Childminder in Leicestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 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 observes children as they play and provides them with purposeful and challenging activities that help them to make good progress in their learning. Children are motivated and enthusiastic to learn.  The childminder has attended training to help children to relax and sleep. She shares this knowledge with parents to help with children's sleeping patterns at home.  The childminder supports children's communication and language skills well. For example, she gives children plenty of time to respond to the questions she asks them. She encourages others to give children time to think about their responses, which helps them to understand about the feelings of others.  The childminder identifies her strengths and areas that she would like to improve. This helps to increase the good opportunities for children.  The childminder is a good role model. She teaches children to use good manners and

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This provision is good

to learn to take turns and share in their play. Children behave well.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder is not always effective in promoting shared learning in partnership with other providers of care and education. This does not consistently extend children's individual development even further.  Methods for assessing and tracking children's progress are not yet precise enough to achieve the best possible outcomes.

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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 partnership working with other settings that provide care and education for the children, to enhance children's learning experiences even further  refine the systems in place for tracking children's progress, identifying precise next steps in learning so that the potential for them to achieve rapid progress is increased.

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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 completed a joint observation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the view of parents through reading the written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder supports her assistant well, for example by working alongside her and sharing information about children's learning and planned activities for children. She identifies further training opportunities for her assistant to help her support children's good progress. The childminder extends her own professional development, such as by sharing ideas with her co-childminder, attending training courses and researching information on the internet. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows her responsibilities to keep children safe. She regularly checks the environment and removes any hazards. She shares information with parents about their children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children are excited to take part in activities that are led by the childminder. She encourages children to talk about their family members and their own experiences. Children display good communication and language skills. The childminder promotes this further, for example by providing group times. She asks children to choose nursery rhymes and sings alongside them. Children develop good physical skills and they follow the childminder's instructions to move in different ways. For example, children crouch down low then jump into the air with excitement. The childminder helps children to develop their counting and number recognition. She asks children if they can find the numbers on toy ducks in the correct order. Children confidently count to ten.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder works well alongside her co-childminder. They provide a warm and welcoming environment for children to flourish. Settling-in sessions help children to settle at their own pace. This is not rushed and the childminder accommodates children's and parent's needs well. Children demonstrate that they are emotionally secure and develop good social skills. They sit with the childminder to eat snack, which they select themselves, supporting their independence. The childminder ensures that children play safely in the garden. She provides them with shade and ensures they wear sun cream in hot weather. This promotes their good health. The childminder encourages positive behaviour. She reminds children to use, 'kind hands' and praises them for sitting nicely and listening. This helps to boost their self-esteem and confidence.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are very confident and speak to the childminder about their needs. They thoroughly enjoy being outside. Children show each other how they can make a big splash when jumping into the paddling pool. They ask other children and the childminder to watch them. Children make good progress and learn skills in readiness for their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485496 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1004804 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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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 works alongside another childminder in the co- childminder's house in Earls Shilton, Leicestershire. The childminder operates term time only from 8.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. She works with an assistant.

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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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