Childminder EY494588

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The childminder provides outstanding support for children's emotional well-being. She works extremely closely with families, to gain a deep understanding of children's individual needs. She builds incredibly secure relationships with all children.  Children thoroughly enjoy spending time with the childminder. Her playful approach and stimulating activities make children very eager to join in. They enthusiastically try new experiences and explore different ways of doing things. They are highly independent.  The childminder is a good teacher, overall. She plays alongside children and talks about what they are doing, which develops their vocabulary and thinking skills very well. Children make good progress.  The childminder works in close partnership with parents and others. She keeps parents well informed of their children's progress. She offers useful advice to help them support their children's development at home.

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This provision is good

 The childminder reviews her practice constantly and makes improvements. She makes good use of training, for example, to help her support children's patterns of play better.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently support older and most-able children, for example, in developing their early literacy skills to a higher level.  The childminder does not fully consider how to use resources to help children decide how they would like to play, especially for those who learn better outside.

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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 opportunities to fully support the older and most able children to make higher rates of progress in all areas of learning  provide a rich variety of resources that children can move and use in different ways, particularly for those children who prefer to learn outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children during indoor activities and assessed the impact of teaching on children's learning and development.  The inspector viewed the areas of the home and garden used for childminding.  The inspector discussed with the childminder her practice, including how she keeps children safe, monitors and supports their learning, and works with parents and others.  The inspector looked at documents, including children's records, evidence of suitability checks for adults living in the home and safeguarding information.  The inspector spoke with a parent during the inspection and took account of their comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder undertakes training updates and has a secure knowledge of how to recognise, record and report any concerns about a child's welfare. She thoroughly assesses possible risks and takes steps to remove or minimise these, such as ensuring children are safe in her home and when using equipment. She constantly makes improvements to her already good provision that benefit children. For example, she has created good role-play opportunities for children to help them play imaginatively. Children mix, pour and recreate familiar scenes in their pretend shop and kitchen.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder keeps a close check on children's development. She knows their current interests very well and includes these to provide activities that really capture children's enthusiasm. She extends children's learning well, for example, by introducing interesting resources. Children are fascinated to see what is in her bag. They find buttons, glitter, a pipette and many other treasures to explore in the water tray. She supports children's speech and understanding well, for instance, as they discover whether objects will 'float like a boat' or 'sink down to the bottom'. She encourages children to experiment as she asks, 'I wonder what would happen if...' She encourages children's fascinations, such as finding many ways to explore circular motion. Children are engaged in all they do.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder knows children's family circumstances exceptionally well and provides extremely strong support during stressful times. For example, she helps children to cope when a parent works away from home. She goes to great lengths to share information with settings that children will move on to, to help them settle as quickly as possible. Children gain an excellent understanding of how to keep themselves safe. For example, they routinely practise leaving the house in an emergency. The childminder uses all opportunities, such as when children enjoy stories, to reassure and help them understand about keeping safe. She successfully encourages children to make healthy choices. They enjoy nutritious snacks and talk about what will make them big and strong. Children play energetically, inside and outside, which helps to keep them fit. They help with daily tasks, such as cleaning tables and tidying away toys, and behave extremely well for their ages.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress and are well prepared for the next stages in their learning. They are highly enthusiastic, confident and capable learners. They love books and nursery rhymes, which support their speech development well. They explore shape, space and volume as they build, fill and empty containers. They develop very good hand control, for example, as they make dough hedgehogs and thread beads on the spines. They make marks in different and interesting ways, preparing them well overall for starting to write. They practise counting and sorting, for instance, as they buy items in the shop or make a very long rail track.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494588 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1030361 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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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 Durrington, in Wiltshire. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. She provides childcare on weekdays from 7.30am until 5.45pm, throughout 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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