Childminder EY488493

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 June 2017 Not applicable

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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 and her co-childminder work closely together to provide children with a wide range of activities and learning experiences. This helps to keep them interested, curious and motivated.  Children make good progress in relation to their individual starting points. The childminder monitors their achievements well and identifies where children require additional support. She makes effective use of planned and spontaneous activities to help them catch up.  There are effective links with schools and other settings that children attend. The childminder shares information regularly, to provide a consistent approach to children's learning and development. She prepares children well for their move on to school.  Children enjoy a good range of opportunities to be physically active. For example, they explore wooded areas and develop their physical skills in the garden and park.  The childminder has good relationships with the children. They are happy to see her

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This provision is good

and settle quickly on arrival. This helps to support their emotional well-being.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently make use of all opportunities to further help children learn to recognise and manage their feelings and interactions with others.  Parents are not fully encouraged to share a wide range of information about their children when they start.

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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

 help children more to think about and manage their feelings and interactions with others  build on the existing good partnerships with parents to gather a wider range of information about children when they start.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing and interacting with the childminder and other children.  The inspector spoke to the children and the childminder.  The inspector sampled relevant documentation, including suitability checks, risk assessments and children's learning records.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder to assess her understanding of safeguarding children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding. She knows what to do in the event of a child protection concern. She attends training to help stay up to date with changes in safeguarding guidance and current practice. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder regularly shares her ideas and thoughts with her co- childminder. They observe children and seek the views of the parents, which helps them to reflect on their practice and the range of activities they provide for children. The childminder changes resources around according to children's current interests. For example, there are plenty of dolls and dressing-up clothes to encourage children's imaginative play.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is patient and has a good understanding of children's abilities. She observes and completes regular assessments of children's achievements, helping her to find out what they can do and plan relevant next steps in their learning. The childminder uses a good range of teaching methods to help support children effectively. For example, she uses questions and suggestions to encourage children to find the correct piece to complete puzzles. Children look at the picture on the box and locate the corresponding puzzle piece, which helps them to finish the picture successfully. The childminder keeps parents well informed about their children's learning and development. For example, she talks to them when they collect their children and records children's achievements in their learning journals for parents to read and add their own comments.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are settled and confident. They freely approach the childminder to share their thoughts and ideas. For example, children show her their pine cones and invite the childminder to listen to the sea noises in a shell. The childminder frequently praises children for their achievements, which helps to support their self-esteem and emotional well-being. The childminder provides resources and books, and plans activities to help children learn about other people's cultures and customs. For example, they celebrate festivals and explore where different countries are using a large world globe.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop a good range of skills to support the next stage in their learning. They concentrate for long periods on activities and learn to persevere when they face challenges. For example, children try out a range of small kitchen utensils to make bubbles in water. They closely observe what happens when they squeeze the sponges and watch the soapsuds as they fall into the water tray. This encourages children's interest in science in an enjoyable way. Children behave well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488493 Local authority Essex Inspection number 1011353 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 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Elmstead Market, Essex. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm on Monday to Thursday, except for bank holiday Mondays and personal holiday weeks. The childminder works alongside her co-childminder. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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