Childminder in Telford and Wrekin

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 January 2018 29 April 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 builds and maintains effective partnerships with parents, the school and the local authority adviser. This helps her to drive forward ongoing improvements, thereby making sure that outcomes for children are good.  Children gain a good understanding of the world around them. The childminder regularly takes them on exciting outings. For example, they visit the local pet shop where they closely observe rabbits, hamsters and fish. Children also enjoy exploring local museums and country parks.  The childminder builds and maintains effective relationships with children by giving them reassurance, smiles, praise and by playing alongside them as they try out something new. This helps children to feel relaxed and safe and to engage in new experiences.  The childminder provides opportunities for children to have some responsibilities and to help with daily tasks. For example, children work together as they help to tidy away the

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This provision is good

toys before they get new ones out and they also practise cutting their own bananas at snack time.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not make the best use of a broad range of techniques to maximise children's communication and language skills.  The childminder does not consistently build on what children need to learn next to help them to achieve as much as possible in their learning.

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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

 encourage children to talk and express themselves, so that their language and communication skills are fully enhanced throughout the day  build on what children need to learn next to help them achieve as much as possible in their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents from information included in the childminder's own parent survey.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has attended child protection training. She has a good knowledge of the signs of abuse and a strong awareness of her responsibilities to protect children from harm. The childminder makes sure there is an effective ongoing two-way exchange of information with parents. For example, through daily chats and sharing the daily diary and the childminder's assessment of children's progress with parents. The childminder also regularly uses photographs as a means of exchanging information with parents about children's interests and learning. This enhances parents' understanding about how their child's learning can be best supported at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder checks that the activities she provides support children to develop their skills across all aspects of their learning. She has a good understanding of how children learn and develop. Children focus intently as they thread cereal hoops onto long, dried spaghetti pieces placed vertically into a ball of dough. Each child is praised for their attempts, thereby developing their self-confidence. The childminder models how to delicately stack the cereal hoops onto the spaghetti stick. She comments on the different sizes of the stacked cereal hoops. This helps to develop children's understanding of simple mathematical concepts, such as big and little. The childminder enhances this activity further by encouraging children to name the shapes she makes with the cereal hoops. She prepares children well for the next stage in their learning, such as nursery or school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children's emotional and physical development is supported well. There are good settling- in procedures to help make sure that children are comfortable leaving their parents before they start at the setting. The childminder offers a homely, child-orientated environment and provides children with opportunities to become deeply involved in activities. She regularly takes the children to a soft-play establishment. This gives children opportunities to learn to take manageable risks and experience physical challenge in their play. The childminder has good strategies in place that promote children's positive behaviour. Children begin to learn to share and take turns.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. Children concentrate for long periods of time and are effective and motivated learners. They jump up and down excitedly as they select and set out their favourite activities. Children develop their imagination well. For example, they play with the polar bears in the small-world Arctic set, the miniature cars with people and the dinosaur figures in wet spaghetti. Children experiment with making marks on the paper with the crayons. They are self-assured, happy and interact freely and enthusiastically with the childminder and each other.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 208459 Local authority Telford & Wrekin Inspection number 1101792 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 29 April 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1995 and lives in Telford. She operates all year round from 7am until 5.45pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for 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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