Childminder EY358552

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 September 2017 12 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 uses observation and assessment successfully to inform planning for children's future learning. She challenges children well and they make good progress.  The partnerships with parents are very good. The childminder continually shares information with parents and they work together to ensure continuity of care and learning for children.  The childminder evaluates her practice and ensures that she keeps her knowledge about early years issues up to date, such as through training and proactive research.  The childminder supports children's speaking and thinking skills effectively and they enjoy engaging in conversation with her.  Children are happy and settled in the childminder's care. Relationships are very good. A gradual settling-in procedure, agreed with parents, initially helps children to feel emotionally secure.  Children make good progress in their physical development. They practise their very

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This provision is good

good handling skills in a variety of ways with different resources, including writing tools.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not fully support children in making spontaneous and independent decisions about their play.  The childminder does not make full use of opportunities to promote children's understanding about living things and changes in the environment over time.

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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 be more independent and spontaneous in their choice of activities and resources  increase opportunities for children to learn about living things and changes in the environment that happen over time.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities while children played in the indoor and outdoor play areas. She discussed teaching methods with the childminder.  The inspector looked at evidence of the childminder's training. She checked evidence of the suitability of all adults who live in the household.  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 to 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

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder's home is safe and secure. She is aware of the signs of abuse and neglect, and the local procedures to follow if she is concerned about a child's welfare. The childminder reviews her provision well to identify areas for improvement. As part of self-evaluation procedures, she uses information obtained through her membership of an association for early years workers. The childminder seeks parents' opinions about her provision, for example, by providing a questionnaire. Parents are very happy with the service that the childminder provides and they make no suggestions for improvement. They say that their children are very happy, activities are varied and methods of communication are very good.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder challenges children effectively to reach the next stage in their development. She organises trips to places of interest. For example, during a recent visit to a park in the centre of Leamington Spa, the children looked at large elephant statues that were inspired by the elephants who used to live in the town. Children's interest in this has continued and they enjoy creating models of elephants. The childminder invites them to help her make a collage to decorate their models. Some children use their very good handling skills to cut with scissors and others decide that they would rather rip up their coloured paper. Children confidently name different colours and explore textures. Their pencil control is good as they draw and colour-in pictures of elephants.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children play in a safe and welcoming environment. Relationships between the childminder and the children are very good and children are happy and settled. They are gaining confidence and skills while they play on physical play equipment, such as in the childminder's garden and when attending the park. They eat healthy food. Children behave well. The childminder adopts a positive approach to managing behaviour to help foster children's self-esteem. She supports children well as they learn to share and take turns.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good skills that help them to be ready for the move on to pre-school and school. They express themselves confidently and make good progress from using simple sentences to forming sentences that are more complex. Children use their good language skills, for instance, while engaging in imaginative role play with their friends. They develop an understanding of how to keep themselves safe and they learn to manage their self-care needs independently. Children enjoy looking at books and they anticipate what happens next in their favourite stories. They spontaneously count, identify shapes and use mathematical language while they play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY358552 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 1093112 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 14

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 12 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She operates all year round from 7.45am to 6pm, Tuesday 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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Telephone number

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