Childminder EY490224

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 November 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

 The childminder welcomes children warmly into her home. Children show that they are settled and happy in her care.  The childminder uses her accurate assessments about each child's progress and interests to plan activities that children will find challenging and enjoyable. Children make good progress in all aspects of their learning.  The childminder uses her good teaching skills very effectively to help children of different ages all join in and learn. She is alert to each child's individual needs and adapts how she helps them learn accordingly.  Children gain a good understanding of acceptable behaviour. The childminder is calm and clear about what she expects of each child.  The childminder works very well with parents. For example, when children start she works with parents to find out about the skills children already have so that she can quickly begin monitoring their progress.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Sometimes the childminder misses opportunities to encourage children to do things for themselves to enhance their emerging independence.  The childminder has not maximised opportunities to update her skills to further build on her existing good-quality teaching.

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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

 extend opportunities to encourage and support children's emerging independence and ability to do things for themselves  build on the programme of professional development to sharpen the quality of teaching still further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children in the childminder's home and garden.  The inspector discussed the learning that was taking place with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about her understanding of safeguarding and first aid.  The inspector looked at some documentation, including the childminder's policies and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands her responsibility to safeguard children. She knows what to do if she has any concerns about a child's welfare to help protect them from harm. The childminder keeps her home safe and supervises children closely. She reviews her practice effectively and regularly and makes ongoing improvements to what she does. The childminder builds useful partnerships with other professionals, such as with staff at nurseries that children also attend. She uses these partnerships well for the benefit of the individual children. She uses her accurate monitoring of children's learning to identify when a child may need extra help to make the best possible progress. The childminder helps parents to gain the extra support that their child may need from other professionals to progress well in their learning. She provides clear guidance and support for her assistant to enable her to fulfil the requirements of her

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children show that they are keen and inquisitive learners. They thoroughly enjoy joining in with the learning experiences that the childminder organises. For example, children enjoy developing their physical skills when they jump and run through leaves when out on a walk. They then help the childminder collect leaves to bring back to her home. Once back at home, the childminder then builds on this interest to encourage children to develop their creative skills. For example, to use the leaves in painting and craft activities. She adapts her teaching well to the needs of each child. For example, the childminder extends younger children's sensory play while developing older children's language and mathematical skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder meets the care needs of children well. She helps them to learn about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle effectively. For example, she enjoys snack times with the children, eating the same food and telling them the food is 'delicious' and 'yummy'. The childminder organises the day so that children have plenty of fresh air and can also rest and sleep. Children show that they are familiar with these routines when they happily snuggle down for a rest after lunch. Children have good levels of confidence and well- being. For example, they respond positively to the praise that the childminder gives them when they are helpful or kind.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop a positive approach to learning. They gain lots of skills that will help them achieve well in their future learning and manage the move to school successfully. For example, they learn to share, take turns and to follow simple rules to keep themselves safe. They learn to enjoy books, talk about their experiences and to count and recognise numbers.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490224 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 1021563 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. She provides care all day Monday to Thursday throughout the year and on occasional Fridays. The childminder is in receipt of funding to provide free early years education to children aged three and four years. She holds a relevant qualification at level 6 and works with an assistant on an occasional basis.

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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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