Leaman, Sarah Hilary

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 July 2017 16 August 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 build good physical skills. They enjoy being energetic and exercise their larger muscles and control confidently. They also use their smaller muscles in activities, such as poking pipe cleaners into colanders, which helps to strengthen their hand-to-eye coordination, ready for very early writing.  The childminder supports children's development well. She plans activities they enjoy and help them to progress through their individual stages of learning.  Partnerships with parents are effective. The childminder exchanges information with them to help support consistent learning and development arrangements, such as during toilet training.  The childminder forms close bonds with children. This helps them to feel safe and secure, so they settle quickly to begin learning.  Since the last inspection, the childminder has made improvements to implement new procedures to help ensure she meets children's needs and safety more effectively. For

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This provision is good

example, developing procedures to ensure children's safe arrival and departure.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not make enough use of all opportunities to build on children's understanding of shapes and numbers.  The childminder does not always make sure that quieter children are able express their ideas as much as they could.

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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

 make better use of opportunities to develop children's understanding of shapes and numbers  increase opportunities for quieter children to build confidence and express their ideas more freely.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing in different learning environments.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times during the inspection and considered parents' views in testimonials written for the inspection.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about how she plans and organises children's learning and meets their welfare.  The inspector sampled a range of documents, including children's records, policies and suitability checks.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows how to identify and report any concerns she has about children's safety and welfare. The childminder keeps her knowledge and skills up to date well. She speaks to childminder friends regularly, which helps to give her ideas for a range of activities to support children's physical skills more effectively, especially their hand-to-eye coordination. Since the last inspection, the childminder has made improvements. She is more knowledgeable of the early years foundation stage requirements and maintains the required ratios at all times. The childminder reflects well on her practice and, overall, identifies weaknesses that need improvements to support positive outcomes for children. For example, providing more opportunities for children to extend their literacy skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder supports children's learning and progress well. She completes regular assessments to help identify and support any gaps in their learning. From the effective partnerships with parents, she devises ongoing strategies to extend children's skills in all areas. For example, providing children with more opportunities to increase their independence. The childminder encourages them to find equipment and toys they enjoy playing with, helping to work through their own interests. This helps them to be motivated to learn. Children help the childminder prepare activities they all enjoy, such as creative activities. Overall, children form very secure language skills and most are confident to talk to the childminder about things that are important to them, such as their families.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is a positive role model. She provides good examples for children, to help them enjoy learning and to be inquisitive. For example, she talks to children who ask what trains carry, supporting their curiosity. Children are confident and settle quickly in their play. They join in with group activities, as well as happily playing independently. For example, as some children work together to find train carriages, others play imaginatively with small-world ponies. This helps them to prepare for larger group activities, for when they move on to school and to focus on their own interests too.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress and enjoy activities across all areas of learning. They enjoy being imaginative, helping to make sense of their world, such as making smoothies for each other. Children are sociable and learn to work in small groups to achieve an aim, such as fixing train tracks together. They play in different environments, such as the garden, and develop a strong impulse to explore. For example, they collect slugs and snails after it has rained. This helps to develop their awareness of other living things. Children develop good skills to help prepare them for their next stages in learning and eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 104470 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1107421 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 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 August 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1996 and lives in Abbotskerswell, near Newton Abbot, Devon. She offers care every day from 7.30am until 6pm, all year round, except public holidays. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder is qualified to level 3 in childcare and education.

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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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