Childminder 145036

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 June 2017 12 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

 The childminder is kind and caring towards the children. She ensures that the children are happy and secure in her care. She supports each child's individual needs well to help them to be confident in her setting.  The childminder's home is safe and well organised. Children have a wide range of resources to choose from independently.  The childminder develops good working partnerships with other professionals to support children's needs. For example, she shares children's progress with the other settings that they attend to provide a joint approach to learning.  Children develop good literacy skills and a love of books. They choose stories for the childminder to read to them and spend long periods listening and being involved in telling the stories.  Children have a wide range of experiences with the childminder. They learn about diversity and celebrate the similarities and differences in people. For example, children

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This provision is good

take part in celebrating festivals and cultural events to learn about the wider world.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently support all children to take responsibility for caring for the environment, such as tidying up the resources when they have finished with them.  The childminder does not actively seek the views of the parents to involve them in evaluating her service, to help identify further areas for improvement.

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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

 help children to take responsibility in caring for their play environments  develop the evaluation methods used to enable parents to share their views, to help decide how to develop the service further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder and reflected on the effectiveness of the activity.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation and children's records.  The inspector read written statements from parents and took their views into account.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder and children during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder and her assistant have a good understanding of the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child's welfare. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has used her previous inspection well to make improvements to her good practice. For example, she has since developed the procedures that she uses to get to know the children's needs when they first attend her setting. Parents are well informed about their children's development and their next steps in learning, so they can be involved in supporting learning at home. The childminder regularly updates her skills, for example, she attends training courses to support children's individual needs and to develop her knowledge and new ideas.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is experienced and knowledgeable. She uses her skills well to support the children with their individual learning needs. For example, she plans carefully for each child's next steps in learning using her knowledge of what they can do. Children are highly imaginative. They use the resources provided to play using their own ideas. The childminder extends children's imaginations, such as through introducing more props to support their play. For example, as the children pretend to dig the road with the diggers, she introduces string for them to use as pipes. Children enjoy growing and preparing vegetables. They plant seeds and harvest the food to take home to try with their parents. This helps children to understand where food comes from and encourages them to try a range of different foods.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children learn to be sociable and enjoy spending time with other children and adults. For instance, they talk fondly about their friends from the groups that they attend with the childminder. Children learn about being healthy and practise good personal hygiene. They learn about healthy food choices. For example, they talk about fruit being good for their bodies as they eat their fruit snack. Children are confident and well settled. The childminder uses good strategies to raise children's self-esteem. For instance, she praises them and uses the 'celebration' tree to display the children's achievements.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They are very motivated and keen to learn. For example, older children enjoy practising writing their names, and the younger children take part in counting and correctly sequence numbers as they gather potatoes in the garden. Children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning and the eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 145036 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1089699 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 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 12 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2001. She lives on the southern edge of Trowbridge. She employs an assistant when necessary. The childminder operates from Tuesday to Friday, 7.30am to 6pm, all year round.

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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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