Childminder in Lincolnshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 April 2017 1 April 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 promotes children’s independence. She encourages children to do things for themselves. For example, children wash their hands before eating and competently spread cheese on their cracker for snack.  The childminder extends her professional development by researching information on the internet and reading childcare publications. This helps her to provide an interesting range of craft activities that children thoroughly enjoy.  The childminder helps children to develop their understanding of their local community. She takes them for walks to the park and to feed ducks. The childminder talks to children about how to keep themselves safe when crossing the road. Children say that they need to look both ways.  Children behave very well. They enjoy playing with others and learn to share and take turns. The childminder uses effective ways to support children’s positive behaviour. For example, she gently reminds them that, ‘Sharing is caring’.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not make the most of opportunities to share information about children’s achievements and levels of learning with other early years settings to support consistency.  The childminder has not fully considered how to develop her self-evaluation to include the views of parents, in order to help raise the quality of the provision to an outstanding 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

 develop methods of sharing information with other early years settings that children attend to help complement their learning further  consider gathering feedback from parents to contribute to the ongoing self-evaluation, in order to help continually raise the quality of provision to a higher level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children’s learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through the written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has attended child protection training and has developed her knowledge of further safeguarding issues. She knows to work with other professionals if necessary to help keep children safe. The childminder maintains a safe and secure home and removes any hazards. She uses effective methods to ensure that children leave her care with a suitable adult and ensures that children cannot leave her home unsupervised. This promotes children’s safety. The childminder shares information with parents about children’s learning and how they can further support their child’s good progress at home. Parents comment positively about the childminder and say that she is friendly, reliable and efficient.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows children well and uses observations and assessments to plan for their interests and what they need to learn next. She spends time listening to children and asks them questions about their home life and family pets. This helps children to recall past events and talk about their interests. The childminder encourages children to develop their literacy and mathematical skills. For example, she looks at books with children and asks them to count objects in the book. She introduces subtraction for older children and encourages younger children to feel the different textures on the pages and describe how they feel. The childminder is skilled at adapting the activities she provides, depending on each child’s abilities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are sociable and enjoy playing and interacting with the childminder and other children. The childminder promotes routine in the day. For example, she asks children to sit down at the table for snack and mealtimes. She makes good use of these times to engage children in discussions to extend their language skills. Children are very confident and demonstrate that they feel safe and emotionally secure. They develop strong attachments with the childminder. Children extend their physical skills in the garden, for example, when they ride on scooters and play with balls. The childminder provides children with a good range of healthy choices for snack to promote their good health.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those in receipt of funding, make good progress in their learning and development. Older children develop key skills needed for their move on to school. They develop literacy skills as they begin to recognise letters in their name and write the first letter. Older children confidently share familiar storybooks with the childminder and recall the story from memory. Children are happy, motivated to learn and keen to explore the childminder's home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 208775 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1089979 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 1 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1988 and lives in Lincoln. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder receives funding for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds an appropriate qualification equivalent at level 3.

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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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