Childminder in Shropshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 July 2017 20 January 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 takes children for walks, such as in the local area and teaches them about the community they live in. For example, children learn about different professions, such as farmers and their job, including making silage.  Partnership working is strong. The childminder involves parents well in their children's development and gives parents' ideas of how they can further enhance children's learning at home. She exchanges information with other settings that children attend to help promote continuity in their learning.  The childminder accurately assesses children's starting points using information from parents about children's capabilities. She completes a detailed check of children's progress between the ages of two and three years.  The childminder cares for children sensitively, especially toddlers. She is attentive to their care needs and her interaction with children is warm and reassuring. For example,

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This provision is good

when she changes children's nappies she soothes them by singing to them.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder's plans for professional development are not yet precisely targeted enough to help raise the quality of her practice to the highest possible level.  The childminder's monitoring and assessments of children's learning do not yet have a sharp enough focus on identifying children's styles of learning, to enable her to fully incorporate this in her planning of activities.

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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

 strengthen evaluation to fully consider professional development needs, to help increase knowledge and skills further still  build on the systems to monitor and assess children's learning, to identify children's learning styles and use this information more precisely in planning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this had on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. He looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is knowledgeable about safeguarding procedures and knows how to report child protection concerns. She assesses all potential hazards in her home and takes steps to reduce risks to children. The childminder tracks children's progress from their starting points and identifies any potential gaps in their learning. She signposts parents to other professionals and discusses with them how to support children's development to help close gaps. The childminder uses feedback from parents and considers the views of children to help develop her setting. For example, she has improved the range of construction toys for children based on their interests.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides varied activities that build on children's interests. Her teaching helps children to make good progress. Overall, the childminder adapts her teaching skilfully to meet the needs of younger and older children. For example, younger children grasp pens to make marks. Older children enjoy painting pictures with different tools that they share and take turns with. They know different colours and choose what colour paint they want. For instance, children add white paint to green paint to make it a lighter shade of green. The childminder extends children's literacy skills effectively. For example, she writes children's name on their paintings and children learn to recognise their own name. Children tell the childminder the month is July so she can also record this.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have high levels of self-esteem. The childminder praises their achievements and older children recognise what they have done well. Children who have recently started are confident to explore the environment as they choose toys to play with. Older children have positive attitudes about starting school and talk enthusiastically about what school they will be going to. Children's behaviour is good. They adhere to safety rules, including holding onto the bannister to go up and down the stairs. The childminder promotes children's healthy lifestyles, such as encouraging them to be active outside. Children are becoming increasingly independent in their self-care skills, such as handwashing.

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Outcomes for children are good

Younger children acquire the necessary skills they need for the next stage in learning, in particular, they make good progress in their social, communication and physical development. For example, they grasp blocks and balance them on top of each other to make a tower. Older children are developing some of the skills they need for school. For example, they can recognise some words, such as 'big' and match sounds of letters to words. Children make good progress in their mathematical development. They learn to sort objects by size and use mathematical language.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 506630 Local authority Shropshire Inspection number 1091124 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 20 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1995 and lives in Whitcott Keysett, in Shropshire. She operates all year round from Monday to Friday, from 8.30am until 5pm, except for Bank holidays and family 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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Telephone number

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