Childminder EY405792

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 May 2017 19 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

 Children are settled and content, and form warm, relaxed relationships with the childminder. Children develop a positive sense of emotional security in her care.  The childminder understands children's interests and plans stimulating activities they enjoy. Children are keen to participate and make good progress in their learning overall.  The childminder continues to develop her knowledge of childcare well. For example, she completed a course on mark making. This has helped her understand more about activities to support the physical skills children need to develop their early writing.  The childminder provides a welcoming, comfortable home where children move around easily and explore the toys and resources with interest.  Children behave well. They recognise the established routines and boundaries, and help the childminder make decisions, for instance, about the food they have for their snacks.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not liaise as well as she could with parents and other settings children attend, to consistently share detailed information about children's ongoing achievements, to monitor their overall progress more effectively.  The childminder misses some opportunities to help children understand what to do in an emergency to raise their awareness further of how to keep themselves and others safe from harm.

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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

 improve systems of sharing information about children's ongoing achievements with parents and other settings children attend, to monitor their overall progress more effectively  provide more opportunities for children to learn about keeping themselves and others safe in emergency situations.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's interactions indoors and outdoors.  The inspector viewed documentation, such as operational policies, procedures and required records, and discussed with the childminder how she uses these to protect children's welfare.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the childminder and discussed children's learning and development.  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 updates her knowledge of child protection and has a clear understanding of her responsibilities to protect children's welfare. She knows who to contact with any concerns arising about a child's well-being. The childminder forms friendly, professional relationships with parents and supports them well to settle their child in happily with her. The childminder reflects on her practice well and makes ongoing improvements. For example, she has developed the range of activities and resources to help children's early literacy and mathematical skills in their outdoor play.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder motivates children's ideas well through their play. For example, they have great fun pouring water in and out of different sized pots. They pour water onto a water wheel and watch with interest as it starts spinning round. The childminder encourages children's communication and literacy skills effectively. For instance, younger children listen well to a favourite story about farm animals and make good attempts to repeat words, such as 'bull' and 'sheep'. The childminder supports children's understanding of their world well. For example, children smile with delight as they wave a bubble wand around and see the colourful bubbles floating in the air. Children excitedly press buttons to activate noises on interactive toys and resources.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder supports children's physical well-being effectively. For example, children are keen to play in the garden and have fun building dens, playing in the sand or swinging on the swing. They gain confidence in their mobility and enjoy bouncing on the trampoline. They laugh happily when they jump up high and then land on their bottoms. The childminder actively encourages children to develop positive attitudes to eating well. For instance, children enjoy snacks of fruits, such as grapes, plums and bananas, and they help to grow tomatoes and cress for their sandwiches. Children play well together and enjoy the company of their older friends.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain the necessary skills to help them prepare well for school. Children develop caring attitudes to others. For example, younger children cuddle their dolls and carefully put them in 'a cot to sleep'. They tell the childminder they need to be quiet as the 'baby is sleeping'. Older children learn to care for their younger friends, such as keeping them safe near the swing. Children develop good independence skills. For instance, they learn to unzip and zip up their coats and start to take off their shoes from a young age. Children are keen to take small responsibilities and help to prepare food for their snacks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY405792 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 1094202 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 March 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in West Lulworth, in Wareham, Dorset. The childminder is available to care for children Monday to Friday, in the afternoon only during school term-times and all day during school holidays. 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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