Childminder in Staffordshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 November 2017 12 May 2015

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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 is a positive role model to children, including playing alongside them and encouraging them to share. Children's behaviour is good.  Monitoring of children's learning is effective. The childminder quickly identifies gaps in children's development and works well with other professionals to identify programmes of support for children.  The childminder plans varied activities to help children achieve their next steps in learning and develop the skills they need for school or the next stage in their learning.  The childminder reflects on and identifies ways to improve her practice over time. She uses parents' and children's feedback to help inform her developments. For example, the childminder now provides one-to-one meetings for parents to attend to discuss their children's development because of their feedback.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not fully encourage all parents to share information about their children's learning at home. Where parents do share this information, the childminder does not use it effectively to fully inform her ongoing assessment of children's learning.  The childminder does not fully promote all aspects of children's creative development to the highest level.

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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

 encourage parents further to share more information about children's learning from home and make the most of the information parents share to fully inform the assessment of children's learning and future planning  strengthen teaching to further promote children's creativity skills to an outstanding level, specifically encouraging them to create with a purpose in mind.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during a range of activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. He looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder thoroughly assesses her home and garden to identify ways to keep children safe. For instance, she chooses not to use her garden because she has pets. Despite this, the childminder still promotes children's outdoor learning successfully. She takes them on daily outings, including to the local woodland areas for children to make marks in mud with sticks. The childminder's knowledge of safeguarding is secure, and she knows how to report children protection concerns to other professionals. The childminder is committed to updating her knowledge of current safeguarding legislation.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder works well with the providers of other settings that children attend to help promote consistency in their learning. For example, children learn about the sea at nursery. The childminder extends this for children in her own setting by teaching children about how many legs an octopus has. This helps to promote children's counting skills and their knowledge of the world. The childminder regularly researches new teaching ideas. This helps her to provide innovative and interesting activities that promote children's engagement to a high level. For instance, children become engrossed in a colour matching activity. They develop their physical skills as they work out how to squeeze pegs open to clip them onto the corresponding part of the colour wheel. The childminder uses this opportunity to promote children's speaking skills by teaching them the names of items on the pegs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder's home is welcoming, and the toys and resources are stimulating. Children use the wide range of role-play toys to dress up and care for dolls, helping to promote their vivid imaginations. The childminder cares for children who have health needs very vigilantly to meet their needs. Children are becoming increasingly independent, they enjoy carrying out small tasks, such as putting their banana peel in the bin. The childminder promotes healthy lifestyles well in her practice. Children eat a healthy diet and learn where some food comes from, such as collecting eggs from the childminder's chickens.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. These children rapidly grasp new skills, including communication and language skills. Children persevere and can solve problems, such as how to get toys out of a basket with different sized holes. They manipulate the toys in different ways as they work out which hole the different toys will come out of. Children are developing their understanding of simple concepts, such as red is a Christmassy colour because it is the same colour as Santa's suit.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 209671 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 1089994 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 4

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2000. She operates all year round, from 7am until 6pm, from Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for 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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