Moorhouse Karen Lesley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 May 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 childminder regularly monitors the children's development. She uses this information to identify what they need to learn next to help support all children to make good progress.  Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder keeps parents updated to involve them in all aspects of their children's care, learning and development.  Children are happy and confident and communicate well with each other and adults. They develop good social skills that contribute towards enhancing their learning opportunities. Children play well together and show respect for their friends as they take turns.  The childminder seeks parents' and children's views to help her reflect on her provision and bring about continuous improvement in the quality of her service.  The childminder's home is stimulating and homely. A good range of toys and resources is well organised and accessible.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently share detailed information with other settings children attend to provide children with the highest levels of continuity in their care and consistency in teaching.  There are few opportunities for children to find out about people and communities beyond their immediate experiences.

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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

 enhance the existing partnerships with other settings children attend to provide the highest level of continuity and to support children to sustain the best possible progress  widen the opportunities for children to understand about people and communities in the wider world.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this had on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation and evaluated this with the childminder.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's suitability, her qualifications, training certificates and risk assessments, and looked at a sample of her policies and procedures.  The inspector held conversations with the childminder and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at documents provided by parents to gain their views of the setting.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows the signs that could indicate a child is at risk of harm and she has a good understanding of the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child's welfare. She identifies risks and minimises these to promote children's safety and welfare effectively. The childminder regularly accesses professional development opportunities to further improve her practice, knowledge and skills. The childminder regularly checks children's progress and takes prompt action to close any potential gaps in their learning. She offers children opportunities to develop their speech through modelling the good use of language. The childminder names objects, colours and animals to broaden their vocabularies.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans activities that are meaningful and build on children's interests. Children enjoy making their own choices in play and show good concentration during activities. They spend a long time caring for the dolls; they dress and pretend to feed them and take them for a walk using the pushchairs. Children develop their imaginative and creative skills as they play with a wide variety of resources, such as pirate ships and superhero figures. They explore resources, such as dice during a number game, as part of developing their mathematical skills. Children love sharing their favourite stories. The childminder uses simple vocabulary and encourages younger children to repeat this and name the objects illustrated. She encourages older children to talk about what they can see and they competently use sentences to describe what the characters are doing.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children quickly build warm relationships with the childminder. The childminder encourages healthy eating and provides children with nutritious snacks and meals. Young children are confident in feeding themselves and learn to follow healthy hygiene practices. Children have plenty of opportunities to engage in physical activities and outdoor play. The childminder supports children's social skills effectively. She does so, for example, as children go to toddler groups, where they regularly meet other children to play. Children are learning to be independent. They happily tidy toys away when they have finished playing with them.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are making good progress given their starting points. They develop essential skills that support their learning and prepare them for school. Children are confident speakers and are keen to share their ideas with the childminder and their friends. Younger children's early writing skills are emerging. They readily use crayons to make marks and are proud of their achievements.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 252265 Local authority Nottinghamshire Inspection number 1090308 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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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 1995 and lives in East Markham, Nottinghamshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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