Childminder EY318959

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 April 2017 23 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 builds strong relationships with other settings and schools that children attend. They share information on children's next steps in learning. This has a positive impact on children's ongoing development.  The childminder is proactive in seeking relevant training opportunities for herself and her assistant. They have attended training on new safeguarding initiatives that affect their work with children and have successfully implemented these in their practice.  The childminder helps children to understand how to manage risk and keep themselves safe. On walks to and from school, children understand where they need to be more careful. The childminder has also taught them effective road safety skills.  Children are happy and are making effective friendships. These are strengthened further as they attend the local pre-school together. Children demonstrate they feel secure in the childminder's home. They freely use all the space and move small

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This provision is good

furniture around to enhance their imaginative play.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder is not always successful in gaining the views of parents and children, in order to enhance the good development of her practice.  The childminder does not always encourage children to share their ideas and knowledge when taking part in adult-planned activities.

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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

 make more effective use of the views of parents and children to enhance the already good reflections of practice  provide children with further opportunities to express their ideas and use their own knowledge during adult-planned activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder joining in activities with children and discussed the learning that was taking place with her.  The inspector saw the areas of the premises and garden used for childminding.  The inspector saw the evidence showing the suitability of household members and a range of other documents, including children's assessments records and the safeguarding policy.  The inspector spoke to and interacted with children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the childminder's reflections on her practice and of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is confident about following appropriate child protection procedures, helping to protect children's welfare. She keeps herself up to date on local safeguarding procedures by attending regular training and engaging in professional discussions with other childminders. The childminder reflects on the activities she provides and the rate of children's progress. She ensures any gaps in learning are swiftly identified and strategies are planned to address them. The childminder uses self-evaluation to review her teaching methods and service and makes effective changes to her practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder interacts well with children as they play. She ensures they have a good range of resources to choose from. Children engage in imaginative play with dolls. They act out roles, changing the tone and expression of their voices to portray different characters. Children show an interest in technology as they use old mobile telephones. They ask questions about why they no longer work and cannot be charged. The childminder offers them full explanations to satisfy their curiosity. The childminder is aware of children's next steps in learning and ensures that the activities they experience are suitably challenging. She regularly shares information with parents about children's development. She receives updates from them about what children have been doing and learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy being outside where they have many opportunities to be active and develop their physical skills. For example, they enjoy playing basketball and are very pleased when they score a goal. The childminder helps children to understand their own needs, such as by respecting their choice of having snack when they feel hungry. The childminder helps children to understand how healthy food grows. They grow vegetables, such as beans in the garden and look forward to tasting them. Through written documents, parents state their children develop well in the childminder's care, especially gaining good communication and language skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are making good progress and their skills are developing well. They use knives with ease as they chop fruit. They engage themselves and others in highly effective play. They show how resourceful they are as they find equipment to make props for their games. Children show their interest in books as they talk about stories which link to the activities the childminder has planned for them. All children are effectively gaining the keys skills required for their future learning at school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY318959 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 1092567 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 12 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2005 and lives in Meppershall, Bedfordshire. The childminder operates Mondays and Wednesdays from 7.30am until 9am and from 3pm until 6pm. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, she operates from 7.30am until 6pm and on Fridays from 7.30am until 9am during school term times. During some school holidays, she operates Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm. The childminder holds a recognised childcare qualification at level 3 and employs an assistant on a part-time basis.

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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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Telephone number

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