Childminder in Lancashire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 February 2018 13 June 2017

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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

 Since the last inspection, the childminder has made good improvement. She now provides parents with accurate and precise information about children's next steps and summative reports about their progress when they are between the ages of two and three years.  The childminder is experienced and knowledgeable. She plans imaginative and creative experiences for children, which they enjoy. Children are inquisitive and eager to explore. They confidently use language to engage with adults and show an interest in all that they do.  Children are well behaved. They respond well to the childminder's caring and sensitive approach, learn to share and take turns, and show kindness and care towards each other.  The childminder makes good use of outings. Children develop confidence in different social situations and this helps prepare them for their future move on to school.  Partnerships with parents are good. Children benefit from the sharing of information to

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This provision is good

support their care and learning needs. Parents are very pleased with the care and service provided by the childminder and co-childminder.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children cannot always independently choose and make decisions about what they want to play with from the extensive selection indoors.  The childminder does not always provide accessible resources to further support children's developing hand control and their early writing skills.

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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 children's independence and decision making more to help them make more informed choices from the extensive selection of resources indoors  increase opportunities for children to explore resources for making marks to help them develop hand control in preparation for early writing.

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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, including the suitability of persons living and working 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

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of safeguarding and understands her role in keeping children safe from harm. The childminder has high expectations of herself, her co-childminder and the children in her care. As part of their professional development, the childminder and her co-childminder attend additional training events. This helps them to keep up-to-date with child protection and its wider issues, and other early years subjects. The childminder identifies and minimises risks to children, indoors, outdoors and for outings in the community. This keeps children safe. The childminder reflects on her practice well and regularly seeks the views of the parents and children. Parents state that they are very happy with the service the childminder and her co-childminder provide.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows the children in her care well and responds with sensitivity to their individual personalities. She works closely with parents and encourages them to provide ongoing information about children's achievements and interests at home. The childminder closely monitors children's development. She undertakes observations and assessments and successfully uses this information to identify and plan for what children need to learn next. The childminder adapts her teaching accordingly to promote the good progress that all children make. She interacts well with children during their play to help them explain their ideas and expand their vocabulary. The childminder supports children's interests, such as in imaginative role play. She provides relevant resources and props for them to use and talks to children about what they are doing. The childminder models the pronunciation of new words while they pretend to look after their babies and make lunch.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a warm, welcoming, relaxed, home-from-home learning environment. Children settle in easily and behave very well. The childminder gathers information from their parents before they attend which helps her to meet children's individual needs successfully. Children are happy and develop a close attachment to the childminder. She teaches children the importance of good health. They learn about eating nutritious food and the importance of good hygiene, such as washing their hands. The childminder helps children to develop their physical skills and to learn about the world they live in. Children have access to a well-maintained garden and the childminder takes them out on local walks, for example, to the park, to the library or to the garden centre.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain the skills they require for starting school. They develop good social skills and learn to share and take turns. Children are keen to complete everyday tasks and skills showing their independence, such as dressing, washing hands, feeding themselves, and helping to tidy up. They concentrate well as they thread cotton reels and fill containers with cereal. Children recognise hidden shapes and count objects accurately. They are motivated to learn and enjoy themselves while learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 307642 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1107527 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 June 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1990 and lives in New Longton, Preston. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works alongside a co-childminder. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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