Childminder in Cambridgeshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 July 2017 19 November 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

 The childminder is aware of the different ways children learn. She provides a wide range of activities and resources outdoors. This enables those children who prefer to be outside or who are more active, to learn well.  The childminder supports children who speak English as an additional language to communicate well. She uses words and phrases in English and then in children's home language to help them to understand concepts, such as number, colour and shape.  The childminder helps children to learn about differences in people and communities. She does this by encouraging children and parents to share special events and celebration days with each other. She provides books and resources based on children's cultural backgrounds.  The childminder gains in-depth information from parents when they register their children with her. This helps her to swiftly understand children's starting points, on which she bases each child's next steps in learning. She also knows how to meet

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This provision is good

children's emotional needs through familiar routines. This helps them to settle quickly.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not exchange precise development information with other settings children attend, to promote a consistent approach to care and learning.  The childminder does not use the good evaluations of her practice to identify further professional development opportunities, focused on areas where she detects that she has gaps in her teaching 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

 strengthen the partnership working with other settings children attend, in order to share more development information to promote greater continuity in children's learning  seek more professional development opportunities that precisely meet the identified gaps in teaching skills, in order to promote children's learning to even higher levels.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder joining in activities with children and discussed the learning that was taking place with her.  The inspector saw the areas of the premises used for childminding.  The inspector looked at children's development and assessment records. Evidence of the suitability of household members and other documents, including the safeguarding policy, were also seen.  The inspector spoke to and interacted with children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents and the childminder's reflections of her practice.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has good knowledge of child protection issues. She knows how to respond to children and how to refer her concerns to relevant safeguarding bodies. The childminder reflects on her practice and makes effective changes. For example, she is looking at ways she can improve how she records her observations and assessments and how she can best share these with parents. The childminder seeks the views of children and parents using questionnaires. She reflects on their views and incorporates their ideas into her practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder regularly observes children as they play. She assesses their development and plans what they need to do next in order to progress well. She builds good partnerships with parents and shares information with them to help them support children's learning at home. The childminder provides activities that are of great interest to children. In the garden she sets up areas, such as 'under the sea'. Children are excited to see a large picture of a shark hanging on the fence. They explore sensory bottles containing water and other sea creatures. The childminder helps them to extend their knowledge even further, by providing a range of factual books.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a welcoming and well-resourced environment, both inside and in her garden. Children choose where and with what they want to play, and their play naturally flows between inside and out. The childminder helps children to behave well, be polite and to share with each other. She provides them with good support and builds on their confidence and emotional well-being. For example, she gives children consistent and ongoing praise. Children enjoy helping the childminder to prepare meals. They confidently use knives to chop vegetables for their pizzas. The childminder encourages children to try any foods they are not sure about. This helps to add to the range of healthy foods they eat, such as pineapple. Children benefit from daily physical exercise. The childminder takes them to parks and woods. They engage in climbing, balancing and running, and these activities further promote their good health and sense of well-being.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress. They develop a good range of skills which helps to prepare them for the next stages of learning and ultimately for starting school. Children are learning how to write their name, hold pencils correctly and are beginning to form letter shapes. Children enjoy books, they join in stories with the childminder and look at factual books to gain information. Children are able to see text in their home language as the childminder provides dual-language books.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY435677 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 1078265 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 November 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Cambridge. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, four days a week, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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Telephone number

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