Childminder EY443881

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 June 2017 23 November 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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

 Children form strong attachments to the childminder. She is caring and attentive to their needs. Children are happy, settled and confident at the setting.  Since the last inspection, the childminder has improved her practice significantly. For example, she has implemented very effective systems to monitor, assess and plan for children's learning, helping them to make good progress from their starting points.  Children develop their independence well and are keen to take responsibility. For example, they freely investigate and choose from the range of age-appropriate resources to follow their current interests and successfully extend their learning further.  The childminder uses effective systems for self-evaluation, to help identify areas for improvement. For example, she plans to increase children's knowledge of the world around them further, such as through visits to local places of interest.

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This provision is good

 The childminder regularly monitors her own suitability and that of any assistant, to help identify any training needs and to safeguard children effectively.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder misses some opportunities to challenge children's thinking and learning further during child-led play.  The childminder does not consistently support all aspects of children's literacy skills, in particular for children who prefer to learn outdoors.

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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

 increase challenge during child-led play to extend children's learning further  introduce further support for children's literacy outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the premises, toys and equipment.  The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and children.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's records, safeguarding procedures and self-evaluation.  The inspector engaged in discussion with the childminder, co-childminder and children at appropriate times.  The inspector took account of recently written feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is confident in her ability to identify and report any concerns about a child in line with the local safeguarding procedures. She considers the safety of the premises, toys and equipment to ensure their suitability for the age of the children attending. She carries out thorough risk assessments for outings. The childminder teaches children to identify and manage everyday risk, as they move carefully to avoid trips and falls and learn about road and beach safety. Through the recent completion of an early years foundation degree, the childminder has improved her knowledge and teaching skills. This has recently helped her to support children's early reading successfully.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder works well with parents to establish what children know, understand and can do when they start at the setting. She has a good understanding of how children develop and plans interesting activities to support their next steps in learning, based on their individual preferences and abilities. For example, she knows that children particularly enjoy ball play, so provides a large ball in the garden and shows them how to pass it to one another using their feet. Children respond well to the good level of praise and encouragement she offers and are keen to learn, so persevere well to achieve this goal. The childminder shares children's progress regularly with parents and provides ideas to support children's learning at home, such as suggesting games to play and books to read together. She understands the importance of partnership working with other settings to maintain continuity of care and learning for the children attending.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder's home is welcoming and comfortable. It is organised successfully to support children's mobility, curiosity and ability to make choices. For example, children eagerly choose favourite toys from the wide selection stored at child-height in labelled boxes. Children follow the good example set by the childminder and are kind and helpful. They have good table manners and successfully develop healthy eating habits. Children benefit from plenty of opportunities for physical exercise through enjoyable activities, such as visiting the park and beach, and using climbing equipment in the garden. They explore their own culture and that of others to develop a good respect of people's differences.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good language skills. For example, they engage in ongoing discussions with the childminder about what they are doing and are beginning to link four words together to make longer sentences. Children solve problems well, such as how to post different shapes through matching holes in a container. They develop good physical coordination, for example, as they use cutlery to eat their snack. Children cooperate, share and take turns well, in readiness for their move to other settings and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY443881 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 1101129 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 6 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 November 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in St Austell, Cornwall. She works with her husband, who is also a registered childminder and her daughter, who is an assistant. The childminder operates all year round from 6.30am to 8pm, Monday to Friday. She holds a level 4 qualification.

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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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