Childminder EY295093

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 September 2017 5 March 2013

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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 of all ages are happy and settled. The childminder forms warm and sensitive relationships with them. She knows how to help children feel secure and successfully supports their emotional well-being.  Children behave well. They show good manners, take turns and are respectful of each other. The childminder gives lots of praise and encouragement to boost their self- esteem.  The childminder communicates and interacts well with children during their play, helping them to develop good language and social skills.  Children have good access to a range of stimulating and interesting resources to support and enhance their play and enjoyment.  The well-qualified childminder regularly reviews her practice. She seeks verbal and written feedback from parents about her service, which she uses to further improve her already good-quality childcare.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not yet consistently use information gathered from assessments to prioritise when planning for children's next steps in learning. As a result, children do not always make the best possible progress.  The childminder has yet to explore even further successful ways to guide parents, so that a shared approach to children's learning is fully embraced.

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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

 use information gained from assessment even more rigorously to prioritise and plan for children's next steps in learning so they make the best possible progress  explore further ways to involve parents in their children's learning and how they can support this further at home.

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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 evaluated a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written questionnaires.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of the persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder gives good priority to children's safety and supervises them closely. Her home is secure and daily checks on the environment help to ensure that risks to children are identified and minimised. The childminder has attended child protection training and understands her responsibility to keep children safe from harm. She is committed to providing children and their families with a good-quality provision. She is well organised and her records and documentation are thorough and underpin her good practice. The childminder actively seeks out additional training and ensures all required training is up to date. She engages with other local childminders to share good practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Teaching is good. The childminder records her observations and assessments of children's learning and, overall, uses these to identify what children need to learn next. Children show confidence as they explore the environment and make decisions about how and what they want to play with. For example, older children help themselves to dolls from boxes. They place them in buggies and wheel them carefully and skilfully avoiding obstacles. Toddlers enjoy the sounds bricks make when they bash them together. They begin to use their imagination as they pretend to eat from toy cups and spoons. Children enjoy messy play and practise their physical skills. They skilfully use large tweezers to pick up cooked spaghetti and show excitement when they discover a hidden dinosaur.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children share, take turns and listen well to the childminder's instructions. For example, they help to tidy away toys when asked and share a much loved doll from home with others. Overall, partnerships with parents are good. The childminder obtains a range of useful and pertinent information before children begin. She uses this to support children in settling quickly and easily into their new environment. Children learn how to be safe. The childminder reminds them why they need to sit on their bottom when at the table and how to use scissors safely. She ensures children have good access to the outdoors. They develop their physical skills on a range of play equipment, in the childminder's garden and local parks, supporting their good health.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning and are well prepared for their eventual move on to school. Children participate fully and enthusiastically in activities, and maintain good levels of concentration during play. They begin to use mathematics during their play as they count pieces of dough and talk about shapes. They show good control as they use a range of tools and materials.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY295093 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1064649 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 5 March 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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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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