Childminder EY494041

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 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 has a sound understanding of her responsibility to safeguard children and promote their welfare. This helps to protect children from different types of harm.  Overall, the quality of teaching is good. The childminder provides a range of enjoyable and suitably challenging activities that helps to promote children's good progress.  The childminder knows children well and makes precise assessments of their learning. She monitors children's progress carefully, which helps ensure no child falls behind.  The environment is stimulating. Children have access to a range of toys, resources and equipment, indoors and outside. They are motivated to play, explore and learn.  Children are happy and content in the childminder's care. She is warm, friendly and caring. She is sensitive to children's individual care needs and ensures these are met.  The childminder works well with parents. She establishes a two-way flow of information

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This provision is good

sharing from the outset. This helps to promote continuity in children's care and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always provide enough opportunities for children to fully understand and cooperate with the setting routines.  The childminder does not concentrate her professional development as well as possible on enhancing her teaching skills to help continually develop and further improve.

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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

 provide more opportunities for children to fully understand and cooperate with the setting routines  enhance professional development and focus more consistently on further developing teaching practice to help raise the quality to the highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching practice and conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and held discussions with the childminder.  The inspector looked at the documents available, including relevant records, policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector spoke to children and sought the views of parents from first-hand discussions and the written evidence provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder successfully implements a range of records, documents and policies that helps to support her good practice. The environment is clean, safe and secure. The childminder frequently conducts risk assessment checks of the areas in use to help maintain safety. The childminder is fully alert to the variety of indicators that might highlight a child is at risk of abuse or neglect. She knows exactly how to handle any concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder is very well qualified. She networks with other childminders, conducts research and accesses training to help keep her skills up to date, such as safeguarding. This has a particularly positive impact on the quality of care children receive. Self-evaluation is continually developing. Overall, the childminder sets herself some clear targets for the future and aims to maintain at least a good standard.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has high expectations of what children can achieve. She provides a good balance of adult-led and child-initiated activities. The childminder encourages children to experiment with different creative materials. They enjoy mixing colours and use sponges to paint squirrels. The childminder adds explanations and helps children to make links in their learning. Children like to use props to recreate real-life experiences and be imaginative. The childminder joins in at their level and helps to extend their pretend play. All children make good progress in their learning and continually develop well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder teaches children about the importance of being healthy. For example, she provides children with nutritional snacks and talks to them about the benefits of eating well. The childminder ensures children adopt good hygiene routines, such as washing their hands before meals. She also encourages exercise. Children enjoy riding around in wheeled vehicles outside. Children develop a positive sense of themselves. The childminder researches children's different cultures, religions and languages. She encourages children to learn about their differences and celebrates these. She promotes fairness, open-mindedness and appreciation for others in her setting.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are becoming successful learners with all the key skills they need for the next stage of their learning, such as pre-school or school. They are becoming effective communicators with strong language skills. For example, children listen and respond to questions. They can readily express their thoughts, wishes and ideas. Children are extremely confident and quickly developing independence. They are learning to negotiate, share and play well with others. Children are developing good literacy and numeracy skills. They can count objects beyond five and recognise some single numerals. They can recognise their own names and enjoy practising their emerging writing using different materials, such as pencils or pens, chalks or even water and paintbrushes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494041 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 1030991 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12

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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 Worcester. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds qualified teacher status. She offers funded places for two-, three- and four-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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