Childminder EY399331

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 June 2017 7 January 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 provides a welcoming and stimulating environment, where children feel secure and grow in confidence.  Children behave well. They develop good social skills and learn to respect other people.  Children are keen to take part in a broad range of learning experiences, which the childminder plans according to their interests and learning priorities.  The childminder keeps track of children's development and uses her observations to successfully plan the next steps in their learning. She shares the information with parents and other early years settings that children attend, to support their good progress.  The childminder continues to develop her professional knowledge to benefit the children. For example, she attended training to extend her understanding of how to support children who learn English as an additional language.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always encourage children to think for themselves and solve problems during their play.  The childminder sometimes misses opportunities to extend children's understanding of shapes.

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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

 extend opportunities for children to think and solve problems  make better use of situations that arise to further develop children's understanding of shape as part of their mathematical development.

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Inspection activities

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

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of child protection issues and the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child. She keeps her knowledge up to date through regular training. The childminder has successfully addressed the recommendations set at the previous inspection, which has improved children's outdoor learning opportunities, for example. The childminder continuously reflects on her provision to help her identify areas for development. She evaluates how children engage in activities and use resources. She then adapts and adds to the play provision to improve children's experiences.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder understands the importance of children learning through play and real-life experiences. She takes them on a good variety of outings in the local community, where activities include meeting other people and learning about the world around them. Children have various opportunities to explore and investigate. At the inspection, children enjoyed experimenting with wet sand and shells and they transferred the materials using a variety of tools and utensils. The childminder supported their play well, for example, by describing what they were doing and encouraging them to notice numbers as they filled a measuring jug. The childminder provides a good range of toys and play equipment, which she arranges so that children make choices and extend their own play and learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy, settled and secure. The childminder provides a safe environment where children move around confidently and are comfortable to make their needs known. The childminder regularly praises children's efforts, which helps to boost their self-esteem. The childminder supports healthy lifestyles well. She teaches children good routines for caring for their bodies and enables them to be active outdoors every day. For example, they visit various places where children use challenging play equipment to develop their physical skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn important skills that help to prepare them well for starting school. For example, they develop confidence in relating to other people and sharing their ideas. Children become increasingly independent in caring for themselves, such as putting on their own shoes and using the toilet without help. Children show interest in sounds and letters, and how they link to names of things around them. For instance, children enjoyed hunting for alphabet blocks in the sand, then finding something that starts with the corresponding letter sound.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY399331 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 1094045 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 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 7 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in Weymouth, Dorset. The childminder offers childcare each weekday and some weekends, for 48 weeks of the year. The childminder receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. She 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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Telephone number

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