Childminder EY409632

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 November 2017 1 February 2017

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 capacity for continuous improvement is good. The childminder has successfully met the actions and recommendations raised at her previous inspection. She seeks the views of parents and older children to inform her self-evaluation process. The childminder has actioned suggestions made by children to enable them to separately store their own belongings.  Partnerships with parents are secure. The childminder keeps parents fully informed through her well-developed methods of communication. Parents receive newsletters, daily diaries and are made aware of their children's next steps in learning.  The childminder is fully aware of the children's individual personalities. She ensures that all children have opportunities to lead their own learning and helps them to not be easily influenced by others.  Children share warm relationships with the childminder and one another. The childminder shares her time well between the children. She ensures that all children's

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not consistently support younger children in making choices about the toys they want to play with.  On occasions, the childminder does not make the most of opportunities to ask children questions that make them think.

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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 younger children to make their own choices from the resources available to them  make the most of opportunities to support children's growing ability to answer questions that help them think.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities in the childminder's home and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's training certificates and evidence of her suitability.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is aware of current legislation. She keeps her knowledge up to date, for example, by completing safeguarding training, reading publications and discussing good practice with other providers. The childminder is aware of the signs and symptoms of harm and neglect. She is fully aware of the reporting procedures that she must follow in the event of a concern about a child in her care. The childminder holds a first-aid certificate and obtains written permission from parents to administer medication to children in her care. Parents are very happy with the service provided. They, especially, appreciate that their children develop good language skills and access lots of outdoor play.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children are making good progress across the seven areas of learning. The childminder provides activities to support children's learning that she knows they will enjoy. The planning of activities includes children's individual next steps in their learning. Children thoroughly enjoy looking for hidden toys that they bring from home in mounds of shredded paper. They talk with their peers about the toys that they bring to the childminder's home and share their experiences from home. Children are also fascinated as they discover some of the resources that they are less familiar with. They explore torches with a variety of attachable picture lenses. The childminder supports this keen interest by adding similar and duplicated resources.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children's behaviour is good and they enjoy playing with their peers. The childminder intervenes at appropriate times to help the children share and learn to take turns. Children are beginning to learn to lead a healthy lifestyle. The childminder encourages them to be active each day indoors and outside. The childminder provides the children with healthy snacks, such as fresh fruit. She also supports parents by suggesting good foods to provide in children's packed lunches. Children are beginning to learn about their own safety. For example, the childminder helps young children to begin to understand how to climb safely on and off the chairs.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good skills in readiness for their future learning as they move on to pre- school and school. They are growing in their ability to communicate with a variety of children and adults. Children learn to build relationships with others of a similar age. They are learning skills in mark making and being creative. Children confidently count and use a range of mathematical language in their play. They express their knowledge of our natural world while looking at a range of different animals.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY409632 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 1107734 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 1 February 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Tuesday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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