Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 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

 Children make good progress in their learning. The childminder observes and assesses children's learning, and provides a good range of activities to meet children's individual needs and next stages in their development.  Children have strong attachments with the childminder. They are happy, confident and demonstrate they feel safe in her home. Children have regular access to fresh air and exercise, supporting their physical development.  The environment is well organised and resources are easily accessible for all ages of children. The childminder gives children regular opportunities to make their own choices and develop their independence skills well.  Partnerships with parents are good and information is shared regularly with them. The childminder has evaluated her practice effectively. She has identified clear areas for improvement that will benefit the outcomes for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder has started to make links with other early years settings children attend, she has not engaged them highly successfully to enable all adults to support learning effectively.  The childminder does not gather information from all parents about what children can already do when they first start with her, to help inform her planning of activities from the start.

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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

 develop further the partnerships with other early years settings children attend so all adults are able to contribute and support learning even more  improve how information is gathered from parents about children's levels of development when they first start to attend, to better plan activities from the outset.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with children.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector checked and discussed the evidence of the suitability of all adults living on the premises, and checked the qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector took into account the views of parents, from the childminder's written questionnaires.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records, safeguarding procedures and the childminder's other written policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a clear understanding about monitoring children's non-attendance closely. She is clear about the procedures to follow and the indicators that may give her cause for concern about a child's welfare. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder uses clear procedures to ensure children are safe when in the home and on outings, such as gates on the stairs and keeping the front door locked when children are present. She checks sleeping children regularly. The childminder understands the importance of maintaining her professional development and keeping her knowledge up to date. Parents' comments are very positive about the care provided by the childminder.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a good range of activities to motivate and interest children. She recognises that some children learn best outside, and gives them regular access to the garden without time constraints. The childminder develops children's awareness of the world around them, for instance, as they talk about the chickens that they eat and when the childminder's chickens will start to lay eggs again. Children enjoy developing early writing skills as they use chalks on small wooden logs and stones in the garden, supporting their early literacy skills. The childminder supports children's early mathematical understanding, for instance, as they count the stones and look at the numbers she has painted on the stones.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder offers children plenty of praise and encouragement, as they show her what they have done or found in the garden, supporting their growing confidence and self-esteem. Children thoroughly enjoy the outdoor spaces as they dig in the soil, finding worms and slugs to feed to the chickens. They enjoy talking about what they are going to start to grow in the garden in the spring. They understand about why they need to wash their hands after being outside, supporting their understanding about healthy lifestyles. Children are well behaved. For example, they sit and eat well, and enjoy trying to cut up their fruit independently. Young children are well settled and comfortable, and have the freedom to move around the home easily, supporting their early walking skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop a good understanding of sharing and taking turns as they interact with each other. They are polite to each other and the childminder, with little or no prompting. Children are eager to learn. Children enjoy exploring the world around them. They develop good communication and language skills. Children gain the skills they need that will support them in their next stages in learning or move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495462 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1033990 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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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 Berkeley, Gloucestershire. Her core hours of work are Monday to Thursday from 7am to 6pm and Friday from 7am to 9am and 3pm to 6pm, all year round.

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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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