Childminder in South Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 June 2017 26 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 knows the children in her care well. She provides a wide range of learning opportunities and children are eager to explore. Children make good progress from their initial starting points.  The childminder is a good role model. She is calm, nurturing and gentle, and teaches children to develop positive attitudes and respect for others. Children know to be kind. They are well mannered and behave well.  Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder keeps them well informed about their children's learning and how this could be supported at home. Parents speak highly of the childminder. They value the care that children receive.  The childminder regularly evaluates her setting, and identifies her strengths and areas for development. She has addressed the recommendations from the last inspection, and maintained her good-quality teaching and children's good outcomes.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not recognise some opportunities to intervene to challenge children's abilities even further, to help them achieve to the highest possible level.  The childminder does not make the best use of assessment information to check on the progress of children and precisely target teaching to ensure any gaps in learning are closing as rapidly as possible.

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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 better use of opportunities that arise to continually support and build on children's interests, to provide an even higher level of challenge  build further on systems to help track children's development and target teaching even more precisely to help ensure children make the best possible progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during a range of activities, and assessed and discussed the impact activities have on children's learning.  The inspector checked a sample of documentation, including children's learning records, safeguarding records and a selection of certificates and policies.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took into account the views of parents from written feedback.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder keeps up to date with changes in child protection legislation. She has a good understanding of the procedure to follow should she have a concern about a child's welfare. The childminder supervises children well. She checks her home regularly to ensure it is a safe, secure and suitable environment, to help keep children safe from harm. The childminder is experienced and continuously updates her skills and knowledge. For example, targeted training has helped her develop a greater understanding of how children can learn and develop outdoors. The childminder has established links with other professionals, to help support consistency in children's care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder supports children's communication and language skills well. For example, she initiates conversations with them about their ideas and models new vocabulary, such as 'reflecting' and 'reversing'. The childminder encourages children to be imaginative. For example, together they pretend to chase bears from a dark cave and make pretend cups of tea. The childminder teaches children about life cycles. For example, children take great delight in looking for worms and bugs in the compost. They examine what they find and consider where the insects could live. Children develop their early literacy skills. They enjoy looking at books and joining in with favourite songs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have formed close and trusting emotional relationships with the childminder. They demonstrate a good sense of belonging, and are happy and confident. They enjoy the responsibility when participating in simple tasks, such as tidying away their toys. The childminder supports children to develop good personal hygiene routines. She helps them to understand the importance of a healthy, balanced diet. Children have plenty of opportunities for fresh air and physical play. They celebrate a range of festivals, such as Diwali and Chinese New Year, and learn about the lives of people, families and communities beyond their own experiences.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children develop the key skills needed for the next stage in their learning and the eventual move to school. Children are sociable, confident and independent. They enjoy making marks on paper and write for different purposes. Children develop their mathematical ideas well. They count, sort and match objects as they play, and understand how things change in quantity when something is taken away.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY428774 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 1094888 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 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 26 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Kingswood, Bristol. She operates all year round, from 2.30pm to 5.15pm on Monday, from 7am to 5.45pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, and from 7.30am to 5.45pm on Thursday and Friday. The childminder 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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