Wright, Wendy Lorraine Anne

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 December 2017 11 December 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 is dedicated to her role and is hard-working. She reflects on the quality of her provision regularly and strives to offer a good-quality service to the families she works with. Parents are very happy with the care that she provides.  The childminder has a secure understanding of how children learn. She interacts kindly and thoughtfully with children and plans a wide range of activities which she knows they will enjoy. Children make good progress in their learning.  The childminder has built up good working relationships with parents. She shares regular information about children's progress and achievements through a daily diary.  The childminder gives excellent support to children who speak English as an additional language. She incorporates words and phrases from children's home language into her teaching. This helps children to feel welcome, happy and settled with the childminder.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not seek precise information from parents about what children already know and can do when they first start to help her identify accurate starting points in their learning.  Although the childminder completes the progress check for children aged between two and three years, she does not ensure that the information is as precise as possible or clearly reflects any emerging concerns about children's development.

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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

 gather more precise information when children first start and consider their prior achievements fully when assessing their starting points, to inform initial planning  increase the precision of the progress check for children aged between two and three years, to more sharply focus on how to address any emerging concerns in children's development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during interactions and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector jointly evaluated an activity with the childminder.  The inspector viewed the areas of the home and garden used for childminding.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents by reading written testimonials.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has an excellent and up-to-date knowledge of child protection and wider safeguarding issues. She accesses relevant training and is confident in how to make a referral if she has any concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder has a good understanding of the requirements of registration, including knowledge of when to notify Ofsted of any significant events or incidents. The childminder records children's attendance and monitors any periods of unexplained absence. She ensures that any risks and hazards in her home are successfully minimised to ensure children's safety. The childminder monitors children's progress and development through regular assessments which are shared with parents.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is well qualified and understands how children learn. She sits at children's level and joins in enthusiastically with their games and role play. Children enjoy rolling and patting some coloured dough. The childminder skilfully narrates while children play, emphasising key words, such as 'roll', 'smooth' and 'ball'. She effectively supports young children's communication and language skills. The childminder has recently learnt some words and phrases in children's home languages. She uses these as children play to aid their understanding and support their learning of English. Children's imagination and creativity are well supported by the childminder. They enjoy using their hands to make prints to create a picture of a Christmas tree. The childminder praises their efforts as they produce their colourful masterpieces.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and settled in the childminder's care. They build secure bonds with the childminder and show that they feel safe and secure in her home. The childminder promotes children's positive behaviour. She gently reminds them of her expectations to be kind and gentle. Children enjoy regular trips into the local community to visit the library and toddler groups. The childminder uses these successfully to support children to develop good social skills. The childminder ensures that children have regular opportunities to develop their physical skills. She has recently invested in a number of scooters and bikes for her garden and has plans to continue to develop the outside area.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and sociable. They enjoy experimenting and constructing with dough. They are developing good small-physical skills as they roll, cut and shape the dough. Children are beginning to connect meaning to the marks they make. They pretend to write on paper and post it into a letter box. Children develop a wide range of skills to support their eventual move on to school and their next stage of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY464682 Local authority Derby, City of Inspection number 1105544 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 11 December 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Derby. The childminder provides care from Monday to Friday, 7am until 6pm, all year round, except for a week at Christmas, bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years 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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