Fitzgerald Michelle Angela

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 August 2017 30 April 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 have good relationships with the childminder. They are happy, settled and enjoy being in her company, which helps to develop their emotional well-being.  The childminder observes children's play and assesses their achievements that help her to plan precise next steps in their learning. She monitors their progress against expected levels of development that helps to ensure children make good progress in relation to their individual starting points.  The childminder has a positive attitude towards her professional development and is keen to develop her skills and practice further. For example, she makes good use of her links with other local childminders to help extend her practice and implement new ideas and activities.  There are long-standing links with staff at other settings that children attend. The childminder shares her next steps in children's learning with them that helps to ensure

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This provision is good

both settings are working towards the same learning goals for children.  Children behave well. The childminder gives them lots of praise, which encourages children to be kind, considerate and respectful of the environment and others.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently provide children with a wide range of opportunities that helps them learn about and explore the natural world.  The childminder has yet to fully build on her existing partnerships with school teachers to further support continuity in children's learning.

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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

 develop the range of opportunities to help children learn about and explore the natural world  build further on the existing partnerships with local school teachers to support greater continuity in children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children interacting and playing, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke to the children and the childminder.  The inspector discussed the childminder's risk assessments and looked at evidence of her qualifications and training.  The inspector discussed children's learning and assessments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has addressed the actions raised at her last inspection. For example, she is clear about the procedure to follow to ensure that she obtains written parental permission prior to administering medication. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder continually updates her child protection training to help ensure that she is aware of any new guidance and changes to legislation. She has a good understanding of the possible signs and symptoms which may indicate a child is at risk of harm. The childminder reflects and evaluates her practice. She takes time to find out the views of parents and observes and talks to children to find out what they like. This helps her to make changes and improvements to her practice and raise outcomes for children further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder understands how to support children's learning. She identifies the next steps in their learning that she skilfully uses in her interactions with children. For example, she encourages children to think about the different sizes of the toy cars to help develop their mathematical knowledge. The childminder gives children lots of time to respond to her questions. For example, she asks younger children where a piece of play food is and what they are cooking. The childminder gently repeats words back to children in her conversations with them, which helps children to learn the correct pronunciation of words to support their speaking skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides children with a good range of opportunities to visit different places in their local area. For example, children enjoy trips to the beach, zoo and different parks. This helps to develop their social skills and their understanding of different environments. Children enjoy playing in the childminder's garden. They dig in the sand pit and make good use of the dinosaurs in their imaginative play. The childminder works closely with parents at the start of each new care arrangement to find out information about children's individual needs and routines. She knows when they prefer to sleep and which toys are their favourites. Children develop good social skills and manners. For example, they say 'please' and 'thank you' when given toys or their drink cup.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn a good range of skills that helps them to prepare for the next stage in their learning, such as school. They are confident and independent. For example, children remind the childminder that they need to wash their hands before eating. They know to take off their shoes when they go inside and eagerly open the living door to find their shoes to go and play in the garden. Children are happy and develop their own sense of humour. For example, children pretend to go to sleep when sitting in the wicker armchair in a play house. They dip their heads down as if they are snoring and look up cheekily at the childminder to see her reaction.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 202232 Local authority Essex Inspection number 1097572 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 30 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1996 and lives in Essex. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 7pm, 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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