Childminder 501515

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 January 2018 16 August 2017

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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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The childminder seeks ways to continue to update her professional knowledge. For example, she attends relevant courses. This has a positive impact on the outcomes for children. She monitors the work of her assistant well.  Teaching is consistently strong and children make good progress. The childminder prepares children well for their future education.  The childminder has strong partnerships with parents. She ensures a good two-way flow of information sharing that supports children's continuity of learning.  The childminder is an excellent role model. She sets positive examples that help to foster children's personal and emotional development extremely well.  Children have excellent opportunities to learn about the world. They visit industrial museums and open-air galleries to look at sculptures. Children have a wide range of opportunities to learn how environments may vary from one to another.

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This provision is good

 The childminder significantly promotes children's understanding of people and communities beyond their own. For example, children visit the Chinese supermarket and observe dancers from a variety of cultural backgrounds. This helps children to see similarities and difference between themselves and others.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently use information from observations to plan precisely for children's individual learning styles, so that they are always highly challenged to make rapid progress.

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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

 use information from observation more consistently and reflect on the different ways that children learn, to plan more precisely so that children are highly challenged to make rapid progress in all aspects of their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder understands her responsibility to ensure that adults working with children are suitable for their role. She has a secure knowledge of the possible signs and symptoms of abuse and the wider issues surrounding child protection. The childminder makes sure that she and her assistant understand their responsibility to protect children who may be at risk from harmful situations. Since the last inspection, the childminder has accessed support from a network of professionals. This has helped her to evaluate the strengths of her practice and identify areas for development that benefit children further. For example, the childminder plans to attend training to enhance her knowledge of the development of two-year-olds further. The childminder monitors children's progress well.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is qualified and experienced, and reflects this in the skilful way that she interacts with children. Children enjoy the opportunity to explore their own abilities as they manipulate dough. For example, toddlers squeeze the mixture while older children use scissors to make marks and rollers to make their dough flat. Children interact positively with their friends. They learn to share and take turns to use resources. The childminder increases children's knowledge and understanding of words as she talks to them about their activities. She gives children instructions to follow and watches their attempts to listen and understand her words. The childminder uses gestures to support her spoken words. She enhances children's communication and language skills very well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder has highly effective settling-in procedures. She gets to know children extremely well so that she can meet their individual needs successfully from the start. The childminder has an incredibly gentle and nurturing approach. Children show how they are extremely happy and content in her care. For example, children sing to themselves as they play. Children explore the very well organised and homely environment with confidence and ease. They display excellent levels of independence. The childminder significantly enhances children's health and physical well-being. She teaches children about food allergies and explains how some foods are unsafe for others to eat. Children have a growing understanding of how to keep themselves safe. They benefit greatly from daily fresh air and regular exercise.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children listen attentively in a range of situations and respond appropriately to questions. They demonstrate understanding when listening to stories and talk with others about what has been read to them. They show confidence in asking adults for help and communicate their wishes with assurance. Children behave well. They make decisions about their play and show good early literacy and imagination skills. For example, older children use chalk to write the first letter of their name and toddlers pretend to use the phone to call the doctor. Children acquire the skills they need for their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 501515 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 1112434 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 August 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2001 and lives in Sheffield. She operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm, Tuesday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3. She works with an assistant.

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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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