Childminder EY399247

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 May 2017 17 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

 Children play happily together and develop warm, trusting relationships with the childminder and her assistant. Children feel emotionally secure in their care.  The childminder encourages children to be kind and caring towards their friends, and they learn to respect the needs of others, sharing and taking turns easily.  The childminder continues to update her professional development and understanding of requirements. For example, she regularly attends childminder forums and training events. This has helped her to improve the range of outside play opportunities for children, in order to develop their good health and physical well-being.  Children enjoy their play. The childminder plans a good balance of child-initiated and adult-led activities that effectively motivates children's interest in learning.  The childminder provides a comfortable, child-centred home. She organises toys and resources effectively to enable children to make independent choices in their play

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder monitors children's development, she does not use her overall assessment systems as well as possible to consistently identify their next steps of development in all areas of learning.  The childminder does not gain detailed information from parents about their children's developmental starting points, in order to support her initial planning more effectively.

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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 use of monitoring and assessment systems to identify children's next steps of development more consistently in all areas of their learning  gather more detailed information from parents about their children's starting points, in order to better inform the initial planning of activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play and interactions indoors and outdoors.  The inspector viewed documentation, such as operational policies, procedures and required records relating to suitability.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the childminder and discussed children's learning and development with her.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistants attend safeguarding training and understand what to do if a concern arises. The childminder supports her assistants well in their roles. For example, she discusses children's learning and shares ideas from the training she attends. The childminder keeps parents well informed of their child's activities. She regularly liaises with them and other providers children attend to give a consistent approach to children's care and learning needs. The childminder evaluates her practice well and makes improvements. For example, since the last inspection, she and her assistant have developed the outdoor play area to better support children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans good activities based on children's interests. She encourages their creativity and imaginative skills effectively. For example, children have great fun mixing bark, water and petals together and tell their friends they have made some soup. The childminder emphasises children's communication through their play and supports those who speak English as an additional language very well. For example, older children listen well and readily respond to her questions, extending their thinking and problem-solving skills. Younger children hear the childminder gently reinforce their attempts to say the colours they recognise and are keen to repeat these correctly. The childminder encourages children's understanding of nature very well. For example, children watch a spider hide amongst some bark and gently touch a slow worm they find in the garden.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has a calm, reassuring approach and helps children develop good relationships effectively. For example, older children bring younger ones their favourite toys and give cuddles that make them smile. The childminder plans activities that effectively help children develop their awareness of other ways of living. For example, children watch a Chinese dragon dancing on a tablet computer. The childminder encourages children's hand-eye coordination skills well. For example, children squeeze, roll and squash play dough into a toy pan to make pizza. They use scissors carefully to cut the dough into small pieces and learn to handle creative tools sensibly.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress and gain the skills to help with their move to school. For example, both older and younger children develop good independence with their personal care routines and behave very well, sharing and playing happily together. Children gain confidence in speaking and express their ideas well. They begin to use number language in context. For example, older children look at some photographs of previous play activities and say, 'I'm a baby there' and, 'That's when I had a birthday and I am four'.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY399247 Local authority Poole Inspection number 1094042 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 17 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Poole, Dorset. She is available to care for children Monday to Friday, all year round. The childminder receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. She holds a childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder works with one full-time and one part-time assistant.

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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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