Derbyshire, Kerry Jehane

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 April 2017 25 October 2016

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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

 Significant improvements have been made by the childminder since their last inspection. Actions taken to improve, such as developing new systems for reviewing staff practice; and assessments of children’s progress are effective in improving quality.  The childminder and her assistants know the children well. They plan activities that interest and challenge children, which supports children to make typical progress.  Children behave well. They play alongside each other without disagreements and understand boundaries as they follow well-established routines.  Children are developing key skills for school. In particular they listen carefully and follow instructions from adults.  Children are confident and enjoy time spent with the childminder and her assistants. They ask them questions, invite them into their play, seek comfort from them and share what they do and do not want.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children are not consistently provided with opportunities to become independent, in particular at meal times.  Children’s opportunities to play are sometimes delayed due to tasks not being planned appropriately, such as safety checks for the outdoor area.

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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

 provide further opportunities to help children to become independent, in particular at meal times. For example, enable children to serve themselves with food and drink  improve planning of tasks, such as safety checks for the outdoor area, so that their completion does not delay children’s opportunities to play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact on children's learning.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's learning records, policies, staff supervision records and training certificates.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took into account the views of parents from reading questionnaires obtained by the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder and her assistants give and receive regular feedback from observations of each other’s practice. As a result, the quality of teaching is improving significantly. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistants have recently completed safeguarding training. As a result, they have a good understanding of the signs of abuse and the procedures to follow should an allegation be made against a person working or living on the premises. A broad range of activities are provided that cover the curriculum, preparing children well for school. The childminder communicates well with parents and other providers to support all children including those whose development is not at the expected level. For example, details of children’s next steps in their learning are shared so that everyone is working towards the same targets, helping children to make better progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The new system for assessment provides an accurate view of children’s overall development. From this, key persons identify relevant next steps for each child and plan activities that support children to develop in these areas. For example, an activity to find toy bugs in soil supports children to count, play alongside each other, and experience messy play. This activity addresses the next steps for each individual child involved. The childminder and her assistants support children’s learning well, sharing their knowledge in interesting ways. For example, children enjoy listening to the hungry caterpillar story and links made by the childminder to eating healthy foods help children to learn about making food choices that benefit their health. Reference was later made to the story at snack time encouraging children to eat new fruits for the first time such as plums and apricots.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are interested in learning, they are willing the have a go and maintain concentration for long periods. For example, children spent some time searching for a specified number and colour of toy insects buried in soil using different tools, such as spades and tweezers. Sensitive reassurance from the childminder and her assistant helped children progress from not wanting to touch the soil to holding it in their hand. Children enjoy their achievements and show genuine care for each other. For example, one child showed another child their painting with pride. The other child excitedly responded, ‘wow, are you going to show your Mummy.’ The childminder and her assistants work well together to provide high levels of supervision, keeping children safe.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are making typical progress in all areas of their development. They are developing key skills required for school, such as listening to instructions and focusing on learning for sustained periods of time. They are developing some self-care skills, such as putting on their coats and shoes by themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY405755 Local authority Derby, City of Inspection number 1077598 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 10 Total number of places 31 Number of children on roll 30

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 October 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010 and lives in Derby. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has a relevant qualification at level 3. The childminder works with two assistants. The childminder provides funded early education for two- and 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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