Childminder in Nottinghamshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 November 2017 23 January 2014

p.1

This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

p.1

This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

p.1

This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

p.1

This provision is good

 Parents are very positive as they describe their children's experience with the childminder. The childminder shares information with parents about their children's learning and development and how they can continue to support this at home.  The childminder works well in partnership with other early years setting that children attend. She gathers information about what children are learning and shares what children achieve in her setting to support consistency.  The childminder gets down to children's level when she plays alongside them. She gives children plenty of time to respond to the good questions she asks them.  The childminder supports her assistant well and provides her with training to secure her knowledge of child protection. Supervision and appraisal meetings enable the assistant to reflect on practice, to set targets for future learning and secure good teaching.  Children understand what is expected of them and behave well. The childminder uses

p.1

This provision is good

equipment, such as sand timers, to help children learn to share and take turns.

p.1

It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not use information to check and compare the progress made by different groups of children, to help her ensure continued good progress in learning.

p.1

What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

p.2

What the setting needs to do to improve further

 enhance the use of information gathered from assessment, to further check and compare the progress made by different groups of children.

p.2

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 completed a joint observation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and her assistant. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through reading the written feedback provided.

p.2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder reflects on the quality of her provision, taking into account the views of parents, her co-childminder and children. Improvements to the garden, such as a canopy, lighting and heating, enable children to experience learning outdoors in all weathers. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is knowledgeable about procedures to follow should she be concerned about a child's welfare. She helps children learn about how to keep themselves safe, such as how to cross the road safely when walking in the street. The childminder completes the progress check for children between the ages of two and three years and shares this with parents and health professionals. This provides a united approach to supporting children's learning. Professional development opportunities have increased the childminder's understanding of the importance of providing children with a mixture of adult-led and child-initiated learning experiences to help them make progress in

p.3

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistant work well together to competently observe children and plan activities to support their learning. Children are provided with a very good range of toys and resources indoors and outdoors to support their interests, which they access independently. The childminder helps children to develop their understanding of their own culture. She talks to them about Remembrance Day and provides them with resources and equipment to make poppies in their creative play. Children confidently recall what they have learned. The childminder is skilled at differentiating activities for the different ages of the children she cares for. When older children use vegetables and brushes to paint, she provides babies with opportunities to explore the texture of paint using their body.

p.3

Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder spends good-quality time with children and their families, getting to know them before they start. This helps children to form secure emotional attachments with her. The childminder gathers information from parents about children's prior learning abilities and care routines. This helps her to promote these in her setting. The childminder provides opportunities for children to get outdoors every day. Children show their physical skills when, for example, they climb and investigate large apparatus.

p.3

Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning and learn key skills in preparation for their move on to school. They are keen to explore and investigate when they play with toy keys and negotiate which one fits in the lock. Children develop an understanding of their local community. When they walk in the street they look for and collect decorative rocks that have been left by other children. Children demonstrate care and concern for animals when they pet the childminder's rabbits and chickens.

p.3

Setting details

Unique reference number EY467132 Local authority Nottinghamshire Inspection number 1102648 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 18

p.4

Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 January 2014

p.4

Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Retford, Nottinghamshire. She operates all year round from 7.15am until 6pm, Monday to Thursday, and 7.45am until 9am on Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3 and works with a co-childminder and an assistant. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

p.4

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.

p.4

Telephone number

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

p.4

Telephone number

If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. You may reuse this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/, write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk .

p.5

Telephone number

Interested in our work? You can subscribe to our website for news, information and updates at www.ofsted.gov.uk/user.

p.5

Telephone number

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

p.5