Childminder EY101247

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 December 2017 27 November 2014

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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 has a good understanding of how children learn and develop. She plans a range of activities based on their interests. Effective observations enable her to recognise what children can do and help her to identify what they need to learn next.  Children have opportunities to learn about the differences and similarities between themselves and others. They learn to respect and value others.  The childminder is conscientious about keeping children safe. She regularly checks the environment and resources to make sure they are suitable for children to use.  Children build very strong relationships with the childminder. They are settled and secure in her care and build good levels of emotional well-being.  Children learn the skills that will help them in the future, including for school. For example, they complete simple tasks, such as independently managing their personal care routines.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always use assessments of children's overall learning effectively, to help her to identify precise gaps in their progress.  Occasionally, the childminder intervenes in supporting children's learning too quickly and does not always recognise when she should allow children to think and solve problems for themselves.

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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

 enhance the assessment of children's learning to help identify less obvious gaps in their development  support children more effectively to think and solve problems for themselves.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children and considered the impact these have on their learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she keeps the children in her care safe.  The inspector viewed a selection of documents, such as the childminder's paediatric first-aid certificate and public liability insurance.  The inspector viewed the areas of the home used by children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of the signs and symptoms that may indicate a concern about a child's welfare. She has recently completed training to help her to recognise children who may be at risk, such as from extreme behaviours and views. Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder gives parents daily feedback. She keeps them well involved in their children's progress, to support continuity in children's care and learning. The childminder seeks the views of the parents and children to help develop her setting further and to drive improvements. She completes regular online research and reads professional magazines to help keep her knowledge up to date and to gain ideas for activities. This helps to sharpen her teaching skills and improve her practice further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses every opportunity to help support children's understanding of counting and numbers. For instance, as they play with buttons to make patterns, she asks them to count how many they have. She extends this further by asking them how many they will have if they add one more. Children enjoy exploring with different resources to help them to recognise change. For example, they use different coloured paint and combine two colours to create a different colour. Children have a good understanding and know that if they combine red and white they will make pink. They make good progress in relation to their starting points. Children are eager to participate in activities and are developing good listening skills. The childminder plans activities to help children to make further progress. For example, she supports children's emerging understanding of letters to help them to recognise words beginning with different sounds.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides clear structures and routines for children. She sets clear boundaries to promote positive behaviour and has basic 'ground rules' that all children follow. These include being kind to others and respecting others' views and beliefs. Children show high levels of respect, tolerance for others and their behaviour is good. They independently complete tasks for themselves. For example, when children play with water pens they freely take their pens to the sink to fill them up. Children successfully lead a healthy lifestyle. They enjoy nutritious meals and snacks and have plenty of opportunities for fresh air and exercise.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn a good range of skills that will help them at school. They are happy and confident and show a strong drive to learn. Children follow instructions and enjoy recalling their experiences and past events. They count reliably up to 10 and use mathematical language during play. During role play, they show high levels of imagination as they represent their own ideas and thoughts.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY101247 Local authority Wokingham Inspection number 1070436 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 27 November 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2000 and lives in Wokingham, Berkshire. She provides care for children from 7.30am to 5pm, on Monday to Friday, for most of the year.

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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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