Childminder EY443919

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 January 2018 1 March 2017

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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

 All children make good progress from their starting points. The childminder uses her regular observations well to identify children's next stages of development and plan challenging activities. She uses children's interests to motivate their learning.  The childminder focuses her training well to improve her skills and develop her practice. Since her last inspection, she has increased her knowledge of behaviour management strategies. She now works consistently with parents and provides children with positive reinforcement.  Children develop a healthy lifestyle. The childminder and her assistant meet children's physical and emotional needs well. They provide strong support to help children understand the importance of exercise, hygiene and healthy eating.  The childminder extends children's vocabulary effectively. For instance, she used pictures of a volcano to help older children understand the meaning of 'erupting'.

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This provision is good

Younger children willingly gave up their dummies to have discussions with her.  The childminder provides good support for her assistant and they deploy themselves well to provide effective care and supervision for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently encourage children to listen to each other when speaking or to understand that they need to take turns during conversations.  The childminder and her assistant sometimes miss opportunities to challenge older children in sorting items and understanding which group has the most or least.

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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

 support children more in taking turns in conversations and listening to each other when speaking, to develop their language and communication skills further  help older children to sort items into groups and know which has most and least, to challenge their mathematical development further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistant, and took account of their self-evaluation and written feedback from parents.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the safety of the premises.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, children's development records and planning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant have a good understanding of safeguarding procedures. They know how to report any concerns about children's welfare. They regularly check sleeping children and provide them each with clean bedding. Good risk assessment procedures help them to provide a safe environment for children. The childminder and her assistant evaluate their practice successfully and identify their personal development targets to keep improving. For example, they are both starting training to gain a qualification to enhance children's outdoor learning. They have sought parents' feedback to help them consider alternative ways of recording children's development. The childminder monitors children's development well to identify their next stages of learning and any gaps. She has good partnerships with other providers. She works well with them to support children's development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder displays children's next steps in learning so that she and her assistant can refer to them and ensure they provide good support for children's individual development. The childminder helps children successfully to make links across their learning. For example, after creating trees from various materials, children used them to create their dinosaur land. They used books to look up different types of dinosaurs and older children were eager to copy the correct pronunciations of their names. Children were then eager to have their favourite dinosaur story, recalling their previous learning. The childminder and her assistant challenge older children well in their creative development, such as helping them recognise different shades of colour.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides good support to help children understand her expectations, such as ensuring they sit where they can all see the book before starting to read a story. Children know they must sit safely at the table to eat. Children have positive relationships with each other and the childminder provides good support to help them learn to respect people's differences. Good partnerships with parents ensure consistent support for children in self-care skills, such as learning to use the toilet. Children sleep according to their individual needs and wake up happy and eager to take part in activities. The childminder provides positive support to help children persevere with new skills. For example, she demonstrated to younger children how to use scissors. They kept trying and, with pride, showed the childminder's assistant their achievements.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children develop the skills they need that prepare them well for school. They are creative and imaginative. Children make up names to describe the things they imagine, such as 'dinosaur duck', and extend their ideas in their role-play, taking on different roles. Older children have a good understanding of how to mix colours and enjoy experimenting to find out what they can make. Children count with confidence and older children recognise numerals and shapes. They enjoy practising their early writing skills, as they pretend to send letters to each other.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY443919 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1107804 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 11 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 1 March 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Tiverton, Devon. She works with her husband, who is her assistant. They provide care each weekday, for 46 weeks a year. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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