Childminder EY336585

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 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 uses her knowledge of how children learn to provide a good range of activities and experiences that supports them to make good progress in their development from their individual starting points.  Children have access to a good range of resources in a well-organised environment. For example, children choose the toys they want to play with. This helps them to follow their interests and ideas.  Children behave well. They form good friendships and play together with sensitive guidance from the childminder. Children share and take turns with the different toys and resources.  The childminder establishes good partnerships with parents. She keeps them well informed about their children's progress. For example, she provides a daily diary to share information about what children have enjoyed each day.  The childminder establishes strong links with other early years providers. This helps to

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This provision is good

ensure continuity and supports children's care, learning and development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder misses some opportunities to fully develop children's understanding of number, size and shape.  The childminder does not make use of all opportunities to help children learn about the similarities and differences of those represented in the wider community.

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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 more opportunities to further develop children's understanding of number, size and shape  support children more effectively to develop their understanding of those from different communities and traditions.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at the areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector observed the childminder and co-childminder playing and interacting with the children during a range of activities.  The inspector viewed a sample of the childminder's policies and checked evidence of the childminder's and co-childminder's suitability and qualifications.  The inspector discussed activities with the childminder in relation to observations of the children's play, learning and progress.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed in their written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is fully aware of how to protect children from harm. She has attended recent training to enable her to understand her responsibility to protect children who may be at risk of being exposed to extreme ideas and thoughts. She knows who to contact if she has any concerns or issues. The childminder is dedicated to continual improvement. She works closely with the co-childminder to comprehensively review and reflect on their practice. They share ideas and suggestions, helping to extend future learning experiences and opportunities for children. She has recently attended training to help her review the progress that different groups of children make, to improve the focus on improving outcomes.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows individual children well. She monitors and assesses their learning and uses her knowledge to plan a range of activities to support the next steps in their learning. The childminder skilfully supports children's language and communication development. For example, she involves children in conversation while they play and introduces new words to help extend their vocabulary. Children eagerly participate in play and show increasing levels of concentration. For example, they delight in exploring and investigating the toy animals and use their imagination to develop the game.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are well settled in the childminder's comfortable environment helping them to feel calm and supporting their good independence skills. The childminder effectively supports children's well-being. For example, she encourages healthy lifestyles as children follow good hygiene practices, have healthy snack options and benefit from regular opportunities to play outdoors. The children are independent, active learners who freely choose toys and resources and enjoy using their own ideas to develop their play. Children are curious, keen to explore and show an enjoyment of learning. For example, children are thoroughly absorbed in observing fish and snails using the magnifying glasses.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children gain the key skills needed for the next stage in their learning. They are happy and self-assured in their play and keen to join in activities. For example, they enjoy pretend play with the hospital resources, using the tools with skill and talking together as they develop and extend their game. Children have good opportunities to practise their early writing skills, such as freely choosing to use the pens and paper to write and draw. Children freely access, and confidently use, simple technology as part of their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY336585 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1092774 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 6 Number of children on roll 12

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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 2006. She works with her co-childminder at the co- childminder's home in Up Hatherley, Cheltenham. The childminder operates all year from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. She holds a relevant 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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