Childminder in Cheshire East

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 March 2018 22 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

 There is a strong partnership with parents. The childminder exchanges ongoing information with them about their children's progress and care needs. She gathers valuable information about what children know and can do before they start.  Children form close bonds with the childminder and enjoy involving her in their play. They settle quickly in the homely, welcoming environment and the childminder meets their needs very well. She praises and encourages children in their play to help them persevere and make independent choices. Children are calm and relaxed and gain good self-esteem.  The childminder has a secure understanding of how children learn through play. She plans purposeful activities that interest all children. The childminder observes children's achievements and measures their progress accurately. She plans focused next steps in their learning and children make good progress from clearly established starting points.

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This provision is good

 The childminder works well in partnership with other early years professionals to help her monitor her practice and improve children's learning experiences. She identifies some areas for improvement in her provision for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder reflects on her practice, there are times when she does not use this to target more specific areas for professional development or review the impact of this on children's learning.

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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

 strengthen self-evaluation even further to identify more specific areas for professional development and review the impact of this on children's progress.

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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 an evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector considered the views of parents through the written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The well-qualified and experienced childminder has a very good understanding of how to identify and report any concerns about a child's welfare. She keeps her knowledge updated and ensures her home and other venues are safe for children to use. The childminder implements rigorous procedures to help keep children safe and she supervises them vigilantly. The childminder passes on child protection information to parents to help them protect children at home. The childminder exchanges information about children's progress and well-being with the other settings they attend to help support consistency in their care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder weaves children's next steps successfully into their play. For example, she asks children to press certain numbers on the till keys during shop role play. She chooses the ones she knows children need to practise recognising, so they become more familiar with these. The childminder challenges children's thinking well. For example, she asks them what they would like to buy in the shop role play and uses a toy cow to explain that they can get meat and milk from this animal. She encourages children to say how much toy money they have and to decide what they need to do in the role of shopkeeper. She praises children when they use new vocabulary in the context of their play, such as 'pomegranate.' The childminder extends children's interest and says they will buy one next time they go shopping. She engages children very well in their play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children's behaviour is excellent. The childminder gently explains how to share the toys and take turns. For example, when two children want to use the hairdressing toys at the same time. They are then happy to take turns to style the childminder's hair. Children are kind and gentle with each other and help to settle babies with their blankets and bottles. They learn to use the bathroom and dress themselves independently. Children develop good physical skills and use large climbing and balancing equipment at local parks and playgroups. They learn about the natural world partly through their play in the childminder's garden.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are enthusiastic learners and are well prepared for the next stages in their learning. Babies explore many exciting toys and resources with curiosity, such as different sized smooth wooden eggs and strings of large seed pods. They laugh as they scoot in all directions in a wheeled chair, controlling their movements well. Children enjoy leading activities with confidence and tell the childminder and other children what they want them to do. For example, children award prizes to each other for the best musician during a percussion instrument activity. Children learn to use a wide range of valuable skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 304349 Local authority Cheshire East Inspection number 1103473 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 October 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered 1993 in and lives in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. She operates from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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