Childminder 106508

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 April 2017 23 June 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 outdoor environment provides children with a wealth of learning opportunities and is very well resourced. Children make choices about their play, finding inventive ways to use the resources and to solve problems. For example, older children quickly work out that if they place logs together they can roll a plank along successfully. Children make good progress from their starting points.  Children form strong attachments and have high self-esteem. They behave well and build firm friendships. Children help each other, for example, they hold sticky tape for their friends so that it is easier to cut. The childminder uses her training well to maintain consistent behavioural strategies, working closely with parents.  Children have many opportunities to be creative. For example, they decide which recycled materials to use and communicate their ideas well. The childminder interacts well, for example, demonstrating how to use equipment and helping children talk about

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not gather more detailed information from parents about children's learning at home, to support her in the planning and assessment process.  At times, the childminder does not give children enough time to think and answer questions to support their learning.

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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

 encourage all parents to share information about their children's ongoing achievements at home, to further support the planning and assessment process  allow children more time to answer questions, to extend their thinking and ideas further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children as they played inside and outside.  The inspector observed a planned activity and discussed children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector considered the written views of parents.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's assessment records and the childminder's policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she evaluates her provision.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder uses her policies and procedures effectively to help ensure children are safe, healthy and secure. She has a good understanding of her responsibilities to report any concerns about a child. The childminder uses self-evaluation effectively. She has made good improvements since the last inspection, for example, ensuring that the indoor and outdoor areas provide the same learning opportunities. The childminder makes good use of networking and research to develop her teaching and extend ideas, such as creating a water wall to encourage explorative play. The childminder effectively tracks individual and groups of children's progress, taking action promptly to minimise gaps in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans an exciting range of experiences, which considers children's interests and their next steps in learning effectively. She interacts well to support children's communication and language skills. For example, she provides a narrative to children's actions, uses repetitive language and amends sentences sensitively. Children have good opportunities to be outside and active. For example, they listen well to instructions, kicking their legs outwards to help them swing independently. Children show a good interest in the world around them, for example, they watch a nesting bird on the camera feed.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder keeps children safe. She encourages them to learn about safety and assess risk for themselves, for example, when they use tools, such as scissors and knives. Younger children quickly become independent, for example, learning how to descend steps safely. Children quickly learn the childminder's daily routines, for example, tidying away and washing their hands before they eat. The childminder uses her discussions with parents effectively to ensure she meets children's care needs efficiently. For example, children sleep according to their needs and each have their own bed or cot with their personal comforters.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain the skills required that support them well in their next steps in learning. They have a positive attitude to learning and show great pride in their achievements. Children show respect for each other, for example, stepping carefully around their friends' models. Children persevere in tasks, such as finding the best materials to hold boxes together as they create. They use language well to convey their ideas and to express their thoughts, such as exclaiming that the tape they have cut is too small.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 106508 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 1088990 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 16

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 June 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1998. She lives in Brislington, Bristol and works with her husband, who is also a registered childminder. She receives funding for the provision of free early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds 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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