Childminder EY337930

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 February 2018 13 October 2014

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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

 Children enjoy taking part in a wide range of activities which successfully promotes their learning and development.  The childminder works closely with other professionals to ensure that her service continually improves.  The childminder has a clear understanding of her responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children. This ensures that children's are safe in the childminder's care.  Children are very settled in the childminder's care. The childminder is warm and responsive to children's individual needs and as a result, children have formed secure attachments with the childminder, her co-childminder and their peers.  Children are beginning to learn about the similarities and differences between themselves and others which supports their understanding of people and communities.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 There is room to use children's assessments further to plan highly challenging activities that support children to make rapid progress.  The childminder does not always fully take account of the views of parents when planning future improvements to her service.

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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 greater use of children's assessments when planning activities, to ensure that they are highly challenging  actively seek, evaluate and act on the views of parents to ensure that future improvements are well planned for.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder of a craft activity.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and other agencies and spoke with the children.  The inspector reviewed a range of documentation including policies and procedures and children's development records.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and reviewed her self-evaluation and action plans.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of how to keep children safe. This is further complimented by the clear policies and procedures that she has in place and the safe working practices that she adopts. The childminder works closely with her co-childminder to effectively monitor the work of their assistants. She participates in regular professional development opportunities. As a result, teaching is consistently good and continues to improve. The childminder, her co- childminder and their assistants are good role models for the children. They encourage children to use good manners and show respect towards each other. Children display consistently good behaviour and interact well with their peers. This creates a positive environment for the children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is good. Children enjoy a craft activity and use their language skills to describe the textures of the craft materials. They thoroughly enjoy taking part in the music session and use their counting skills, to count the beats that they make on the drum. This promotes children's early mathematical skills well. Young children enjoy playing with the small world toys. The childminder interacts sensitively with the children giving them time to explore the magnets on the train set carriages. Children are curious when the magnets repel each other and spend time problem solving how to connect the carriages together. This provides a good opportunity to support children's critical thinking skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder, her co-childminder and their assistants have developed secure relationships with the children. Children enjoy cuddles, praise and reassurance frequently from the childminder which promotes their emotional well-being. The childminder works closely with parents to ensure that the food provided from home is healthy. This is complimented by the fruit and vegetables available to the children during snack time. The childminder encourages the children to adopt good hygiene practices. Children independently wash their own hands and blow their own noses. They are becoming increasingly independent in managing their own personal needs which supports them in readiness for school.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder's own observations and assessments of the children have ensured that she can promptly identify when children are at risk of falling behind in their development. The childminder works closely with other professionals to ensure that all children receive the support that they need. Children are making good progress in the childminder’s care. She works closely with local schools to ensure that there is a cohesive approach to supporting children's learning when children attend school. As a result, children develop a good range of skills to support them in the next stages of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY337930 Local authority Middlesbrough Inspection number 1124745 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 October 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2006 and is on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The childminder lives with her husband who is also her co-childminder. She also lives with her two children who are also registered to work as her assistants. The childminder employs an additional assistant. She lives in a detached house in the Nunthorpe area of Middlesbrough.

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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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