Childminder 208925

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 December 2017 19 August 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 works well in partnership with parents. She shares information about their child's learning and development and supports them well to promote their child's good progress at home. For example, she gives them ideas about how they can help their children learn key skills in readiness for their move on to school.  The childminder adapts her practice to suit the individual needs of children. She plays alongside older children and follows their lead. She provides babies with comfort, support and encouragement.  The childminder completes a written progress check for children between the ages of two and three years. She shares this with parents and health professionals to support children's learning.  The childminder finds out information from parents when children first start which helps her to provide a tailored approach to their care and learning.  Children behave well. Older children show affection and care for younger children and

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This provision is good

give them toys and attention. The childminder reminds children to use good manners.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The sharing of information with other settings that children attend is not effective enough in promoting continuity in their learning.  The childminder does not always make the best possible use of information gathered from tracking children's individual development, to support them to make rapid progress in their learning.

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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

 strengthen partnerships with other settings that children attend  make best use of the information gathered from tracking the development of children, to support them to make rapid progress in their 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 completed a joint observation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through reading the written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder reflects on the service she provides for families. She gathers feedback from parents and takes on board their comments and suggestions. Recent changes to the environment help children to make more independent choices in their play. The childminder extends her professional development by attending training courses and researching childcare activities on the internet. This helps her to provide children with different experiences to extend their creative skills. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows the signs that may suggest a child is at significant risk of harm. She has policies and procedures in place which she shares with parents, to support her practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes children as they play and supports them to make good progress in their learning. She provides a wide range of resources and toys that is inviting and stimulating for children. This is complemented by the exciting range of planned activities that provides children with variety. The childminder knows children's interests and provides plenty of craft activities for them to explore and develop their imagination. Children independently access paint and resources to make pictures. They take lids off paint, demonstrating their independence. The childminder offers them ideas and encourages children to explore how colours can be mixed together. The childminder gives children lots of praise for their achievements and displays their artwork, helping to raise their self-esteem.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder meets children's care needs well. She gathers information from parents about when babies sleep and their feed patterns, promoting this in her home. She gives babies their comforters to help support their emotional well-being when they are tired. The childminder ensures that children get out in the fresh air daily. As well as accessing toys and equipment in the childminder's garden, she takes them to the local park to help older children develop their upper body strength on more strenuous equipment. The childminder encourages children to develop their social skills when she takes them to toddler groups. Children play and mix with other children. The childminder provides children with a range of healthy snacks. Children help her to plant and grow carrots in her garden and eat the produce for snack. This helps them to learn about healthy foods.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children demonstrate good hand-to-eye coordination. They thread beads onto a lace and talk confidently about the shapes they thread. Children give the childminder instructions about how they can thread beads. This shows their awareness of sequencing events. Babies are keen to explore through their senses. They reach for toys and feel the texture of different materials. Children demonstrate their counting skills and recognise numbers. They make good progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 208925 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1103161 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 August 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1999 and lives in Nettleham. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provided funded 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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