Childminder in Lancashire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 December 2017 Not applicable

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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

 Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents are fully involved in their child's learning and regularly share their knowledge of what their child achieves at home. This helps to support a collaborative approach to the good progress children make.  Children are happy, settled and have formed close attachments with the childminder. This helps to support their emotional well-being.  The childminder is highly qualified. She makes use of the knowledge she has gained through gaining her qualifications to deliver, generally, good teaching.  The childminder supports children's development of a healthy lifestyle. Children enjoy being actively involved in snacks and meals and thoroughly enjoy eating home-cooked meals. They learn about wider issues, such as recycling and waste composting.  The childminder has completed a process of self-evaluation and takes into account the views of others. She has established some priorities for improvements.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not challenge children to the highest level during activities and in their self-selected play.  The childminder has not established a highly focused programme of professional development to help to drive overall practice to the highest standard and raise children's outcomes even further.

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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

 extend teaching skills further so that children receive high levels of challenge during activities and play experiences  focus more precisely on developing a targeted programme of professional development, to help to raise the quality of practice to an outstanding level and to contribute to raising outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder engaging with children in a range of activities and assessed the impact this has on their learning.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's assessment records and discussed the systems for planning children's play experiences.  The inspector and childminder evaluated an activity and discussed the impact on children's learning.  The inspector viewed a range of polices, including safeguarding procedures. She also checked evidence of the childminder's and other household members' suitability and the childminder's qualifications and training.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of the written views from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a range of well-organised policies and procedures to help her to deliver high-quality practice. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of the signs and symptoms of potential abuse. She understands the procedures to follow, including how to contact the relevant agencies. The childminder maintains a safe environment for children to come to play and learn. Parents and guardians are happy with the care the childminder provides. They are appreciative of the memories the childminder records through the media of video. This is one way that she ensures parents and guardians experience key moments in their child's development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder follows children's interests and supports their choices through warm, positive interactions. Children enjoy manipulating scented dough into various Christmas shapes. This helps to strengthen small muscles in their hands in preparation for early writing. Children enjoy producing their art creations and delight in describing to the childminder and visitors what they have drawn. This helps to support children's vocabulary and confidence. The childminder completes observations of children at play and shares these regularly with parents. She uses the information she gathers to inform her assessments of the progress children make from their starting points. This helps her to plan what children need to learn next across all areas of learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder gathers a wealth of information from parents when their children first start. This includes, information regarding their likes, dislikes, routines and parental knowledge of their child's development. This helps her to ensure that children settle well in her home. The childminder has a warm and nurturing approach towards children. She provides children with strong and purposeful opportunities outside of her home. The childminder is selective in the extra-curricular activities she chooses and often links them to children's interests or activities to help them to learn new skills. For example, children visit the childminder's allotment. They enjoy caring for the chickens and use mathematical language as they count the eggs they collect. Children follow good hygiene routines and their independence is fostered suitably. Children are very polite to each other, the childminder and visitors. Children's behaviour is good.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning from their initial starting points. They are sociable individuals who are keen to learn and ask questions. Children naturally burst into song and sing many number rhymes. This helps to support their vocabulary and number skills. Children enjoy using their imagination as they pretend to play cafés. They select pretend food and drinks and are very accommodating in delivering their orders. Children are supported for the next stage in their learning and for when the time comes to move on to formal education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY492101 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1026492 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire. She operates all year round, from 7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds early years professional status. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, 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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Telephone number

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