Childminder EY346350

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 August 2017 29 April 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 uses regular monitoring of children's progress to help her identify any gaps in learning. She plans good-quality activities and experiences to help children acquire new skills and extend their learning.  Children feel safe during their time with the childminder. They are confident and reassured in her presence. Children settle quickly and demonstrate that they enjoy their time at the childminder's home.  Children are motivated to explore and investigate their surroundings. They benefit from the childminder's carefully planned outdoor play area and enjoy a range of stimulating indoor and outdoor resources.  The childminder is a positive role model. She encourages children to be polite, share and respect each other. Children behave well and follow instructions. Young children tidy away their toys unprompted. The childminder supports children's self-esteem through praise and encouragement and is nurturing and sensitive in her interactions

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not yet implemented plans to extend her knowledge of the ways children learn and how she can support their learning.  The childminder does not gather enough specific information from parents about their children's skills and abilities when they first attend, in order to assess their development in detail.

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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

 implement plans to enhance existing professional knowledge about how children learn, in order to support children to make the best possible progress  seek more detailed information from parents about what their children already know and can do, in order to make more precise initial assessments of their skills and learning needs.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of adults living on the premises. She discussed the childminder's policies and procedures, including safeguarding and complaints.  The inspector talked with the childminder and interacted with children at various times during the inspection.  The inspector viewed the premises, toys and equipment.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed through written testimonials.  The inspector evaluated an adult-led activity and considered the impact of the childminder's quality of teaching on children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder understands what procedure she must follow in the event that she has concerns about a child. She identifies potential hazards to children and minimises them. The childminder understands when she is required to notify Ofsted of significant events, such as changes to her own health. She thinks about the service she provides, completes mandatory training and has made plans for future improvement. The childminder asks parents for their opinions and considers children's likes and dislikes, using this information to make continual improvements. The childminder understands the importance of working in partnership with parents and other professionals. She shares information on children's achievements with parents and supports them to extend their children's learning at home. Parents praise the childminder's efforts and state that they value her professional service.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The well-qualified childminder enjoys providing children with opportunities to extend their understanding of the wider world around them. She talks to them about going to school, helicopters and animals. Children experience the life cycle of butterflies when they watch the stages of metamorphosis in a butterfly garden. The childminder provides children with magnifying glasses and toy bugs so they can explore and investigate the insect world. Children enjoy playing in a wooden playhouse. They pretend to mix food and play with toy food. The childminder uses information from observations and assessments to plan purposeful learning experiences that help to extend children's learning. She recognises the learning potential in activities and is flexible in her approach.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have ample opportunity to practise physical skills. They enjoy outdoor play as they kick a football and enjoy ride-on-toys in the childminder's garden. Young children enjoy various types of sensory play. They are eager to splash and pour water in a water tray. They lead their own play and transfer knowledge from prior learning when they decide to float a small plastic ball in a bowl of water. Children learn about being healthy. They join in picking and eating fresh fruit from the childminder's strawberry patch. Children's care needs are promptly responded to by the childminder. For example, nappies are changed swiftly and children's hands and faces are kept clean. Hygiene practices help keep children comfortable and ready to learn and participate.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are motivated to learn and make good progress in relation to their starting points. They develop the skills and attributes that they need for the next stage in their learning. Children explore mathematical concepts as they count toy cars and talk about sizes of toy animals. They develop early literacy skills as they make marks on the outdoor chalkboard, use paints and listen avidly to stories. Children develop independence. They feed themselves and learn to secure their own shoes with hook-and-eye fastenings.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY346350 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1087272 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 1 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 29 April 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007 and lives in the Bracebridge Heath area of Lincoln. She operates Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a childcare 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

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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