Childminder in Wokingham

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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The childminder supports children with significant additional needs. She builds close and effective partnerships with their parents and uses guidance from outside agencies closely to help children make significant progress in their development.  Children's health, welfare and well-being are significantly enhanced by the vigilant and consistent implementation of high standards in hygiene, nutrition and child supervision.  Where children's care and learning are shared with other early years settings, the childminder liaises effectively with key staff. This helps to support continuity in children's development and enables them to make more significant progress towards the next steps in their learning.  The well-informed childminder has high expectations for children. She reflects deeply on areas of development that children find difficult and gives them the self-confidence to take risks. Children overcome big physical and emotional challenges and make

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This provision is good

exceptional progress towards greater levels of independence.  Children make good progress in their learning. Children with delayed starts in life begin to catch up with their age group and are in a much better position to start school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not monitor all aspects of children's learning thoroughly enough to check that all children are making the highest levels of progress possible.

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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 practice around monitoring children's progress to help ensure that all children are making the highest levels of progress possible.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed, listened to and talked with children as they played.  The inspector reviewed policies and discussed the procedures relating to children's safety and welfare with the childminder.  The inspector looked at children's records, discussed the childminder's planning and evaluation of activities, and the information exchanged with parents.  The inspector talked with the childminder about the effectiveness of her partnerships with other professionals involved with the children.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about the impact of her training, experience and practice on children's well-being, learning and development.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. Up-to-date policies and procedures inform the childminder's practice and help her to keep children safe. She knows how to recognise, record and report any welfare concerns she may have to protect children appropriately. The childminder uses self-evaluation and research competently to improve the services she offers. For example, she has learned to use pictures, gestures and signs to help to promote children's individual learning. The childminder continues to work closely with other professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to develop her knowledge and effectiveness in targeting specific speech skills. She shares new ideas, such as from training, with parents.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The experienced childminder easily adapts her teaching to cater for each child's level of understanding and way of learning. She is particularly skilled in encouraging children's early communication and language skills. For example, she models new vocabulary in different contexts that attract toddlers' interest; quickly expanding the words and phrases that they understand and use. The childminder knows the children very well. She understands and plans experiences to match the needs of each child. Parents are actively involved in their children's learning. The childminder effectively shares information with parents and together they agree the next steps in children's learning and development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is exceptionally nurturing and inclusive in her care. Highly effective settling-in procedures help her to meet children's individual care needs promptly. Children quickly gain confidence and develop secure emotional attachments with the childminder. Toddlers are happy, inquisitive and are becoming socially skilled. Children who have medical needs and special educational needs (SEN) flourish in her care. The childminder welcomes other professionals into her home and develops exemplary partnerships and early interventions that help advance children's progress. For example, she learns to carry out medical procedures herself so that every child can join in with activities in their local community.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning, whether that is attending sessions at a pre-school or getting ready for school. For instance, toddlers take an interest in following the printed word as they listen to stories that rhyme and carefully examine illustrations. They notice smaller details in the world around them, such as identifying different pond life, and act out their experiences in pretend play with small-world toys. Older children enjoy sharing their news with friends. They gain self-confidence, and they make their ideas and views understood and know they are valued. Children develop good foundation skills for mathematics, such as placing items in order of size.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY359300 Local authority Wokingham Inspection number 1070904 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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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 2007. She lives in Earley, near Reading, in Berkshire. The childminder operates each weekday, during school term times.

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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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