Childminder 100262

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 May 2017 28 April 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 enjoy attending and are happy, settled and secure. They build trusting relationships with the childminder and one another.  The childminder provides a good range of play equipment and activities. Children are keen to take part and enjoy learning as they play and explore.  The childminder notes what children can do and monitors their development regularly. This helps her to identify and address gaps in their learning promptly. Children make good progress from their starting points.  Positive partnerships with parents help the childminder to meet individual needs well. Parents comment favourably about the 'nurturing' environment and the variety of learning experiences that their children enjoy.  The childminder keeps her knowledge up to date in various ways to enable her to continue to provide a good standard of childcare. Children are safe and well supported in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, the childminder misses opportunities to extend children's knowledge and build on previous experiences through their immediate interests.  The childminder does not always make the most of her learning environments to support children's early literacy skills. When children play outside, they do not have the same opportunities as inside, to see written words and to select writing materials.

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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 the most of opportunities that arise to build on what children already know  extend opportunities to support children's early literacy skills further, particularly for those who prefer to learn outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's activities, and the childminder interacting with them inside and outside.  The inspector talked with the childminder about children's activities and their progress.  The inspector looked at a sample of documents, which included the childminder's safeguarding policies and the children's progress records.  The inspector took account of parents' views, obtained from letters they had written for the inspection and from their comments in their children's progress records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands about child protection issues and knows the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child. She keeps her knowledge up to date by attending training. The childminder has successfully addressed the recommendations set at the last inspection, which has improved children's opportunities for imaginative play, for example. The childminder reflects well on her provision to improve children's experiences. For example, she has re-arranged and added to resources in the garden, so that children can play outside in most weathers.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding about how children learn through play and real-life experiences. For example, children enjoy a good variety of activities outside of the home, where they meet other people and learn about the world around them. The childminder enables children to lead their own play and follow their interests. They have many chances to use their senses to explore. At the inspection, children had fun investigating various materials, such as sand, water, foam and glue. The childminder interacts positively with the children during their activities, with a calm and gentle approach. She supports their language development well, for example, she describes what they are doing, and she names objects, people and actions. The childminder acknowledges children's attempts to communicate, and encourages them to have a go.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well. From a young age, they learn to respect others, for example, they start to understand about taking turns and sharing toys. Children develop a strong sense of belonging, for example, they see photographs of themselves and their friends displayed. The childminder finds out important information from parents when children first start to attend that helps her to make children feel secure. For instance, she follows babies' individual sleep patterns. She knows them well and recognises when they need to rest. Children benefit from being active in the fresh air every day. For example, they play in the garden, and visit play parks and use large apparatus to challenge them further.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn important skills that help to prepare them well for the next stage in their learning and starting school. For example, children develop increasing confidence to relate to other people and make their needs known. They learn good routines for looking after their bodies and start to become independent in practical skills, such as putting on their own shoes and coats. From a young age, children are interested in books and are able to select independently from a good range.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 100262 Local authority Bournemouth Inspection number 1088822 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 28 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2001. She lives in Bournemouth and offers childcare two days a week, for 48 weeks of the year. The childminder receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder 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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