Childminder in Doncaster

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 March 2018 Not applicable

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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 make good progress in their development and any gaps in their achievement are closing quickly. The childminder makes accurate assessments of what children can do and plans effectively to help promote their next steps in learning.  The childminder uses a variety of good teaching strategies to support children's learning. She creates opportunities for children to use their language skills when they talk about stories, their pets and make choices. The childminder listens carefully to children so she can repeat their key words and ask questions that challenge them.  The childminder is ambitious and has high expectations of herself and what children can achieve. She has made good use of support from the local authority to review her procedures and make improvements to her provision, since she registered.  Children are happy, confident and well behaved. They build secure relationships with the childminder and are reassured by her praise and encouragement.

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This provision is good

 The childminder has developed effective ways to communicate with parents about children's care and development. They share information about children's interests, what they are doing at home and what they need to learn next.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Professional development is not focused precisely enough on developing teaching to the very highest level.  Children do not always have enough opportunities to explore materials in their own way to help them develop very high levels of concentration and imagination.

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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

 focus professional development more precisely on teaching, to raise it to the very highest level  offer even more opportunities for children to explore materials in their own way to promote very high levels of curiosity, concentration and imagination.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact it had on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of several short activities with the childminder.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including training certificates and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the home. She also discussed the childminder's safeguarding procedure.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback they had provided.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has successfully developed ways to assess and review children's learning over time. She has used some training to strengthen her understanding of how to use her observations of children's learning to make accurate assessments. There are effective strategies in place to help her quickly identify if children are not making expected progress. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of how she would recognise and respond to concerns about children's welfare. She has completed training about a range of wider safeguarding issues and keeps up to date with local procedures. The childminder has a strong relationship with other childminders and the teachers at the local nursery and school, which children attend. They share information about children's development and ideas about how to support learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy learning through their play and show they are keen learners. The childminder follows children's interests and uses her interactions to promote their learning. For example, they listen carefully to the childminder as she reads a story and younger children talk about the pictures. She asks questions that challenge older children to use their language skills to talk about the story and their own pets. The childminder listens to children's early speech and repeats key words and sounds to build their confidence. Children have opportunities to practise and refine their physical skills. Older children skilfully use materials to create pictures and the childminder shows younger children how to use the glue to stick down the sequins they have chosen.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder creates a welcoming environment and the children's good behaviour shows they feel safe. They respond to simple boundaries and listen to instructions to help them learn to move confidently and safely around the house. Children benefit from daily routines that reinforce good hygiene habits and close partnerships with parents support their developing self-care skills. The childminder encourages children to think about and describe how they are feeling each day. They play simple ball games to practise taking turns and playing together. She has reflected on how she uses her toys and resources to help children become familiar with similarities and differences between people within and beyond their own community. Children's overall well-being is promoted through the varied and healthy menu the childminder provides and daily opportunities to be outside.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children quickly become confident learners with the childminder and are developing the skills they will need to be ready for nursery and school. Older children are able to form some of the letters in their name and are starting to learn about the different sounds letters make. Younger children build their vocabulary as they play and start to use longer sentences to communicate their ideas. All children practise their developing social skills and show they can share well and take turns as they play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494348 Local authority Doncaster Inspection number 1029165 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Sprotbrough, Doncaster. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays. 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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Telephone number

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