Spalding, Tracey Sara

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 February 2018 10 October 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 Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder has successfully addressed the actions and recommendation raised at the previous inspection. She has completed in-depth training and delivers all areas of learning through planned, purposeful play to help ensure children make good progress. She shares her knowledge with her assistant during informal supervision meetings.  Children develop a good understanding of the wider world. They search for bugs and insects during woodland walks. Children learn how to handle these very carefully.  The childminder has secure relationships with parents. She shares children's progress and ideas with parents to support children's learning at home. Parents describe the childminder as brilliant and regard her as an extension of their own family.  Children demonstrate that they feel very happy and settled as they confidently explore the welcoming environment. The childminder and the assistant form strong bonds with

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This provision is good

children who frequently give them a cuddle and welcome their interaction in their play.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not make the best possible use of the initial information she obtains when children begin attending, to sharply focus on their precise learning needs from the outset.  Occasionally, children are not given enough time to think about, and respond to, the childminder's and the assistant's enthusiastic questioning.  The childminder does not always encourage children to independently manage their own personal needs.

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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

 make the best possible use of the initial information obtained to plan more precisely for children's next steps in learning from an early stage  provide more opportunities for children to enhance their thinking and speaking skills as they formulate answers and respond to questions posed during their play  encourage children to independently manage their personal needs.

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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 and the assistant. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of the assistant and persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke with children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided and reviewed the childminder's self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder and her assistant have a secure understanding of possible signs that could indicate that children are at risk of harm. They know how to take swift action to protect children's welfare in the event of a child protection concern. The childminder regularly reflects on the service she provides, seeking the views of her assistant, parents and children. For instance, the childminder takes children shopping to select new resources that they would like to play with. The childminder carefully reviews children's progress to swiftly identify and address any gaps in their learning. Successful partnerships with staff at other settings children attend supports their continuity of learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistant complement each other's practice. They work well together to provide children with a wide range of interesting experiences that reflect their interests. The childminder immediately captures children's attention as she makes stories come alive. Children jump up and down in excitement as a watering can is delivered to enable them to water the strawberry seeds they have just planted. They explore the sound of their own and other children's voices. For example, children talk through a long length of tube that is stretched around a corner and identify whose voice they can hear.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder and her assistant are positive role models. Children behave well and demonstrate friendly relationships with each other. They happily wait to take their turn to use a magnetic fishing rod and work together to join interconnecting pieces of track to create a road for toy cars. Weekly visits to organised groups and outings with the childminder enable children to meet with other children to develop their social skills further. The childminder expresses a genuine interest in children's well-being. She actively listens to what they have to say. This motivates children to use complex sentences to explain how they feel as they arrive. They also describe what they and their family ate for breakfast. Children develop good physical skills and assess their own risks as they have regular visits to the local park and access to the childminder's garden.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are making good progress in their learning. They use mathematical language, such as 'in', 'out' and 'through'. They count and sort groups of toy fish according to their colour and pattern. Children concentrate in group activities, swiftly matching pictures of animals which they post in the toy ark. Children develop good thinking and problem- solving skills. They work out, through trial and error, which width of lace best fits through the large shaped buttons. They gain the necessary skills needed to help prepare them for their future learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 123956 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1116343 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 October 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1999 and lives in Hertford, Hertfordshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She regularly works with an assistant. The childminder's assistant holds an appropriate qualification at level 2.

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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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