Childminder in Lincolnshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 April 2017 4 February 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 used professional development opportunities well to secure her knowledge of how children learn. This has helped her to support children’s early communication and language skills well.  Children are motivated and keen to explore the activities the childminder offers them and they quickly become engaged in play.  The childminder provides children with emotional comfort and security. Children openly show the childminder affection and seek her out to share their learning experiences.  The childminder works well alongside her co-childminder to meet children’s care, learning and development needs. They share observations and detailed information about their key children. This helps the childminder to support children’s good progress.  The childminder promotes children’s early literacy skills. For example, she encourages children to point out pictures in books and share their experiences with the childminder.

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This provision is good

Children are confident, safe and secure.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not fully considered how to gather the views of parents to help contribute to and develop her self-evaluation of the quality of provision.  The childminder does not use her assessments to best effect and to plan as precisely as possible for what children need to learn next.

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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 ways to gather feedback from parents to help contribute to ongoing self-evaluation to help continually raise the quality of provision  use the information gathered from assessments to plan more precisely for what children need to learn next, to increase the potential for them to make more rapid progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors 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 childminding home.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through 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 keeps her knowledge up to date by doing her own research and sharing practice with her co-childminder. The childminder gathers information from parents when children first start attending about their dietary and medical requirements. This helps her to promote children’s good health. The childminder shares information with other early years settings that children attend to support their individual needs and good progress. She talks to parents daily about their child’s interests and progress. Parents comment positively about the childminder. They say that she ‘puts lots of thought and effort into the daily activities’ she provides for their children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a secure knowledge of the children she cares for and the different ways in which they like to learn. She plays alongside children and supports their communication and language skills well. The childminder uses simple words with younger children when talking about objects they play with. She introduces mathematical language during activities she provides for children. For example, during baking activities, the childminder counts the number of eggs that children use and tells them the numbers on the weighing scales. Children are excited to make cakes and independently break eggs and stir the mixture. The childminder helps children to learn about how to keep themselves safe. She talks to them about the oven being hot and about how to cross the road safely when walking in the street.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder ensures that children benefit from daily fresh air and exercise. She encourages children to roll balls to each other. This helps children to learn to share and take turns. Outdoors, the childminder provides ‘sports days’ for children to take part in. Children join in running and jumping games and receive a medal for their achievements. This helps to raise children’s self-esteem. The childminder follows strategies used at home by parents to support consistency in managing children’s behaviour. The childminder takes children to local toddler groups to develop their social skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop a positive attitude to learning and the skills they will need when they move on to nursery and eventually school. They are working comfortably within the range of development typical for their age. Children are very confident to explore their surroundings, demonstrate good listening skills and are keen to join in the exciting range of activities provided. Younger children develop problem-solving skills. For example, they use toy screwdrivers to twist and turn nuts and bolts.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY392537 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1093847 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 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 4 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2009 and works from the home of her co-childminder in Grimoldby, Lincolnshire. She operates all year round, Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has an early years qualification 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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