Childminder EY493122

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 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

 Children form strong bonds with the childminder and with each other. They enjoy the time they spend with the childminder and with their friends at the setting.  Children are making good progress in their learning and development. The childminder organises a broad range of activities in the home and also in the local and wider community.  Children are relaxed, happy and very well behaved. Their self-esteem is promoted by the childminder, which helps them to be confident and express their views and preferences.  The childminder works very well in partnership with parents and provides a flexible service. She also has a good relationship with other settings that children attend. Relevant information is effectively shared with other settings to ensure that children's individual needs are met.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not effectively assess her provision to support continuous improvement. For example, identifying when required training courses should be completed, to prevent any gaps in her knowledge and understanding.  The way in which children’s learning and development is monitored is occasionally unclear, which makes their rate of progress sometimes difficult to establish as precisely as possible.

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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

 continually assess your provision to support ongoing improvement so that required training, such as paediatric first aid training, can be identified and planned for in a timely manner  strengthen further the procedure for monitoring children’s learning and development to provide a more accurate assessment of each child’s progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector observed and evaluated activities with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and children.  The inspector took account of parent's views and comments that were provided.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as a selection of policy and procedure records and evidence of children’s learning and development.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder demonstrates a good knowledge and understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse. She has an appropriate policy in place should any concerns arise about a child's welfare. Since registration the childminder has continued to access online training and development courses to support personal professional development. However, the self-assessment process is not rigorous enough for her to assess and plan required training in a timely manner. The childminder works well with other settings that children attend to support a consistent approach to their care and learning. Parents are very positive about the quality of care and support the childminder provides and they comment positively on the friendships their children establish.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder understands how children learn and develop. She plans varied indoor and outdoor learning experiences around children's interests. The childminder appropriately plans and adjusts activities to meet children's needs and to challenge them. Children are very relaxed and happy in the setting and are enthusiastic about learning. They thoroughly enjoy collecting apples from the low branches of trees in the childminder's garden. They identify similarities in the apple's colours and sizes. Counting skills are effectively promoted and the children also learn about health and hygiene when washing their hands and washing the apples before eating them at snack time.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a warm, welcoming and accessible environment for children. Children are praised and encouraged. They present as being settled and confident. They are very well behaved and enjoy participating in activities with their friends. Children have good opportunities to learn about the wider world and about being kind and caring. They have recently participated in a fund raising event. The children thoroughly enjoyed designing a poster and collecting items for the RSPCA. They will have the opportunity to present their items to a local animal rescue centre and will get a 'behind the scenes tour' to see how their donations will be used.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop the skills needed for their next stage in learning, including starting school. Activities are interesting and challenging and are adapted so that all children can be involved. As a result, all children have equal opportunities and participate well. Strong friendships are promoted and established. Children are confident enough to express their views, feelings and preferences and have many opportunities to make choices. For example, they make choices about what they would like to eat and whether they would like to play indoors or outdoors. They are also involved in decision-making about outings and fund raising events, promoting their confidence and self-esteem.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY493122 Local authority York Inspection number 1108157 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 0 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2015 and lives in the Heworth area of York. Childminding is provided Monday to Friday all year round, with the exception of bank holidays and family holidays, between the hours of 7.30am and 6pm. The childminder is in receipt of funding to provide early education for two-year-old children.

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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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