Childminder in Devon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 June 2017 4 February 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

 Children are very sociable. At a young age, they play well with other children and the childminder. The childminder teaches them to show kindness and consideration towards others. Children behave well.  Children learn to use their imagination well. They enjoy role play, which helps them to make sense of their experiences. For example, they play with pretend food and serve 'sandwiches' to the childminder. This also helps them to learn about healthy lifestyles.  The childminder supports children physical development effectively. She provides a range of activities that encourages children to exercise their bodies, as well as build their smaller muscles and develop good hand-to-eye coordination.  Partnerships with parents are effective. The childminder develops good links so they can support their children with consistent learning arrangements, such as toilet training.  Since the last inspection, the childminder has made successful improvements to her

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This provision is good

practice. For example, she encourages children to help her plan activities and they choose which resources they want to play with. This helps to support their interests.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Due to the childminder's enthusiasm, she sometimes does not enable children with the opportunity to think and initiate conversations themselves.  The childminder does not use all opportunities to encourage more-reluctant younger children to build on their mark-making interests that support their early writing skills.

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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

 provide more opportunities for children to think and initiate conversations themselves  encourage children's mark-making and early writing skills more, particularly for those who are more reluctant to engage.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing with others and the childminder.  The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector considered parents' views by reading written feedback completed for the inspection.  The inspector sampled a range of documents, including children's records, and accident and injury documents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is familiar with how to identify and report any concerns she has about children. She keeps her knowledge and skills up to date, which helps her to ensure she meets children's changing needs. For example, recent training has enabled her to support children's emotional security even more effectively. Overall, the childminder reflects well on her practice to identify her improvements plan. She did not, as required and in the timescale, inform Ofsted of a significant event that could affect her suitability. However, there was no impact on children's well-being and she took appropriate steps to ensure children's safety. The childminder monitors children's progress well, such as completing frequent observations to help her identify any learning gaps. She recently introduced communication books to help support this area of her practice and extend partnerships with parents further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, the childminder interacts well to support children's learning and development. As she plays with them, she uses a range of techniques to encourage children to develop new skills. For example, as older children use felt pens to colour, she suggests they try to write letters in their name to support their early writing skills. The childminder includes children's ideas and play choices in the plans she sets for their learning. She prepares activities and resources ready for when they arrive, which motivates children to play and maximises their learning experiences. For example, she prepares building-block play to support children's physical development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children show they feel safe and secure, and have close bonds with the childminder. She provides regular praise and reassurance, and this helps them to develop good self-esteem. Children learn skills to help them become independent. For example, older children understand the need to tidy away toys when they finish playing. The childminder is a positive role model. She is caring and attentive to children's needs and supports their routines well, such as ensuring younger children eat lunch so they settle well to sleep.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in relation to their starting points. They enjoy being imaginative through their play, such as making 'dinosaur' noises. Children make sense of their experiences in their activities, such as preparing 'tea' for the childminder. They are curious and explore their surroundings with confidence, which helps to establish an interest in learning. Children develop their mathematical knowledge well and understand how to use mathematical words in their play, such as identifying shapes and spontaneously counting. Children are prepared well for their next stages in learning and the eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 104381 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1088951 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 4 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1997 and lives in Ivybridge, Devon. She offers care every weekday from 7.30am until 5.15pm, all year round, except public holidays.

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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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