Childminder in Lincolnshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 March 2018 1 August 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 childminder works well alongside his co-childminder. They share information about children's care and learning and how to support children to make good progress in their development.  The childminder extends his professional development. He attends training courses to help him promote children's safety and researches childcare on the internet. This helps him to provide children with a good range of learning experiences.  The childminder shares information daily with parents about children's learning. He gathers information about children's care needs and learning abilities when children first start. This helps him to support children's individual needs.  Children demonstrate that they are emotionally secure. They enjoy playing alongside the childminder and talk confidently to him about what they are doing.  The childminder supports children's communication and language skills well. He uses

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This provision is good

simple words and gives children plenty of time to respond the good range of questions he asks them. Children make good progress in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not use assessment findings precisely enough to help plan for children's learning so they are highly challenged and more able to make rapid progress.  The childminder does not share enough information about children's abilities and achievements with other early years settings they attend.

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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 best use of assessments to plan even more precisely and help children to achieve at the highest level  extend the amount of information shared with other early years settings children attend to support consistency in their learning and development.

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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 a joint 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.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through reading the written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder uses self-evaluation effectively to identify strengths of practice and areas to improve outcomes for children. Recent changes to the garden provide children with more learning experiences outdoors. The childminder has measures in place when children are collected by unfamiliar people. He asks for individual passwords and photographs to ensure that people are suitable to collect children. The childminder uses safety equipment in his car to promote children's safety. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows the signs of abuse and where to report concerns regarding children's safety. Parents comment positively about the childminder and his co-childminder. They say they know that their children are in a safe and nurturing environment that has been created for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses observations to help identify what children need to learn next. He plans for children's learning and follows children's interests. The childminder provides activities that motivate children to learn. Children copy him as he models rolling out dough using a rolling pin. This encourages children to develop their hand-to-eye coordination. The childminder shows children how to poke and hit the dough. Children thoroughly enjoy this and laugh when they listen to the noise it makes. The childminder gives children simple instructions to follow to help them extend their understanding. Children demonstrate good listening skills. The childminder encourages children to have a positive attitude to learning. He builds a tower with them using blocks and asks children to blow it down. Children get very excited when the tower falls over.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder helps children to develop relationships with others, promoting their social skills. He encourages them to ask other children for toys that they would like and to use the other child's name. The childminder helps children to develop a sense of responsibility. He asks them to help tidy away toys and resources. This helps children to learn to care for the environment. Children behave well. They know what is expected of them. The childminder gives children plenty of praise and encouragement, helping to raise their self- esteem. He offers children a range of healthy snacks. The childminder reminds children to wash their hands prior to eating, promoting their independence.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are motivated to learn and are physically active. They make good progress from their starting points in learning. Children learn key skills in readiness for their move on to school. They demonstrate their imagination when they pretend to cut a toy egg with a toy knife and say, 'It is hot'. Children use numbers in their play and tell the childminder that they have two objects. Children demonstrate good manners and say 'thank you' when other children pass them objects.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY413895 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1105153 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 16

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 1 August 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Grantham. He operates all year round from 7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with a co-childminder.

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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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