Childminder EY436902

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 August 2017 8 May 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

 The childminder uses her assessment of children's learning to plan activities that challenge them successfully. She promotes individual children's learning effectively while she supports their play. Children make good progress.  Partnerships between the childminder and parents are strong. They exchange information and work successfully together to meet children's care and learning needs.  Children are happy and settled in the childminder's care. She agrees a gradual settling- in procedure with parents to help children feel emotionally secure from the onset. Relationships between the childminder and children are very good.  The childminder promotes children's communication and language development well. She encourages babies to use signing while also supporting their early speaking skills.  The childminder provides a range of resources to promote children's good manipulative skills. Opportunities for them to develop confidence and skills while climbing are good.

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This provision is good

 The childminder reviews her provision in order to improve. She keeps her early years knowledge up to date, for example, through training and proactive research.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not fully support children's learning about traditions, cultures and beliefs beyond their own immediate experiences.  The two-way flow of information between the childminder and other settings that children attend is not wholly effective in promoting continuity of learning for each child.

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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

 extend opportunities for children to learn about people, families, communities and traditions beyond their own experience  strengthen the two-way flow of information with other settings that children attend to fully address continuity of learning for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities as 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 adults.  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 with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is aware of the local safeguarding procedures and her responsibilities to protect children from abuse and neglect. She is aware of her role to prevent children from being drawn into situations that may put them at risk of significant harm. The childminder assesses and minimises risks in her home and garden successfully. She uses her early years knowledge and childminding experience effectively to review her provision and identify strengths and areas where she could make improvements. For example, she has identified that a current priority for improvement is to increase learning opportunities for children in the garden.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her knowledge about children to challenge them effectively to reach the next steps in their learning. She supports children well to acquire skills and a capacity to learn. The childminder interprets the wants and needs of babies successfully as they communicate through gestures and the tone of their voices. She supports young children effectively as they progress from saying single words to using simple sentences. Children practise their good handling skills while they play with resources, such as play dough. They use tools to cut the dough into shapes and then compare the different sizes. The childminder encourages children's interest in books. Current favourites are song and rhyme books. Young children enthusiastically join in with the actions to songs and babies 'bop' while they enjoy exploring sounds with musical instruments.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy their learning in a safe and welcoming environment. The childminder teaches them how to manage some potential risks for themselves. For example, from a very young age, children learn how to manage steps safely when playing in the garden. The childminder develops close bonds with the children in her care. She adopts a positive approach to managing behaviour to help foster children's self-confidence and self-esteem. The childminder promotes children's good health well. They are physically active every day and they eat healthy food.

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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 are prepared well emotionally for moving on, for example, as they socialise with other adults and children at a toddler group. Children develop independence, including managing their own hygiene and personal needs. Babies notice the marks they can make in resources, such as sand. Older children play games that promote their learning about letters and numbers. Children listen to different countryside sounds and talk about what they discover while enjoying nature walks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY436902 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 1095156 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 6

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She operates all year round from 7.45am 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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