Childminder EY489991

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

 Children respond positively to the childminder's friendly, reassuring approach. She helps children develop confidence and a good sense of emotional security in her care.  The childminder continues to attend training and develops her professional knowledge effectively. For example, this has helped her understand more about ways to support children's early reading skills and enjoyment of stories.  The childminder recognises children's interests and plans exciting, related activities. She encourages their curiosity in learning well and children make good progress.  Children move confidently around the welcoming, comfortable home. The childminder organises play resources well to help children make independent choices.  Children benefit from a good variety of learning experiences outside the home that supports their physical well-being and social skills effectively.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes misses opportunities to support children to think critically and solve simple problems to extend their learning even further.  Although the childminder initiates contact to share information with other providers children attend, she does not always follow this up promptly when they do not respond, to promote continuity for children's learning more effectively.

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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 for children to solve simple problems themselves and develop their learning even further  develop more secure and consistent liaison with other providers children attend, to promote effective continuity for children's care and learning needs.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's interactions in play indoors and outdoors.  The inspector viewed documentation, such as operational policies, procedures, and required records, including those for suitability.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.  The inspector undertook a joint observation of an activity with the childminder and discussed children's learning and development with her.  The inspector read the childminder's self-evaluation form and discussed how she makes improvements with her.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder regularly attends network meetings to update her knowledge of safeguarding issues and understands her responsibilities to protect children's welfare. She regularly evaluates her practice to make ongoing improvements. For example, she has created a dedicated playroom to improve children's access to a wider range of play resources. The childminder keeps parents well informed of children's achievements. She involves parents in monitoring children's progress with her to support their next steps of development. Parents comment that the childminder is a 'brilliant role model', and she provides a 'homely atmosphere and children learn so much with her'.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder encourages children's literacy skills effectively. For example, children listen well to a favourite story about dinosaurs. They show interest in the pictures, talk about what is happening and remember stories well, such as to anticipate the ending of sentences. Children learn how sounds represent different letters. For instance, they start to show an interest in written words and recognise familiar letters, such as those in their name. The childminder supports children's mathematical skills well. For example, children learn to count confidently and recognise numbers of personal significance. They say, 'That's a four and I am four'. Children roll out dough and use cutters carefully to make different shapes. They know a heart, square and circle shape. The childminder actively extends children's interest in nature. For instance, children explore slugs, woodlice and a spider in the garden with interest and tell the childminder that spiders make cobwebs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder promotes children's good health and enjoyment of exercise well. For example, children like going for walks with the childminder to feed some ducks or to dig and make sandcastles at a nearby beach. They enjoy their outings to country parks where they follow a nature trail with their friends and see animals, such as sheep and cows. Children enthusiastically jump on the trampoline or skilfully push a scooter around the garden. The childminder is a good role model and encourages children's social skills well. For instance, children learn to be kind and helpful. They are willing to help tidy toys away and sit nicely at the table to eat their lunch.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are motivated to learn and gain good skills to prepare them for their future learning. Children concentrate well, use their imagination effectively and become active learners. For example, they create an exciting, imaginary dinosaur land with toy trees, grass and wooden bricks. Children use language very well. They are confident to 'have a go' at pronouncing more-complex words and making up their own to express their ideas. For instance, children tell the childminder about the 'triceratops' or the 'diplodocus' in a story. They roll some play dough and excitedly say, 'I have made a gianormous ball.'

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489991 Local authority Bournemouth Inspection number 1021065 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 4 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 1

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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 Bournemouth, Dorset. She is available to care for children Monday to Friday, all year round. The childminder receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four 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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