Childminder in Wiltshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 July 2017 10 June 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

 Children learn how to build positive and respectful relationships with each other. They are polite and respond well to the childminder's interactions.  The childminder has successful partnerships with parents. She regularly shares information on their child's progress and how they can help their child learn at home. Parents comment on the effective support from the childminder and her caring and nurturing environment.  The childminder provides a wide range of resources and experiences and children make good progress from their starting points. She teaches children to respect differences and actively promotes equality and diversity in her setting.  The childminder effectively supports the needs of all children. She provides a high level of care, particularly to those who are more dependent, such as younger children or children with a higher level of need. Children feel secure and are confident to explore.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always consider the opportunities for children to practise the next steps in their development.  The childminder sometimes misses opportunities to promote children's mathematical language and skills, particularly with the older children.

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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 the opportunities for children to practise their next steps in development  make better use of all opportunities to develop mathematical learning, particularly with the older children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took account of the views of parents and children spoken to on the day and through written feedback.  The inspector carried out observations of the children and discussed these with the childminder.  The inspector sampled a range of documents, such as children's developmental records, policies and procedures, suitability checks and safeguarding information.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is aware of how to keep children safe and what to do if she has concerns for their welfare. The childminder has a good understanding of the early years foundation stage. She evaluates her setting and seeks continual improvement, for example, through childminding network groups and a comprehensive training programme. The childminder shares this knowledge with parents, where appropriate. For example, the childminder recently learned the value of children sleeping in the day to enable them to process what they have learned. She shared this knowledge with parents who were considering reducing their child's sleep during the day.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder supports all children to develop their communication, through a variety of methods. For example, the childminder uses sign language alongside speech to help children who are not yet talking, to help learn new words. She encourages younger children to explore through their senses, such as standing on a bubble mat and handling different textures. The childminder enables older children to sustain their attention on tasks for a significant length of time. For example, older children choose from a wide selection of craft materials to extend their creations. The childminder assesses the children in her care regularly, identifying their next steps in development appropriately. The childminder has good links with other early years settings which the children attend. She exchanges development summaries which help reinforce the accuracy of assessment.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are polite, happy and settle quickly into the setting. The childminder sets out clear boundaries and expectations. Children's behaviour is good. The childminder values that all children are different, and seeks a variety of strategies to enable her to adapt her interactions and support to suit the individual child. For example, the childminder completed behaviour management training, which provided her with a wider variety of strategies. The childminder also recently learned how to develop attention and listening skills with props for children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are immersed in learning about their world. They enjoy playing with natural resources, planting, and recalling the life cycle of a butterfly. Children can identify birds they see in the garden and regularly enjoy nature walks and forest play. Children are confident explorers. They receive support to be independent from a young age. Children learn how to wash their hands, dress, undress and tidy up. Older children learn to recognise and write their own name and support the younger children with some tasks. Children are well prepared for their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY380554 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1093570 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 11

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 June 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives with her family in Melksham, Wiltshire. The childminder offers full and part-time care, all year round.

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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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