Childminder EY494911

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 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 and her assistant provide children with a good variety of activities and toys that encourages and supports their development well. They are good at engaging and supporting the children within their chosen activities, which helps them to make good overall progress.  Children are confident and happy in the care of the childminder and her assistant. They behave well and have strong friendships with each other.  The childminder provides a clean and well-maintained home where children can relax peacefully and play safely.  Partnerships with parents are good. For example, the childminder ensures she shares information daily through discussions and a daily diary to keep parents up to date on their children's day and achievements.  The childminder evaluates her practice well and regularly includes the views of parents. She is proactive in reflecting on what she offers to the children and reflects on her

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This provision is good

practice daily with her assistant to ensure learning is purposeful to the children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not sharply focus her monitoring of the assistant's practice on developing and raising the quality of teaching to the highest level.  The childminder does not work consistently in partnership with other settings that children attend to maximise their individual learning.

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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

 enhance the systems used for monitoring the assistant's practice to raise the quality of teaching even further  strengthen partnerships with other early years settings that children attend, to develop more-effective ways to share information about children's learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the main play areas and garden.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection and reflected on a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including children's learning journals and records, the childminder's self-evaluation and policies.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through available letters and documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant have recently updated their training and are both confident in identifying the signs and symptoms that might cause them concern for a child's safety. Furthermore, they are secure in the procedures to follow in the event of a concern, to ensure they protect children's welfare. The childminder ensures her home is safe and secure. For example, she locks all doors and uses safety equipment, such as stair gates to prevent children entering areas not suitable unescorted. The childminder is dedicated to enhancing her knowledge and skills. She makes good use of training, such as planning for next steps, which she has used to ensure she is targeting achievements in children's learning that are achievable for each child's individual next stage of learning. Written feedback from parents demonstrates that they are extremely happy with the care and education their children receive.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistant work well together and plan, observe and assess children's development effectivity. Together they provide a good range of adult-led and child-initiated activities, which supports children's learning and development well. For example, they help develop children's physical skills as they explore with crafts, such as pipe cleaners and wobbly eyes, to create spiders from dough. The childminder and her assistant enhance children's listening and language skills well. For example, they have a consistent verbal dialog with the children and proactively ask a range of questions to build on the children's ideas, speaking and attention skills. Children benefit from regular outings that help to build on their understanding of the world. For example, they visit local parks, toddler groups and singing sessions, which help to build their social skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder and her assistant offer the children lots of praise and encouragement. For example, they recognise achievements, such as potty training, with stickers and give children high praise for helping to tidy away. Children are confident, settled and well behaved. The childminder and her assistant teach children to follow good hygiene practices, for example, to follow good handwashing routines and the importance of this through the washing-the-hands song. Children have good outdoor play opportunities, where they enjoy being physically active, such as bouncing on the trampoline and exploring in the sand. The childminder teaches the children how to keep themselves safe, for example, through fire drills to learn how to remain safe in emergencies.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are developing good skills to help prepare them for their future learning. Children develop good literacy skills. For instance, they are encouraged to be involved in story time, by using puppets and calling out what they see and know will happen next, to retell the story. Children develop their creative skills well, as they explore the readily available media and materials.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494911 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 1031287 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 10 Number of children on roll 6

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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. She lives in Abingdon, Oxfordshire and works with an assistant. The childminder is open Monday to Wednesday during term time only, from 7.30am to 5.30pm.

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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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