Childminder in Cornwall

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 April 2017 18 March 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 is a good role model and has a calm and friendly manner. She skilfully helps children to understand how to respect others and the environment.  Children initiate their own ideas well. The childminder effectively supports them to develop these further. For example, children enjoy playing hide and seek with each other, supporting their good social skills.  Children play games, such as 'I spy'. The childminder teaches children well, helping them to identify colours and letter sounds, to support their thinking and early literacy skills.  All children use resources effectively to support their creativity. Children enjoy feeling textures of materials and use good language to describe how they feel, such as 'soft', 'rough' and 'shiny'.  Good links with other professionals help the childminder to share good practice and prepare children well for their eventual move to school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, the childminder misses opportunities to help children use numbers more to extend their mathematical learning.  The childminder does not use her assessment of children's progress as well as she could, to help identify gaps in their learning promptly.

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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

 extend and challenge children's mathematical skills further to help them use numbers more  refine the monitoring of children's progress to inform even more precise identification of children's learning needs.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of the childminder's teaching and the impact she has on children's learning and development.  The inspector held a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to children and read written statements from parents about the quality of the provision.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection about her understanding of legal requirements.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including children's assessments, and the childminder's suitability and training qualifications.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder uses her knowledge and qualifications well to help provide children with a broad range of activities. She uses her self-evaluation process well to identify her strengths and ways in which she can improve practice for children, such as supporting their independence. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of what to do if she has a concern about a child's welfare. She keeps her safeguarding knowledge updated through frequent training, to help her keep children safe. The childminder has a good understanding of the legal requirements, helping children to learn and develop well. Partnerships with parents are strong. The childminder actively involves them in their children's learning. For example, parents share details of the activities children have enjoyed at home via a communication book and website page.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy playing with shells and learn new words, such as 'scallop', supporting their language skills well. Younger children develop their early writing skills effectively through their own initiated play activities, such as colouring and using play dough. Older children develop good problem-solving skills, for example, when estimating how many pots they can fill using toy diggers and gravel. The childminder uses her observations well to support her planning, providing children with stimulating activities to keep them engaged, such as toasting marshmallows outdoors. Older children carefully insert feathers into small holes, helping to strengthen their finger muscles to hold a pen in preparation for early writing.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have good opportunities to visit places of interest within the local community. For example, they spend time with the childminder following trails in the woods and handfeeding squirrels, skilfully supporting their understanding about the world around them. Children develop strong physical and confidence skills, for example, when swimming or attending gymnastics. The childminder meets children's care needs well and provides warm and nurturing relationships, helping children feel safe within the provision. The childminder teaches children well about different dietary requirements of other cultures and faiths, and similarities between themselves and others.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children progress well from their starting points. All children develop good physical skills. For example, they skilfully learn how to climb rocks, trees and slide down sand dunes. Younger children enjoy playing with toy telephones, helping to support their communication and technology skills well. Older children build stories around toys, such as knights and dragons, supporting their inquisitive imaginations.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY101899 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 1091274 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 18 March 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002. She lives in St Columb, Cornwall. The childminder operates Monday to Friday from 7am to 6.30pm with occasional overnight care, all year round. She receives early education funding to provide free places for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds a childcare 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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