Childminder EY492871

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 January 2018 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

 The childminder tracks children's achievements closely to plan for what they need to learn next. This helps her identify any weaker areas in children's learning. The childminder knows how to seek help from other relevant professionals, if necessary, to ensure that all children make good progress.  The childminder continues to extend and develop her professional skills and expertise. For instance, she has used professional webinars and has made effective use of new learning to support young children to develop good communication and language skills.  Children have many opportunities to visit places of interest in the local community and beyond. This helps extend their knowledge and understanding of the diverse lives, cultures and backgrounds of people in the community.  Children are happy and settled. They have close and warm relationships with the childminder. She knows the children, their families and their specific needs well.

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This provision is good

 The childminder is a good role model. She offers praise and encouragement, and children develop good levels of confidence and self-esteem.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On some occasions, the childminder over directs children's play and does not offer the best support to enable them to make their own discoveries.  The childminder does not make the best of opportunities to extend young children's mathematical development further, such as number language and counting.

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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

 make the most of opportunities to follow children's spontaneous ideas in play, to develop their sense of curiosity as well as possible  make better use of opportunities to support children's early understanding of mathematics.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children engaged in activities and the childminder's interaction with them.  The inspector looked at a sample of documents, including children's learning records, risk assessments, the childminder's self-evaluation, and policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at convenient times during the inspection.  The inspector and childminder jointly considered the impact of teaching on children's learning.  The inspector took into account the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good understanding of the requirements and her responsibilities to keep children safe from harm. She completes regular training to ensure she is confident in following procedures and knows whom to contact if she has a concern about a child's welfare. The childminder completes risk assessments and minimises hazards to help ensure children can play safely in her care. She pays good attention to improving her service. For example, she involves parents in this process and acts promptly to implement their ideas for further development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes the children as they play and uses her assessments well to plan for children's future learning. She keeps parents regularly informed about their children's learning and development. For example, she gives them consistent information on how they can support children's learning at home to enable children to continue to make good progress. The childminder works in effective partnership with parents to support children who are learning English as an additional language. For example, she encourages parents to share children's books from home and use their home language in her setting. The childminder helps young children to develop good levels of understanding, such as giving them instructions to follow using positional language, such as 'in', 'up' and 'under'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides children with regular opportunities to mix with other groups of children where they learn to gain confidence and develop good social skills. Children form strong relationships with the kind and welcoming childminder. They are very happy and settled in her home. The childminder teaches children well about the importance of a healthy lifestyle. For example, in the summer months children pick soft fruit from the garden for their snacks and cooking activities. Children behave well. The childminder engages effectively with young children in their play to help them understand the importance of sharing and taking turns with toys. Children enjoy plenty of fresh air and have good opportunities to be physically active outdoors.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They gain skills that prepare them well for their next stage in learning and the eventual move to school. Young children maintain concentration for good lengths of time on activities that interest them. They enjoy engaging in pretend play, such as fire engine play, and show an interest in books and enjoy pointing out familiar objects they see in illustrations. Young children who are learning English as an additional language develop good confidence in their communication skills, they listen attentively and copy words and phrases they hear.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY492871 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1026501 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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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. She lives in the Leigh Park area of Westbury, Wiltshire. The childminder cares for children from Monday to Friday, throughout most of the year.

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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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