Childminder EY453898

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 December 2017 30 January 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 shares her comprehensive policies and procedures with parents when they register their children with her. She enables parents to have a good understanding of her role as a childminder and her statutory responsibilities.  Children make good progress in the care of the childminder. She is aware of children's interests and ensures she has a good range of resources available to support children's play. For example, children are particularly interested in playing with dolls. They use buggies to take the dolls for walks, and enjoy pretending to feed them and change their nappies.  The childminder helps children to progress with their independence and self-care skills. For example, as children pretend to put their dolls on potties, the childminder uses these opportunities to talk to children about how they can develop their own toileting skills.  Through written documentation, parents speak highly of the childminder. They state

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This provision is good

their children are happy and the childminder has clear boundaries in place, which helps children to learn to behave well.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always track the progress that children make in their literacy development as closely as she does for other areas of learning.  The childminder does not provide enough opportunities to help children to learn about people, families and communities beyond their own immediate experience.

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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

 track the progress that children make in their literacy development more closely, in order to support them to gain the early skills they need for future reading and writing  provide children with even more opportunities to learn about the differences in people, families and communities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder joining in activities with children and discussed the learning that was taking place with her.  The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used for childminding purposes.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents and discussed the childminder's self-evaluation.  The inspector looked at children's development and assessment records, evidence of the suitability of household members and a range of other documents, including the safeguarding policy.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is confident to follow appropriate child protection procedures, to help protect children's welfare. She evaluates her service by identifying what is working well and what she needs to improve. For example, the childminder is considering how she can improve the systems she uses to assess and track children's development. She holds professional discussions with other childminders in order to share good practice and she benefits from peer support. The childminder uses training courses to improve her teaching skills and is enrolled on a level 3 qualification course to help her to develop her skills and knowledge even more.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder gains effective information from parents about children's learning when they start with her. This helps her to swiftly identify children's starting points, abilities and interests. The childminder uses this information to identify what each child needs to learn next, which she incorporates into her planning and teaching. The childminder sensitively supports children's mathematical development. For example, she counts with them as they play and provides children with opportunities to learn about shape, such as by using shape sorters and through songs and rhymes. The childminder is skilled in knowing when to interact with children and asks them questions to extend their learning. At other appropriate times, she leaves children to become involved in their own play and exploration.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children build secure and trusting bonds with the childminder. They are completely at ease in her home and they demonstrate they feel safe within familiar routines. The childminder is alert to the signs that children give when they are tired. She provides them with comforters from home and children settle themselves to sleep peacefully. Children have many opportunities to be outdoors. Outings to the park provide children with opportunities for physical play on large equipment. Children experience the changes in the seasons and have recently enjoyed playing in the snow in the childminder's garden. The childminder works closely with parents to help ensure children have a balanced diet that meets their individual needs. Children are confident and benefit from meeting large-group of children at toddler groups and this helps them to develop good social skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are learning how to use technological equipment in their play. They use old mobile phones to pretend to phone their parents. Children show a good understanding of how to use words to engage in conversations in their play and also with the childminder. Children are learning how to play cooperatively and are also content to play alongside their peers. All children are making good progress and are well prepared for their next stage of learning and the eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY453898 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 1102446 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 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 30 January 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday 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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