Childminder EY462840

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 July 2017 17 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

 The childminder provides a welcoming and homely environment for the children to support their play, learning and development successfully.  The childminder undertakes regular observations of the children's development and tracks their progress well. She plans successfully for the children's next steps in learning to help them make good progress.  Children are confident and happy in the childminder's care. They show pleasure in the childminder's company as they listen and respond to her and show that they feel safe as they play and explore with confidence.  Partnerships with parents are strong. The childminder ensures parents receive daily written and verbal feedback about their children's day to maintain continuity in care.  The childminder has improved her practice well since the last inspection. For example, she has updated her first-aid training and has effectively addressed previous recommendations.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children are not fully aware of all toys and resources available, to enable them to make more choices and decisions about their play and activities.  The childminder does not use all opportunities to help children fully develop their writing 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

 increase opportunities for all children to make choices and decisions when accessing toys and resources  create more opportunities for children to build on their early writing skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children at play in all areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection to discuss her practice.  The inspector looked at children's development files, planning, policies and procedures, and the childminder's self-evaluation document.  The inspector spoke to children and interacted in their play.  The inspector took account of parents' written feedback and comments in the compliments book.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a strong understanding of her responsibilities to keep children safe and is confident in the procedures to follow should she have any concerns about a child's welfare. She ensures her home is safe and secure using effective risk assessments. The childminder evaluates her service well and understands the importance of undertaking supervision and appraisals with her assistant, when working with her regularly. The childminder works in good partnership with teachers at local schools. For example, she shares information with them from parents and relays messages back as needed to maintain continuity of care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a wide variety of learning opportunities inside and outside of her home to support children's ongoing development successfully. For example, children develop their social skills well, as they play together in the home and extend their relationships with others as they attend toddler groups. The childminder enhances the children's physical development well. For example, children enjoy creating pictures using their fine physical skills and have fun exploring in the woods, and developing their coordination well as they play on equipment at parks. The childminder effectively encourages children's communication and language skills. For example, she responds to younger children's vocal sounds as they play and effectively questions older children to encourage them to think.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are at ease in the childminder's company. The childminder supports the children's self-care skills well and teaches children to follow good hygiene practices. For example, children learn from a young age about the need of a tissue when their noses need a wipe, then the importance of washing hands to remove germs. The childminder supports children's understanding of how to be safe effectively. For example, she teaches children how to act safely near the road and what procedures to follow in the event of an emergency. The childminder supports children's behaviour well and the children are well behaved and good mannered. The childminder has recently updated her training. For example, she has improved her knowledge on how to manage behaviour, which has helped her to advance her skills in supporting children's emotions and feelings.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are happy and make good progress in their learning and development. Children develop good independence skills. For example, all children know to tidy away before accessing other play activities and older children help with preparing the table for tea. Children develop a strong understanding of numbers and use these correctly in creative work and play. For example, children match dots to corresponding numbers and are able to order numbered blocks in the correct sequence. Children are confidently developing a good range of skills to prepare them well for future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY462840 Local authority West Berkshire (Newbury) Inspection number 1107858 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 17 August 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in the Tilehurst area, in West Berskhire. She provides care on Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm and operates her service all year round. She sometimes works with an assistant.

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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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