Haswell, Suzanne Emma

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 May 2017 13 February 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 clearly demonstrates her passion and enthusiasm for her role. She is a reflective practitioner, striving to offer a high-quality service to children and families.  Children have secure attachments to the childminder. They form excellent relationships with her and with one another. They play happily, confidently make choices and show a positive attitude towards the learning opportunities that are offered to them.  The childminder gets to know children thoroughly and forms an in-depth understanding of their individual capabilities, interests and preferred ways of learning. She accurately assesses their stages of development and identifies what they need to learn next. She plans interesting and suitably challenging activities linked to children's interests to help them make good progress.  Children's understanding of the world is promoted very well. They learn about the life cycle of butterflies and help to plant and grow fruit and vegetables. They find out about

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This provision is good

their own culture and traditions and those of other families and communities.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, the childminder does not give children enough time to think or respond to questions, in order to promote thinking and communication skills to the highest possible level.  The childminder does not consistently use the correct pronunciation of the sounds that letters represent or make the best possible use of opportunities to build on older, most- able children's early writing skills.

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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

 give children more time to think and respond to questions, building further on their thinking and communication skills  make more use of opportunities for older, most-able children to build as far as possible on their early writing skills and to learn the correct pronunciation of sounds that letters represent.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. She discussed the childminder's self-evaluation.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. She took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder understands her role in protecting children and what to do if she has any concerns about a child's welfare. She is suitably qualified and accesses relevant training. She shares information and ideas with other practitioners and carries out online research. This helps her to build on her skills and keep her knowledge up to date. The childminder builds very good partnerships with parents and other providers at settings that children also attend. She exchanges information and promotes consistency in children's experiences. Parents are extremely happy with the childminder's care, commitment and quality of service.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a wide variety of resources and activities and she engages with children well. She regularly reviews their development to check that they are making good progress. She has a good understanding of how children learn through play and exploration. The childminder fosters children's interest in books and stories and encourages them to look at and talk about the illustrations. She helps them to make links between different experiences and nurtures their imaginative role play very well. During play and activities, she builds on children's early mathematical skills. She encourages children to count and helps older children begin to count beyond 10. She effectively models language to talk about colour, quantity, size and position.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder shows children how to do things, so they can start to do them by themselves. She encourages their independence in self-care. Children behave well. The childminder sets a good example and gives gentle reminders about how she expects children to behave. She effectively promotes children's physical well-being. She provides healthy snacks and light meals, encourages children to be active and teaches them good hygiene practices. She gives them lots of opportunities to go into the local community and build social skills in different situations. They attend toddler groups and visit parks, woods, museums and the library.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points and achieve in line with typical expectations for their ages. Younger children enjoy sensory exploration with a range of materials, such as sand, play dough and paint. They become engrossed in self-chosen activities, such as pretend play with dolls. Older children are more outgoing with unfamiliar people and confident to express their needs, wants and opinions. They maintain focus well and are developing skills needed for their future learning, including for starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY284287 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 1091961 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in Nuneaton. She operates all year round from 7.45am to 6pm on Mondays and from 7.45am to 5.30pm, Tuesday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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