Childminder EY490085

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 August 2017 Not applicable

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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 has a strong commitment to ongoing training and her development to ensure she provides good outcomes for children. For instance, through attending a workshop, she has implemented enjoyable and challenging ways to use the outdoors to support boys' mathematical development.  Children confidently explore the good-quality resources and lead their play. For example, young children choose books and the childminder helps them recall past learning. They select role-play resources and play together imaginatively on the same theme.  The childminder provides a consistent role model for children, promoting good behaviour and positive relationships. Children have good experiences to learn to respect people's differences and each other's needs.  Children make good progress from their starting points. The childminder uses her observations of children's achievements well to help her plan for their next stages of

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This provision is good

learning. She monitors their overall development effectively to identify where they need additional support and help them to catch up.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes completes tasks for older children that they are capable of managing for themselves.  The childminder misses some opportunities to help children explore and experiment with colours.

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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

 support older children further in managing age-appropriate tasks, to improve their independence and prepare them even better for their future learning  help children to explore and experiment with colours, to extend their development in expressive arts and design.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors.  The inspector talked to the childminder and carried out a joint observation.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation and parent survey.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the safety of the premises.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, children's development records and information for parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder keeps up to date with all aspects of keeping children safe and carries out good risk assessments. She has a good knowledge of the signs and symptoms that children may be at risk of harm and knows the procedures to follow to help protect them. The childminder has successful systems to monitor how different groups of children are progressing and to ensure she provides a balance of experiences to cover all areas of learning. The childminder has reviewed her assessment systems and made changes to make them more informative. Parents comment on the success of the way the childminder shares information with them, which enables them to support their children's learning at home. The childminder seeks parents' feedback to help her evaluate her provision. She has an accurate understanding of where she can make further improvements. For example, she is currently strengthening her partnerships with

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

other provisions to be even more consistent in supporting children's development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn and uses their interests to plan challenging activities. For instance, she helps young children to explore their creativity and imagination through puppets and making up stories. The childminder provides strong support for children's literacy, and language and communication skills. For example, she helps children to use books to discuss frogspawn and the changes it goes through to become a frog. She introduces new vocabulary, such as 'amphibians' and 'camouflage', and uses pictures to show what they mean. The childminder successfully helps older children to see that there are different ways of writing, such as Chinese symbols, and broadens their understanding of different cultures. She provides good support to help children to explore their natural environment and understand their world, such as knowing the different habitats of bugs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder seeks important information on children's individual needs to protect their welfare and support their well-being. She knows the children well, and they feel secure and confident, which underpins their ability to learn. The childminder helps children to gain a good understanding of keeping themselves safe and healthy. For example, she provides exciting experiences with qualified staff to enable older children to gather wood and cook on a fire. Children learn about safety in the sun and have lots of opportunities to be active. The childminder gives clear positive explanations to ensure children understand the consequences of ignoring safety and behaviour boundaries.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good skills that prepare them well for their next stages of learning and school. Young children enjoy books and listen with concentration, confidently asking questions. Children use brushes, rollers and their hands to paint, helping their early writing skills. Older children communicate when they need the toilet and manage this independently. Children behave well and develop effective social skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490085 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 1016759 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Street, Somerset. She provides care each weekday, including before and after school, for 48 weeks a years.

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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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