Childminder 106588

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 July 2017 22 October 2014

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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 with the childminder, who knows them well. They are emotionally secure. For example, children are reassured and cuddled close when unfamiliar adults visit, and gain confidence quickly to explore independently.  The childminder gains good information from parents as children start, to help them settle and meet their care needs. She uses information about children's learning at home well to provide challenging activities that support their interests. She keeps parents up to date on children's achievements and next steps efficiently.  The childminder uses effective tracking to help her monitor any gaps in children's learning. Children make good progress from their starting points.  The childminder uses her qualification, ongoing training and networking effectively to benefit children. For example, she plans successfully to meet the different ways children learn and uses 'loose parts' exploration to encourage children's creativity.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not use effective questioning to extend children's thinking and learning as well as possible.  The childminder misses some opportunities to help children learn safe practices and assess risk for 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 more opportunities for children to develop their thinking and share their ideas to solve problems  encourage children to assess risk for themselves and help in the removal of potential hazards, to extend their understanding of safe practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children and discussed their learning, as children played inside and in the garden.  The inspector considered the written views of parents.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's assessment records and the childminder's self-evaluation.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about her understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements.  The inspector talked to children at appropriate times.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has effective procedures to support children's welfare, including children's safe collection by a known and familiar adult. She has a good understanding of her responsibility to report any concerns about a child. The childminder uses self-evaluation well to improve outcomes for children. For example, she has recently recognised the need to provide parents with more ideas of how to support children's learning at home. The childminder has improved her practice since the last inspection. For instance, while children explore the dough she encourages them to use mathematical language, to measure 'half', to share the dough equally and to count how many candles.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder assesses children's progress thoroughly and has a good understanding of their next steps in learning. Children enjoy a range of experiences and the childminder uses their interests well to extend learning. For example, she encourages children's love of books through visits to the library, where they learn to use the scanner to check out the books they borrow. The childminder shares stories regularly and brings them alive in other aspects of children's play. For instance, children are very animated when they find the 'bear' in the garden, and this sparks their imagination as they create and retell familiar stories.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is sensitive to children's needs. For example, when noting that some children dislike the sound of the model dinosaurs during a visit to the zoo, she takes photographs, laminates them and uses them as discussion points to help the children feel more secure for a return visit. The childminder manages children's behaviour effectively, working closely with parents to maintain consistent practice. She deals calmly with any incidents. She distracts and offers choices, providing children with clear explanations to support their understanding of behavioural expectations. The childminder uses her training well to support consistent care practices, such as the move to using a potty and sharing ideas and literature with parents.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain the skills required for their next steps in learning. They engage well in stories. They complete the end of sentences, recall events and repeat familiar phrases competently. Children become independent, for example, preparing their fruit for snack and finding their shoes and sun hats for outdoor play. Children use language well, confidently asking questions to support their understanding. Children develop their small muscles in preparation for writing, for example, as they manipulate the dough and use a range of tools in their creative role play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 106588 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 1070073 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 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 October 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1992. She lives in Bishopston, Bristol. The childminding service operates Monday - Thursday, term time only. She holds an early years qualification at level 3.

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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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