Childminder EY428982

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 November 2017 19 April 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

 The childminder has a good awareness of how to keep children safe in her setting and when out in the community. She teaches children how to cross roads safely and how to recognise and mange risks for themselves.  The childminder has a good knowledge of children's interests and next steps in learning. She shares this with parents and uses this successfully to help children make good progress.  The childminder supports children's independence well. She provides them with many opportunities to manage their own needs and to develop their sense of responsibility. Children are keen to help with everyday tasks, such as chopping fruit with safety knives.  Parents speak highly of the childminder. They feel their children are gaining a good understanding of healthy lifestyles through daily outdoor experiences and from growing vegetables in the garden.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Professional development for the childminder's assistants is not precisely focused on helping them to continually improve their knowledge and teaching skills.  The childminder does not consistently help older children to understand how they can use books for pleasure and to gain information from them.

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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

 build on the assistants' practice and seek further ways to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills to a higher level  provide children with more opportunities to use books independently to help them to understand how stories are structured and that they can gain information from them.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder joining in activities with children and discussed the learning that was taking place with her.  The inspector saw the areas of the premises used for childminding and accompanied the childminder, her co-childminder and children on a walk.  The inspector looked at children's records, evidence of the suitability of household members and assistants and a range of other documents, including the safeguarding policy.  The inspector spoke to and interacted with children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents and discussed with the childminder the reflections of her practice.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a clear understanding of the processes to follow should she have any concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder provides some support and coaching for her assistants, such as she ensures they attend paediatric first-aid courses. This helps them to deal with accidents in an appropriate way. The childminder reflects on her practice effectively and seeks the views of parents to identify where further improvements can be made. She is currently researching ways she can improve the systems she uses to assess, record and share children's development information.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides children with a wide range of activities to help them to develop their creative skills. Children concentrate well as they paint on leaves that they have collected on a walk. The childminder helps them to learn how to make prints. Children proudly talk about the other ways they have used leaves. They point out their collage pictures on the wall and talk about how they used glue. The childminder supports children's mathematical understanding effectively. For example, she uses a range of mathematical language as children play, such as 'big' and 'little'. Children learn to count and recognise numbers through their play and adult-led activities. The childminder regularly tracks the progress that children make and ensures any emerging gaps in their learning are swiftly closed.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a welcoming, homely environment for children. She supports their emotional well-being effectively and is sensitive to the needs of children in her care. For example, she stays closer to less-mobile children to support them to walk over tree roots on outings. Children enjoy kicking up leaves and running on woodland paths when the childminder takes them on nature walks. Children enjoy the praise they receive for their achievements and learn about their feelings and those of others. The childminder is a positive role model and children's behaviour is good. She models the use of good manners and is consistently positive with children. The childminder provides children with a range of healthy nutritious meals, fresh water to drink and regular exercise.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are developing effective skills that they need to aid their future learning and for the eventual move to school. They independently choose from the range of toys and activities available to them. Children use resources creatively, for example, they make mountains and tunnels from books for their cars to go over and under. They are confident and use good language to express their thoughts and ideas. Children learn to look after the world, for example, they understand what materials can be recycled when they have finished with them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY428982 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 1065697 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 April 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She works at the premises of a co-childminder in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. They employ four assistants on a part-time basis. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday 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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