Childminder EY488087

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 September 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 is committed to providing high-quality care and education for children. She has high expectations for her provision and for what children can achieve. She reflects on her practice to identify where further improvements can be made. She continually develops her provision according to children's needs.  The childminder achieves effective partnerships with parents. She shares information with them about children's learning and progress in the setting. This helps parents to support and extend children's learning at home.  The childminder effectively plans her environment so that children have a good range of opportunities in all areas of learning. She completes ongoing assessments of children's capabilities and knows them well. She uses her knowledge of how children learn and develop to plan activities that excite and motivate them to learn.  The childminder provides a warm and friendly environment. She is a good role model

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This provision is good

for children. She teaches them to be kind and respect each other. Children carefully listen to her guidance and instructions. They behave well throughout the day.  Children are eager to learn and readily accept challenges. They enthusiastically respond to her questions, demonstrating their enthusiasm and understanding.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, the childminder places more emphasis on extending the learning of the older children and does not adapt activities to take account of younger children.  Sometimes, the childminder misses opportunities to extend children's learning and help them to pursue their own ideas and interests during their play.

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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 the learning of younger children and adapt activities so that they have equally challenging opportunities as the older children  build on children's ideas and interests during play to enhance their creative thinking skills and extend their imaginations and sense of wonder.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of all persons living and working on the premises.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of how to identify and respond to concerns about children's welfare. The childminder, occasionally, works with an assistant, such as when they go on outings in the holidays. She ensures the assistant is familiar with the setting's policies and procedures and the risk assessments are completed for outings. The childminder seeks professional development opportunities to enable her to keep up to date and to expand her knowledge of effective childcare practice. She completes her own research to gather ideas for how she can continue to develop high-quality teaching and learning. The childminder closely tracks the progress children make to help her to target areas where they may need additional support and to ensure they continue to progress well in all areas of learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Older children develop a wide range of vocabulary. They describe the life cycle of a butterfly using words, such as 'cocoon' and 'caterpillar'. The childminder further enhances their learning as they discuss bees. She introduces vocabulary, such as 'nectar', for children to hear and repeat. She explains how bees make honey to enhance children's understanding of the natural world. The childminder introduces counting into children's play as she encourages them to count the legs on a spider. Children listen to stories and join in with familiar phrases. Younger children explore with sound as they bang on a drum. They further investigate as they bang on different objects. They enjoy selecting and using a range of resources, such as a magnifying glass, to explore the world around them. They move around safely as they develop their physical skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children develop a secure bond with the childminder and demonstrate that they feel happy, safe and secure. They communicate effectively with her and confidently ask for additional support when needed. The childminder responds quickly to ensure children's needs are continuously met. Children develop good friendships with others. They learn good social skills as they play alongside each other, take turns and share resources. Children are familiar with the daily routines and readily help to tidy away resources. The childminder enthusiastically praises children. This helps to build their confidence and self- esteem. The childminder teaches children how to identify and manage risks, such as they pick small objects up off the floor when younger children are present. Children learn to adopt healthy lifestyles. They are provided with wholesome and nutritious food to eat and follow good hygiene routines.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make consistently good rates of progress. Children's literacy and mathematics skills are promoted well. Older children begin to learn letters in their name and experiment with counting as they count forwards and backwards. Children develop good social skills. They are prepared well for school and the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488087 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 1015033 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 12

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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. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a level 3 childcare qualification. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder, occasionally, works with an assistant.

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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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