Childminder EY338097

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 March 2018 23 February 2015

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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 provides a good range of activities to successfully engage children's interest. Children have fun and enjoy learning. They make good progress from their starting points and develop skills for future learning well.  Children build good relationships with the childminder. They are settled and secure in her care, which helps to build good levels of emotional well-being.  The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn and develop. She completes regular observations of children and uses the information to identify what they can do. This helps her plan activities to support their learning further.  Children have good opportunities to learn about the similarities and differences between themselves and others. The childminder provides resources and discusses people from different cultural backgrounds with them. Children learn to respect and value others.  Children become independent and complete simple tasks, such as washing their hands,

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This provision is good

wiping their noses and helping the childminder to get them dressed for outdoor play.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not extend opportunities to support children's emerging physical skills further, to develop control in holding and using tools for drawing and writing.  The childminder does not consistently monitor the assessment of children's learning to precisely identify less obvious gaps in their development to increase their rate of 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

 provide more opportunities to support children's physical skills, to help them develop control in holding and using tools for drawing and writing  enhance the monitoring of assessments to identify more precisely the less obvious gaps in children's learning so that they are supported to make more rapid progress in their development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the interaction between the childminder and children, and considered the impact this has on their learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she manages her setting and keeps the children in her care safe.  The inspector viewed documents, including the childminder's paediatric first-aid certificate and public liability insurance.  The inspector viewed the areas of the home used by children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder evaluates her provision well. Since her last inspection, she has made good improvements to the way she shares information with parents and seeks their views on how to develop her practice further. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder attends regular training on child protection to keep her knowledge up to date. She understands what to do if she has a concern about a child. She makes good use of online training courses from childcare organisations, the local authority and other childminders to refresh her knowledge and share ideas to help improve her teaching. The childminder works well with parents to ensure that she meets their children's needs. She keeps parents informed and involved in their children's learning, which helps to provide continuity in their care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children receive good support for their communication and language. For example, the childminder repeats words and uses simple sentences to help children develop their understanding and speech. Children show confidence in following simple instructions and completing tasks. The childminder makes good use of children's naturally occurring interests to extend their learning further. For instance, as children share a story with her about a caterpillar eating chocolate cake, children recall their own experiences of having chocolate cake for their birthdays. The childminder supports children's understanding of numbers and counting well. For example, she encourages them to count as they climb the steps of the slide. Young children count confidently to four.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children form strong bonds with the childminder, who knows them well. She acts as a good role model, offering children gentle guidance and praise. Children develop their independence well. For example, they willingly help tidy the toys away and take pride in helping to do this. The childminder encourages a healthy lifestyle, such as ensuring children take regular exercise in the garden and parks and follow robust hygiene routines. She understands her role in keeping children safe and protecting them from risk of harm. She completes daily risk assessments and encourages children to be aware of possible risks. For example, she teaches them that they must not speak to strangers and must stay within sight of her when visiting parks.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children confidently develop skills that prepare them well for the next stage in learning, including pre-school and school. They are curious and are keen to explore. Children are eager to try out new things and learn new skills. For instance, they persevere as they learn to use a swing and see-saw. Older children learn to recognise their own names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY338097 Local authority Wokingham Inspection number 1092799 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 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives in Grazely, near Reading, Berkshire. The childminder works Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm for most of 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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Telephone number

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