Childminder EY431309

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 September 2017 18 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

 The childminder provides a well-organised and interesting learning environment for all children. She plans well to help her ensure that children make good levels of progress from their starting points.  The childminder helps all children make good progress with their developing speaking and listening skills. She provides especially effective support for children who are learning English as an additional language and they make sustained progress with their language skills.  Children show high levels of well-being. They are very settled and happy in the childminder's home and build warm attachments with her and her assistant.  The childminder successfully teaches children about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. For example, she provides home-cooked and nutritious meals that children really enjoy.  The childminder builds warm and worthwhile partnerships with parents. For example, she provides them with regular, written summaries of their child's progress to assist

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This provision is good

them in further supporting their children's learning at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children are not consistently given enough time to follow their interests or complete activities in their own time and their own way. At these times children are less engaged in their learning.  The childminder does not make thorough enough use of systems to evaluate what she does to raise the overall quality of her provision to an even higher level.

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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

 provide more opportunities for children to make choices about what they do and to complete tasks for themselves, to help their developing independence  develop the use of monitoring and refection to improve further the already good- quality teaching and practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder, her assistant and children in the childminder's home and garden.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder and discussed the learning that was taking place.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistant about their understanding of safeguarding and first aid.  The inspector looked at some documentation, including the childminder's policies and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder shows a strong commitment to providing high-quality care and education for all children. She ensures her assistant understands, and is able to fulfil, the requirements of her role. The childminder seeks out professional development opportunities and reflects on what she learns to improve further the quality of her teaching. For example, she now introduces numbers and counting into children's everyday routines to help them develop a secure early understanding of mathematics. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant both attend regular training to help keep their knowledge up to date and both have a clear understanding of the steps to take if they are concerned about a child's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder works well with parents to find out what children already know and can do when they start. She is then able to assess ongoing progress and help close any gaps in learning. The childminder is skilled at supporting children who speak little or no English when they start. For example, she talks and reads to them in their home language and English. These children quickly learn to use English to communicate and also make further progress in their home language. Children enjoy a wide range of learning experiences. For example, they use touch and smell to explore herbs in the childminder's garden, to build on their learning about the natural world. They take part in lots of different activities that help their developing physical skills, such as ball games outside and exploring sand and water indoors.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder meets children's care needs well. She appreciates that some children have a long day away from home and so makes time for quiet rest and sleep. She promotes children's good health and takes robust measures to keep them safe. For example, she ensures they follow thorough hygiene routines before meals and she completes ongoing risk assessments to help keep her home safe. Children respond positively to the clear and consistent messages from the childminder and her assistant about acceptable behaviour and behave well for their age.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain a broad range of skills in preparation for their future learning and the move to school. They learn to be cooperative and to consider the needs of each other. They learn to celebrate the similarities and differences between themselves and each other. For example, they find out that the same celebrations take place on different days in different countries. Children develop the confidence to make their needs known and learn to talk and listen to each other and the adults who look after them. They make good progress with their early literacy and mathematical skills in preparation for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY431309 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 1094984 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 18 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. She offers care all day on Monday to Friday, throughout the year. The childminder works with a registered 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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