Childminder 207331

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 June 2017 5 June 2014

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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 range of activities to stimulate children's curiosity and promote good attitudes to learning. She establishes positive routines to help children play and learn together. Children enjoy their time with the childminder.  Children make good progress and achieve well. The childminder helps children acquire the skills and attitudes they need for their future learning, including starting school.  The childminder promotes children's listening and speaking skills well. She sets a good example to them and questions them skilfully to deepen their learning and understanding.  The childminder creates a warm and welcoming environment. Children form strong bonds with the childminder. They settle in well and become confident learners.  The childminder promotes children's independent learning skills well. They learn to organise their own games and make decisions about the toys that they play with.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always plan precisely enough to help children make the very best progress towards the next steps in their learning.  Children do not have enough opportunities to develop their early writing skills further.

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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

 sharpen the planning of activities that help children achieve the identified next steps in their learning, so they make rapid progress  strengthen opportunities for children to develop their early writing skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. He looked at relevant documentation.  The inspector spoke with parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder understands her responsibility to protect children's welfare. She takes good advantage of training and guidance to make sure her knowledge of child protection is up to date. She ensures that children play in a safe and secure environment. The childminder has a positive drive to improve. She gathers the views of parents and children and uses them effectively when she reflects on the quality of her work. She makes good use of support from other childminders and early years professionals to develop her provision. Parents appreciate the care and guidance she offers their children. There are good links with other settings where children attend.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder makes good use of information from parents to accurately assess children's starting points in their learning and development. She helps children follow their interests and they play with toys and resources which capture their imagination. For example, children are fully engaged in moulding brightly coloured malleable materials to create interesting models based on mathematical shapes. The childminder strongly promotes children's love of stories, rhymes and songs. They enjoy repeating phrases in well-known stories and joining in with action songs. Children learn to develop their opinions and views and make reasoned decisions for their choice of activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder sets a positive model of behaviour for children to follow. She has a calm and friendly manner with all children and skilfully adjusts her questioning to meet their individual needs well. Children learn to be polite and thoughtful of others. They behave well and are helped to consider the consequences of their actions on others. The childminder promotes children's social skills well. For example, they learn to mix with other children on trips and visits. Children grow in confidence and security. The childminder makes good use of awards and certificates, for example, to help children recognise their success and share their achievement with their parents. Children are successfully helped to develop their understanding of safe and healthy play.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their individual starting points. They concentrate and follow instructions. Children learn to persist at a task and take pride in their achievement. Children's early reading and mathematical skills are developed well. For example, they recall the sequence of their favourite story well and anticipate what will happen next. Children develop their knowledge of shape and number well. For example, they identify circles, semi-circles, ovals and triangles.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 207331 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 1086967 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1996 and lives in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire. She operates all year round from 7.45am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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