Childminder 201494

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 August 2017 23 May 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 what he knows about children through observation and assessment to challenge them and ensure they make good progress in their learning.  Partnerships with parents are strong, ensuring that working successfully together promotes children's care and learning needs well.  The childminder gives children's personal, social and emotional development a high priority. Children are settled, secure and happy in his care.  Children readily engage in conversation with the childminder. He promotes their thinking skills effectively.  The childminder provides a variety of activities for children to practise their good manipulative skills in different ways.  The childminder reviews his provision in cooperation with his co-childminder. He keeps his early years knowledge up to date, such as through training and proactive research online.  Documentation required for the safe and efficient management of the provision is well

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not make full use of opportunities to promote children's learning about the link between sounds and the letters that they represent.  The childminder does not fully support children's learning with regard to recognising numerals and understanding that numerals signify quantities.

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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

 enhance older children's learning about the link between sounds and letters  strengthen older children's mathematical understanding, particularly of how numerals signify quantities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities while children played in the indoor play area. She discussed teaching methods with the childminder.  The inspector looked at evidence of the childminder's training. She checked evidence of the suitability of all adults who live or work in the household.  The inspector looked at a selection of children's assessment records and planning, policies and procedures and a range of other documentation.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, co-childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder identifies and successfully minimises potential risks in his home and garden. He is aware of his responsibilities to protect children from abuse and neglect, and the local procedures to follow if he is concerned about a child. The childminder ensures that he is aware of current early years issues. He is aware of the duty to prevent children from being drawn into situations that may put them at risk of significant harm. The childminder's procedures for self-evaluation take account of the views of parents. Parents share positive views about the provision. For example, they say that the childminders are good role models and have contributed to their children being well behaved and well mannered. Parents are very happy with their children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder supports children effectively so that they acquire skills and capacity to learn. He supports children's speaking skills well, older children speak clearly and confidently. The childminder promotes children's learning in accordance with their interests. Some children are keen to play with farm animals, dinosaurs and they build stories around their favourite toys. Children enjoy looking at books and choose favourite ones for the childminder to read. They talk about their creations, for example, while constructing enclosures with bricks, they say that they are making a farm. Children describe what they are drawing and they are learning how to create colours by mixing colours. They use their imagination while moving their bodies in different ways to music.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy, settled, and enjoy their learning in a welcoming play environment. They behave well. The childminder supports children in showing consideration for others and he praises positive behaviour, helping to boost children's self-esteem. The relationships between the childminder and the children are strong. The childminder promotes children's good health well. Children develop an understanding of dangers and how to keep themselves safe. For example, they understand the reason why they must not run in the playroom, why and how to wear seat belts in the car and road safety.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good skills in readiness for the move on to pre-school and school. They count while they play and older children are beginning to understand addition and subtraction. Children learn to manage their self-care needs independently and hygienically. They are learning about diversity with regard to different traditions, families and communities beyond their own experience. Pencil control is good and older children are able to write their names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 201494 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 1101784 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1998. He lives in Nuneaton and works with his wife who is also a registered childminder. They operate all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for Bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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