Childminder EY222498

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 September 2017 11 February 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

 Children have warm and affectionate relationships with the childminder and her assistant. Older children arrive excited to see them. They both provide young children with reassurance to feel emotionally secure and settled. This underpins their learning.  The childminder and her assistant work well together to meet children's individual care and learning needs. They provide good role models and have high expectations. Children behave well, and are polite and kind.  Children have good language and communication skills. Through training, the childminder has developed her knowledge of supporting children with language delay or those learning English as an additional language.  Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents comment positively on the regular exchange of important information that enables the childminder to provide consistent care and learning for children.  Children make good progress in their learning and development from their starting

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This provision is good

points. The childminder uses her observations well to have a good understanding of how to support children's next stage of learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes solves problems for children too quickly. She does not give them enough time to find the best way to complete a task through trial and error.  The childminder does not consistently encourage older children to manage age- appropriate tasks for themselves.

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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

 give children enough time to work problems out for themselves through trial and error  support older children more in managing age-appropriate tasks to prepare them further for school.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistant and took account of written feedback from parents.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the safety of the premises.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, and children's development records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder implements her risk assessments well to keep children safe and healthy. For instance, children knew the gate must be locked before they could play in the garden. Stairgates prevent children from using unsupervised areas and the childminder puts her dogs in a pen before children use the kitchen. The childminder has a good knowledge of procedures to follow if children are at risk of harm and ensures her assistant knows his responsibilities. They work together to evaluate their practice and identify any actions for improvement. The childminder has recently implemented a more successful way of gaining good information on children's starting points. She is now reviewing the way she monitors children's overall development and is seeking parents' feedback to ensure she uses the most effective system. The childminder has shared her progress check on two-year-old children with their pre-school so that they

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

can be consistent in narrowing any gaps in children's development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Since her last inspection, the childminder has used research to find better ways to support children's mathematical development. She now uses children's interests and plans mathematical activities well. For example, she helped older children understand about halves as they made a card. The children recognised shapes as they eagerly chose sparkly materials and counted totals of butterflies in a group. The assistant reinforces numbers and shapes with young children as they play with a shape sorter. The childminder encourages children's love of books and they request favourites and want them repeated. She provides good support for children's reading skills, such as pausing for them to fill in familiar words. The childminder helps children to look closely at similarities and differences. For example, older children knew that zebras are like horses but have stripes. The childminder then helped children to find other things with stripes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder helps children to think of others and how they may be feeling. For example, children made a card for a friend in hospital. They then used the resources in their own way to make more pictures to cheer them up. Children happily explore the good range of resources and lead their play. The childminder values children's opinions and enables them to make appropriate decisions. She helps younger children gain independence in their self-care and they are extremely proud of themselves when they use the potty. Children develop a good understanding of safe and healthy practices. They know to wash their hands after using the potty and drink plenty of water after exercise.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop a positive attitude to learning and develop good skills that prepare them well for their next stage of learning and school. Children are imaginative. For example, older children made up a story about going to the moon on a rocket and what happened when they got there. Children develop good physical skills. For instance, older children climbed with confidence and young children steered trucks and ride-on toys around obstacles. Children are confident to ask questions and assertively follow instructions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY222498 Local authority Bath & NE Somerset Inspection number 1091372 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 8 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 11 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002. Her husband works with the childminder part time as her assistant. They provide care on Monday to Thursday during term times only, including before and after school.

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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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