Childminder in Wirral

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 October 2017 21 July 2017

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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 and her assistant have worked hard to make improvements and address the actions raised at the last inspection. They display a commitment to enhancing their knowledge, skills and practice further.  Children are happy and settled in the childminder's home. They have established close and trusting relationships with both the childminder and her assistant.  Children are encouraged to become independent and attend to their own needs. They assist with simple tasks and daily routines, such as preparing snacks and dressing for outdoors.  The childminder and her assistant are well qualified and have a good understanding of children's individual needs and stages of development. They use their observations to identify children's developing interests and what skills they need to learn next.  The childminder has good systems in place to share information about children's progress, learning and development with parents and other settings they may attend.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, the childminder and her assistant do not make the most of opportunities to extend and challenge children's critical-thinking skills further.  The childminder and her assistant have not focused their professional development on enhancing the quality of teaching to the highest level.  There are fewer opportunities for children who prefer to learn outdoors to investigate and explore.

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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

 make the most of opportunities to extend and challenge children's critical-thinking skills during activities and play  enhance the current programme of professional development further to focus more closely on raising the overall quality of teaching and practice to the highest level  provide more opportunities for children to investigate, explore and extend their learning outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder and her assistant. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of assistants and persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback they provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has worked closely with the local authority improvement officer to improve her overall practice and address weaknesses. She has made a number of positive changes and uses her self-evaluation more effectively to reflect on practice and identify future improvements. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has reviewed her child protection policies and updated these to reflect current government guidance. She has completed some recent safeguarding training alongside her assistant to help enhance their knowledge of changes in legislation. The childminder has implemented new procedures to help monitor the quality of her provision. She has introduced cleaning rotas to help promote children's good health. She has also begun to complete supervisions on her assistant and observations to identify and tackle any weaknesses in practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her new systems for observation and assessment well to monitor children's progress and identify gaps in their development. Parents are encouraged to contribute to learning records and share information from home. The childminder plans a range of interesting activities to support children's developing interests and next steps in learning. Children enjoy exploring malleable materials and use their senses to talk about different textures and smells. Older children display an interest in numbers, counting and solving problems. They count and sort various objects and use equipment to measure how tall they are in comparison to adults.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are encouraged to consider the needs and feelings of others. The childminder and her assistant record children's acts of kindness and display these on the wall for them to see. This helps to support children's emotional development and self-esteem. The childminder and her assistant use positive praise well to motivate children during activities. They reinforce boundaries and encourage children to contribute to the rules. Children display confidence and make requests about things they would like to do. They have good opportunities to develop their physical skills and develop an understanding of healthy lifestyles. During mealtimes the childminder and her assistant discuss with children where foods come from and promote healthy choices. Children are familiar with the hygiene routines, such as washing their hands before mealtimes.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning based on their starting points. They develop an interest in early literacy, such as reading and mark making. During story time children finish off simple sentences from familiar books and talk about the characters. Younger children are inquisitive and curious. They explore resources, such as musical instruments, and experiment with different sounds. Children are gaining the key skills required for their next stage in learning and the future move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY439399 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 1110250 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 21 July 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Wirral. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with one assistant on a full-time basis. She holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 5.

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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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