Childminder in Slough

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 January 2018 8 September 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 regularly seeks the views of parents and other professionals to continually improve his service. Parents particularly appreciate the superb photography he uses to illustrate the observations that he and his co-childminder make of the children's progress.  The childminder talks easily with the children to encourage their independence. For example, he encourages young children to feed themselves and gradually builds boys' confidence to manage their personal hygiene themselves.  The childminder actively encourages children to choose and eat a diverse range of healthy foods. For instance, carefully prepared and selected table mats illustrate children enjoying specific fruit, vegetables and cultural delicacies. Toddlers gaze at the happy faces of other children eating the same as them and more willingly try new foods.  Children of all ages make good progress in their learning and development. They are

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This provision is good

well prepared socially and emotionally for the next stage in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder is not confident in developing the imaginative play and creative ideas of the youngest children.  The childminder does not monitor children's progress precisely enough to evaluate how well teaching raises outcomes for individual children in different aspects of 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

 enhance the youngest children's imaginative play to help them think and talk about their creative ideas  use monitoring more precisely to check that teaching is raising outcomes for different children in all aspects of their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed, listened to and talked with children as they played.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day and reviewed written communication from parents.  The inspector looked at children's records, discussed the childminder's planning, evaluation of activities, and how he exchanges information with parents.  The inspector sampled policies and discussed the procedures relating to children's safety and welfare with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about the impact of his training, experience and practice on raising outcomes for children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder is very attentive to all aspects of children's safety and welfare. For example, he regularly reviews and uses detailed risk assessments of his home, garden and outings to minimise the risk of children coming to any harm. He shares good policies and procedures across all aspects of children's welfare with his co-childminder and their assistant. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of what constitutes a child protection concern. He knows what to do and whom to contact if he is concerned. The childminder effectively monitors his assistant to ensure that her practice is of a high standard on the rare occasions she provides additional care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is kind, caring and interested in each child's development. Children are very comfortable in his presence and talk freely with him about their interests. For example, the childminder capably develops children's observation skills as they share books together. He prompts children to be more inquisitive and they in turn ask in-depth questions. The childminder has made good progress in meeting previous recommendations to develop the quality of his teaching. He continues to learn from his more experienced co-childminder and improve the quality of his observations and assessments to even higher levels. The childminder develops good partnerships with parents and other settings and promotes consistently good outcomes for children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder and co-childminder provide a welcoming, relaxed and well-organised family environment. Young children and those returning from other activities in the community quickly feel 'at home', valued and confident to share their news. Parents describe the co-childminders as 'very professional', 'trustworthy' and having 'a good rapport with the children'. The childminder skilfully promotes children's understanding about how to keep safe and healthy. For instance, he sensitively points out where children need to take extra care and shows them how to climb safely when they choose to explore challenging outdoor equipment.

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Outcomes for children are good

Young children are relaxed, curious to explore and happy to investigate a wide range of learning opportunities. Toddlers are constantly extending their knowledge of the world around them and use some complex words to talk about it. They enjoy music and rhymes, discover how to make toys work and learn to cooperate well together. Older children are well prepared for other activities in their community. For example, they learn to use small tools, hold a pencil and form the letters in their name. They use everyday language to talk about size and capacity, make comparisons and begin to solve problems.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY414954 Local authority Slough Inspection number 1071315 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 8 September 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. He lives in Slough, Berkshire. The childminder works with his wife, who is also a registered childminder. Occasionally, they also work with an assistant. The childminder operates from Monday to Friday, for 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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