Childminder 314527

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 December 2017 14 January 2013

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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 creates a warm and friendly environment. Children settle quickly and develop in confidence and self-awareness quickly.  The childminder prepares activities which motivate children well and stimulate their curiosity. For example, children enjoy planting cress and other seeds, closely following their growth.  Overall, children make good progress from their personal starting points and achieve well.  Children behave well and show care and thought towards others. They follow the childminder's good example. Children develop strong bonds with the childminder. Children build an increasing awareness of how to keep themselves safe in their play and learning.  The well-qualified and experienced childminder carefully considers the views of children and parents in planning future improvements to her provision.  The childminder keeps parents well informed about their children's achievement. She

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This provision is good

provides good support and guidance to ensure children continue to progress at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always make the sharpest use of assessments of children's progress to help them make the best-possible progress.  The childminder does not consistently promote the highest levels of children's speaking skills.

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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

 sharpen the use of assessments to identify more precisely the next steps in children's learning to help them make the best-possible progress  build on teaching strategies to strengthen children's speaking skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector talked to the children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. He looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder ensures that her knowledge of child protection procedures is thorough and up to date through regular training. She often meets with other childminders to further test and develop her understanding. She helps the children to learn how to keep themselves safe when using the stairs and crossing the road together. The childminder makes good use of links with other early years providers, such as the local children's centre, to help identify priorities for her further development. She works closely with other settings children attend to provide continuity in their learning and development. This helps to prepare them well for the next stage of their education, including their eventual move on to school.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder makes good use of information from parents to accurately assess children's abilities when they first start. Activities are often imaginative and engage children's sense of fun and humour. For example, they keenly choose songs to sing by picking out the 'singing spoons' and accompanying the singing with actions and instruments. Children join in games which help them develop their physical skills alongside other aspects of their learning. For example, they develop their counting, ordering and manipulative skills when they spin coloured hoops on their arms. The childminder helps children to appreciate rhymes and stories when they choose books to read and follow the actions associated with the rhymes together.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder helps children develop their ability to act independently and make decisions for themselves. For example, they start the session by choosing the toys they would like to play with and organising their own games. She encourages them to tidy up before moving on to their next activity by singing 'tidy up' songs involving a well-known children's television character. Children develop an appreciation of healthy exercise and activity through, for instance, frequent walks and many visits to parks and other local places of interest. The childminder helps children build their social skills through, for example, visits to playgroups and library events. She manages children's behaviour well. She is very observant and quick to positively intervene when necessary. Children glow with pride when the childminder praises them for their achievements or their consideration of others.

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Outcomes for children are good

Overall, children achieve well in all areas of their learning. They learn to recognise different shapes when they make snacks together and cut toast into squares, triangles and circles. They learn to solve problems, when for example, they organise their farm animals into groups such as, by species, size or colour. They develop their thinking skills when they put the furniture and dolls into their model house or use construction toys to build towers.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 314527 Local authority East Riding of Yorkshire Inspection number 1064019 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 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 14 January 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1993 and lives in Goole. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She operates all year round from 8am until 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except 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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