Childminder EY334779

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 March 2018 28 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

 The patient childminder supports children well to resolve conflicts independently. For example, when children are reluctant to share trains, she effectively helps them empathise and understand how their actions can make others feel.  The childminder evaluates her provision well. She has improved opportunities for children to be independent since her last inspection. For example, children confidently prepare vegetables for snacks and help to dress themselves for outdoor play.  There are strong partnerships with parents and other early years settings children attend, to maintain a consistent approach to children's care, learning and development. For example, the childminder works closely with parents to ensure there is consistency between the setting and home when encouraging toilet training and safety on outings.  The childminder uses her training well to enable children to make good progress from

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This provision is good

their starting points. For example, current training, specifically to support two-year-old children, has helped her make improvements to the environment and to plan a range of exciting activities to encourage their exploration and curiosity.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not precisely track individual and groups of children's progress as well as possible.  On occasion, the childminder asks several questions in succession and does not consistently give children enough time to process their thoughts and respond.

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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

 refine the systems to track individual and groups of children's achievements to enhance their learning even further  provide children with enough time to think and respond to questions to further support their critical-thinking and language skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions and discussed children's learning as they played inside and outside.  The inspector considered the written views of parents and spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about her understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements.  The inspector sampled documentation, the childminder's self-evaluation and children's assessment records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder supervises children well and keeps them safe when on outings. She makes good use of the local environment to help children learn about the world, people and communities. She maintains her training well to safeguard children and has a good understanding of her responsibilities to report any concerns about a child or household members. The childminder identifies ways forward successfully. For example, she has purchased 'emotion eggs' to further support children to understand their feelings. She is also creating a photograph album for children to explore past experiences and become more involved in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder makes regular observations and identifies children's next steps effectively. She motivates children to learn and has a good understanding of how to engage them in play. For example, children enjoy using musical instruments, listening well to the childminder's instructions to play 'loudly' and 'softly'. The childminder involves all children in making choices, such as using picture cards to select familiar songs. Children make good attempts to use number names accurately in their play. The childminder supports children well, for example, she models counting the trains and children recognise if they have more than their friend.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder gathers pertinent information from parents as children start, to help them settle and to meet their care needs successfully. Children form strong bonds with the childminder who knows them well. For example, she recognises when children are tired and cuddles them close. Children have good self-esteem and receive regular praise. They are confident to sing on their own within a group, developing great self-assurance for their future learning. Children are confident to try new food, such as peppers and hummus, and comment 'it's a bit spicy', making choices for themselves.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress and are well prepared to move on to the next stage in learning. Children learn to solve problems. For example, they change from using a larger spoon to a smaller spoon when transporting and mixing the soil and water in a confined space, judging the size and space accurately. Children communicate well, for example, as they play imaginatively and create stories with familiar resources. Younger children confidently initiate action rhymes, such as a rhyme about rowing a boat, and peek-a-boo games, developing good language and social skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY334779 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 1070783 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 16

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 28 October 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire. She works alongside her husband who is a registered childminder. The childminding service opens daily throughout the year. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education to two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder has qualified teacher status and holds an early years 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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