor play area. She discussed teaching methods with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistant and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at evidence of the childminder's and the assistant's training and checked evidence of the suitability of all adults.  The inspector looked at a selection of children's assessment records and planning, policies and procedures and a range of other documentation.  The inspector took account of the written views provided by parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Children's welfare is addressed well. The childminder and her assistant are aware of the local safeguarding procedures and their responsibilities to protect children from abuse and neglect. They are aware of the duty to prevent children from being drawn into situations that may put them at risk of significant of harm. The childminder assesses and successfully minimises risks in her home and garden. She ensures that children are always supervised. Necessary suitability checks for all adults have been completed. The childminder reviews her provision in order to identify any areas for improvement. She is a member of a national association for early years workers and accesses information online in order to keep up to date with early years issues. The childminder welcomes advice offered by representatives of the local authority and values good practice ideas shared between herself and other childminders.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes and assesses children and provides activities that support them in reaching the next steps in their learning. She interprets the wants and needs of younger children well as they express themselves through gestures and single words. Children name and explore colours as they paint pots in preparation for a planting and growing activity. The childminder encourages them to identify the different colours that they create when paints are mixed. Children choose from a variety of mark-making resources, such as paint, glue, chalk and crayons. They decide to draw around their hands. Children's mathematical development is supported well as they are asked to slowly count while they skilfully manipulative a pencil around each finger. They gain an early knowledge of calculation. They are challenged to say how many fingers remain after they have drawn around three and then four fingers. Children readily use mathematical language, such as

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

one more. Children enjoy continual access to a good variety of books.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder and assistant develop close bonds with the children in their care. Children play in a safe and welcoming environment. They eat healthy food and they are physically active. Young children are gaining confidence and skills while they play on play equipment in the childminder's garden and at the park. Children behave well. The childminder and her assistant adopt a positive approach to managing behaviour in order to foster children's self-esteem. Efforts and achievements are acknowledged with praise and children are supported well as they learn to share and take turns.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good skills in readiness for the move on to pre-school and school. They are prepared well emotionally for moving on, for example, they interact with other childminders and the children they care for. Children learn to manage their self-care needs independently and they make decisions about their play. They express themselves confidently. Pencil control is developing well and children talk about their drawings. They are beginning to learn that numerals represent quantities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY407456 Local authority Coventry Inspection number 1075671 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 24 October 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010. She lives in Coventry. The childminder works with an assistant. She operates all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays, Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm.

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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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