Childminder EY475430

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 January 2018 19 July 2016

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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 provides a welcoming home. She interacts and communicates well with children and successfully promotes their emotional well-being.  Children are active, independent learners. They play happily and confidently, and develop key skills to support learning in school.  The childminder provides a playroom with a broad range of toys on low-level storage units. This helps children to make independent choices and initiate their own play.  Children behave well, showing respect for each other and the childminder. They have a developing awareness of fairness as they share toys and work together.  Children develop well physically. They develop good coordination and physical skills through activities, such as cutting paper with scissors and bouncing on the hopper.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not fully seek the views of parents to support her evaluations and to help identify further priorities for improvement.  The childminder does not effectively monitor that all parents have had opportunities to provide information about their children's abilities when they first 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 self-evaluation to include the views of parents, to help improve practice further  provide parents with further opportunities to support and share information about their child's learning at home when they first start.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the activities and the childminder's interaction with children.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the evidence of the suitability of household members.  The inspector spoke to some children during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has moved home since the last inspection and appropriately assessed and minimised any risks in the new property. She has a good understanding of the statutory requirements. Following a recent incident with the new dog, when out walking, she appropriately notified Ofsted. Since then, as a precaution while minded children are present, she keeps the dog in a crate. She supervises children well so they follow safety rules. The childminder makes good use of what she learns from training to improve her skills and knowledge and to improve her practice. She lives close to the beach and uses the skills learned through her forest childcare training to teach children beach skills. Following training on wider safeguarding issues, she updated her written policy which she shares with parents. The childminder has clear procedures for reporting any child protection concerns.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children help themselves to a broad range of toys and equipment, saying they enjoy craft activities, modelling with dough, playing computer games and role play. While children play, the childminder effectively supports them to develop and refine the key skills needed for learning in school. Children listen to stories read by the childminder and by older children, which helps them to develop good listening skills and concentration levels. They use mathematical skills to compare the size of the giant to that of the boy in the story. The childminder also plans and provides a range of activities to complement children's learning in school. Recent activities include looking at the night sky through a telescope to help to extend children's learning about space.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder gathers useful information from parents about children's health and welfare. She makes good use of this information to help children to feel emotionally secure and settle well and to support continuity of care. The childminder supports children's awareness of how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. She displays visual prompts for children to follow when washing their hands. She provides healthy snacks and sometimes children help to make foods, such as banana bread and scones. When children are hungry, they confidently help themselves to fruit from the bowl and know to wash it before eating it. Children learn about keeping safe through themed activities and quizzes. During road safety week, children talked about how to find safer crossing places and to stop, look and listen before crossing the road. Children talk about being kind and their good deeds are noted and displayed on the 'kindness tree'.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY475430 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 1122176 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 5 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 July 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Wallasey. She provides care for children before and after school and during school holidays.

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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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