Hall, Debbie

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 July 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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 Children share exceptionally close relationships with the childminder, who recognises and responds very sensitively to their individual needs. She provides an extremely homely and nurturing environment, which is highly welcoming and stimulating. Children are exceptionally happy, feel extremely safe, and are emotionally secure in her care.  The childminder provides a wide range of exciting and challenging learning experiences and activities, which engages children effectively. All children make good progress from their starting points.  The childminder uses self-evaluation effectively to identify areas for improvement. For example, she has changed the way she records children's learning, to successfully involve parents more fully in planning for next steps and monitoring children's progress.  The childminder has strong partnerships with parents and schools to ensure positive outcomes for children. She communicates effectively, sharing information daily to

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This provision is good

provide a consistent approach to children's learning and care.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not encourage children to fully develop their thinking skills, as she is too quick to answer questions for children herself.  Sometimes, the childminder does not support older children to recognise lowercase and uppercase letters when writing words themselves.

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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 children with more time to respond to questions to fully develop their thinking skills  support older children to recognise lowercase and uppercase letters, to help them when writing words for themselves.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's learning records.  The inspector and childminder observed children during outside play and completed a follow-up discussion about children's progress and learning.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took into account the views of parents from their written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of child protection issues and knows what to do if she has a concern about a child's welfare. She makes good use of training to extend her teaching skills successfully. For example, she has introduced a mud kitchen in the garden and effectively increased the range of activities to develop children's mathematical learning outside. The childminder monitors children's progress closely. She effectively identifies any gaps in children's learning and provides good support to help them catch up swiftly.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder interacts well with children and actively involves herself in their play to extend their knowledge and understanding successfully. For example, children enjoy using their imaginations, as they 'drive' in their car to 'work' or the 'shop' to buy the childminder's 'groceries'. The childminder teaches children successfully to count and identify size. For example, they confidently count the strawberry plants and the scoops of soil they need to fill a pot, as they learn about growing. The childminder introduces words, such as 'full' and 'deep', as she describes what children are doing, to successfully extend their vocabulary and develop their understanding further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder very skilfully enables children to negotiate and manage their behaviour exceptionally well for their age. She is exceptionally sensitive and successful in teaching children how to respond to one another, so they learn respect, to share and take turns extremely well. The childminder's excellent praise and encouragement effectively contributes to children's exceptionally high self-esteem. Children take part in a wealth of activities to learn about keeping healthy, such as growing vegetables and learning about their teeth and bodies. Children's behaviour is exemplary. Children benefit immensely from exciting outdoor activities, such as trips to the woods, where they learn about the world through exciting practical experiences.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good skills for future learning and moving on to pre-school and school. For example, younger children cut their fruit at snack time and older children proficiently dress themselves for outdoor play. They are confident and independent learners. They successfully make choices in their play, listen well, and follow instructions from the childminder, such as learning to manage their care needs independently. Older children confidently recognise shapes, count in activities and sort items correctly by size. Younger children persevere successfully at tasks and develop good levels of concentration, as they use a range of tools to scoop sand into different containers.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489759 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 1016345 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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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 the village of Ilchester, near Yeovil in Somerset. The childminder offers care all year round from Monday to Friday, with the exception of Christmas, family holidays and bank 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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