Childminder EY229641

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 November 2017 25 May 2017

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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 provides a welcoming and stimulating play environment where children freely access a broad range of interesting resources to support their play. These include both commercial and natural resources.  The childminder has worked hard to establish an extensive program of continuous professional development, to both improve her knowledge and benefit the children.  Children develop good relationships with the childminder, developing strong attachments. They are very settled and enjoy their time in her care.  The childminder understands how to progress activities spontaneously. As a result, activities hold children's interest and meet their individual needs.  The childminder takes children on outings and to meet up with other children in the local community. This, gives them a vast range of experiences and opportunities to socialise with others.  The childminder has high expectations about children’s learning and development,

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This provision is good

which results in children's development constantly progressing.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not rigorously pursue additional information from parents, when making assessments regarding children's starting points.  The childminder has not engaged with all other childcare settings that the child attends.

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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

 review and strengthen ways of encouraging all parents to share relevant information regarding their child and use this information to work together to make sure children learn and progress as much as they possibly can  further develop communication with all the other settings that children attend, in order to establish continuity in children's care and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and looked at relevant documentation, including checking evidence of the suitability of the childminder and household members.  The inspector viewed some policies and procedures and records of individual children.  The inspector viewed areas of the home that were used for childminding.  The inspector took account of the views of parents who provided written feedback.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good, broad understanding of safeguarding and the procedures to follow, should she have a concern about a child in her care. The childminder has attended a wide range of training since her last inspection and participates in local childminding events. As a result, her practice and the quality of her service has substantially improved. The childminder has developed her self-evaluation and has identified areas to further develop in order to further improve her practice. This careful reflection on her service has led to significant improvements for the children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Despite knowing some children for a short period of time, the childminder has developed a good understanding of their individual needs and appropriately supports them in their learning. However, the childminder does not currently collect sufficient information from all parents about what their children know and can do. Consequently, the childminder has not engaged fully with other professionals, in order to ensure children's learning needs are fully met. The childminder accurately assesses children's progress and uses this information to identify the next steps in their learning. She is able to recognise when children require more challenging activities. The childminder has identified that the children in her care enjoy the outdoors and builds on this interest by creating mobiles and craft activities, which use natural materials found by the children. The children enjoy recycling everyday materials to use in their imaginative play and the childminder teaches

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

them about the importance of looking after the environment. The childminder promotes young children's language skills through singing songs and talking to them about what they doing. She introduces new words naturally throughout their play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder settles children well on arrival and gives reassurance as needed. The childminder supervises the children closely, when in her care. She ensures their safety by reminding them about moving carefully around the setting. Children are secure in their warm, settled relationship with the childminder. She constantly praises them and provides a good role model for children to learn from. The childminder promotes healthy lifestyles by introducing healthy foods. The children enjoy being physically active as they play in the park regularly.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning and development. Their mathematical development and language skills are promoted through everyday activities, for example, counting cars and using mathematical language such as bigger, smaller, taller. Children are enthusiastic and inquisitive learners and proudly show what they know during their play. Although the childminder has not had children move on into school; she has successfully supported children in moving to pre-school. She ensures children know how to sit, be able to dress and demonstrate good behaviour.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY229641 Local authority North East Lincolnshire Inspection number 1112475 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 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002 and lives in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3.

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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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