Childminder EY484375

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 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 children are very content and settled with the childminder. The childminder is calm, reflective and kind to the children and offers good levels of emotional security.  The childminder keeps her home safe and the children move around with confidence. Children make their own choices, for example, they carefully decide where they would like to play.  Partnerships with other professionals are successful and help the childminder to meet the needs of the children effectively. The childminder shares relevant information with other provisions children attend. Together, they help to provide consistent experiences for children's individual learning.  Children make good progress in their learning. The childminder helps children to develop an interest in books. She asks children to choose their favourite books, encourages them to handle the books with care and reads the stories to them.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder provides children with limited opportunities to strengthen their understanding of their own lives and those of others in the community.  The childminder does not help children to develop and use their home language during their play to help build on and enhance their communication and language 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

 improve opportunities for children to learn more about their own and each other's family, other people's cultures and the lives of people in the community  enhance children's communication and language development by providing more opportunities for them to use their home languages alongside English.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play and their conversations with the childminder in the indoor and outdoor environment.  The inspector looked at the rooms and resources the children use.  The inspector examined documentation, and discussed the systems the childminder uses to observe and record children's progress.  The inspector discussed how the childminder evaluates her service and her priorities for improvement.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good understanding of her responsibility to protect children. She knows how to recognise the signs and symptoms that may alert her to any welfare concerns and how to report these to the relevant agencies. The childminder successfully reviews her practice and looks for ways to improve her childcare service. For example, she seeks training opportunities to ensure she remains up to date with her childcare knowledge, which benefits children. The childminder knows the children well and uses her observations and assessments to assess their progress. Her positive teaching skills and planning help to close any identified gaps in learning so children catch up. The childminder has successful partnerships with parents. She works closely with them, sharing details of their children's day. Parents speak highly of the childminder and the nurturing environment she creates.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder organises activities that encourage children to join in and enjoy learning. For example, she knows children are interested in making marks and provides a good range of materials to encourage this. Children enjoyed using chalk to draw shapes and made early attempts at writing letters. Children listen and understand how to make choices. For example, they think carefully about the fruit they would like at snack time and tell the childminder. Children enjoy listening to the childminder as she sings songs. They all laugh as they pretend to ride horses to gallop home. The childminder plans a range of ways to develop children's physical skills. For example, children enjoy short walks in the community.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is sensitive to the changing needs of children. For example, she knows when children need extra support or are tired and adapts her plans to support them. The childminder helps children to think about other children and adults and how they are feeling. She helps them to manage their behaviour well. For example, she distracts them from unwanted behaviour with calm and thoughtful words to help children make alternative choices. Children receive lots of praise, which supports feelings of self-worth and confidence in their own abilities. The childminder helps the children to understand about a healthy lifestyle. For example, children choose fruit at snack time and they learn that drinking water prevents them from becoming thirsty on a hot day.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They develop useful skills for their future learning and their move to school. Children are growing in independence. They use the toilet, wash their hands, and learn how to feed themselves using cutlery. Children understand the daily routines and the importance of good timekeeping. They are learning to count and can recognise some numerals and their names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY484375 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 1003699 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 2

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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. She lives in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. She offers care each weekday, throughout most of the year.

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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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Telephone number

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