Childminder in Kent

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The childminder extends children's learning well, such as making good use of visits to places of interest.  Children have good opportunities to develop their mathematical skills to support their future learning. For instance, they count to 20 and recognise numbers with confidence.  The childminder knows children exceptionally well. She establishes highly impressive relationships with them. Children have outstanding levels of well-being and self-worth.  The childminder effectively evaluates her current practice to help improve children's outcomes and support them to make good progress. For example, she reviews the day's events and uses the findings to enhance her future activity plans.  The childminder helps keep parents fully involved in their children's learning. For instance, she shares learning and encourages them to try new ideas at home with children, such as finding items beginning with a particular letter of the alphabet.

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This provision is good

 Children are confident to communicate and share their ideas. For instance, they are keen to answer challenging questions and voice their opinion with great confidence.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder misses some opportunities to develop children's technology skills even further.  The childminder does not make the most out of her partnerships with other settings that children attend, to communicate with them more consistently.

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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 children's opportunities to develop their interest and skills in technology  review and improve the partnerships with other settings that children attend, to develop the consistency of their shared care and learning even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children.  The inspector sampled written documentation, such as children's progress reports, and policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at convenient times.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder liaises with other childminders to share ideas and keep up to date. This helps her implement new and interesting activities that help keep children motivated to learn. The childminder is keen to build on her skills and knowledge even further. For example, she attends a good range of beneficial training, such as learning about how to teach parents and children the importance of healthy eating. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of the safeguarding and child protection procedures to follow, including knowing whom to contact to help protect children's safety and welfare. Children learn how to keep themselves and others safe in an emergency. For instance, they role play emergency situations and discuss what to do, such as 'drop and roll' if fire was to set their clothes alight.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder closely monitors children's progress. This enables her to promptly highlight any gaps in their development and provide children with good individual support to help them catch up in their learning. The childminder helps prepare children for their future move to school effectively. For example, they learn to recognise and write their names with confidence. The childminder skilfully builds on children's ideas. For example, children who were keen to read a story about a firefighter visit the fire station and go on to recreate the fire station experience in role-play activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an outstanding role model and children are exceptionally polite and behave extremely well. Children develop highly impressive and challenging physical skills. For example, they negotiate more-complicated equipment, such as zip wires, and attend weekly gymnastic classes. Children develop an excellent understanding of the importance of healthy eating. For example, the childminder discusses portion control and the benefits of different food groups at mealtimes, such as carbohydrates and vitamins. Children learn exceptionally high levels of respect and understanding of other people's similarities and differences. For instance, they dress in traditional cultural costumes and sing songs in other languages, such as African and greet children in their first language Portuguese.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children of all ages make good progress in relation to their individual starting points and gain good abilities to support their future learning. They have good early reading skills. For example, they recognise letters, simple words and symbols in the local environment on 'letter hunts'. Children are confident to express themselves creatively and imaginatively, such as when they paint.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY492050 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1022546 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 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. She lives in Ashford, Kent. The childminder cares for children on Monday before and after school only and Tuesday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round. She holds a relevant early years teaching qualification. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two and three years.

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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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