Childminder EY495084

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 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

 The childminder supports children to develop an interest in stories and books. She locates books well so children can access them easily and includes them in everyday activities. For example, children enjoy looking at pictures and listening to stories about insects to extend their learning about mini-beasts.  The childminder supports children's individual interests well. She works with parents to discover the things their children find interesting at home and follows this in her setting successfully. Partnerships with parents are effective.  Children develop very secure physical skills. The childminder provides them with a good range of opportunities for them to be active, such as playing in the garden to support the development of their muscles and coordination.  The childminder effectively keeps her knowledge and skills up to date. She completes a varied range of courses to extend her understanding of how to support children and to

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently provide children with enough opportunities to practise making the sounds of letters, to help build on their literacy skills even further.  Due to the childminder's eagerness and enthusiasm to share information with children, she does not provide them with enough quiet time so they can explore equipment independently to help them follow their own ideas.

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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

 extend opportunities for children to practise their literacy skills further, to sound out letters and sounds  provide children with more time to independently explore and investigate equipment and resources so they can develop their own ideas further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing independently, with their friends, and with the childminder.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder of children playing and discussed with her how she plans activities to support their learning and development.  The inspector considered parents' views by reading testimonials written for inspection purposes.  The inspector sampled a range of documents, including children's records, policies and suitability checks.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Self-evaluation is effective. The childminder reflects on her practice regularly and seeks parents' views about the service she provides, which helps her plan for improvements. For example, she intends to increase the range of natural materials to help support children's imaginative play further. The childminder knows how to identify and report potential concerns she has about children's safety and welfare. She keeps her knowledge of local child protection procedures up to date, so she can report any concerns quickly. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a very good knowledge of the children. She introduces new ideas and extends children's understanding, based on their individual needs. For example, as she reads stories to children, younger ones babble to recount the story and she challenges older ones to look for things in the pictures, building on their curiosity even further. The childminder uses very secure methods to support children's learning and development. For example, she monitors their progress frequently and completes ongoing observations to check their achievements and help identify any gaps, so she can support them if necessary. Children make good progress in relation to their starting points.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and benefit well from the close support and interaction from the childminder. They develop good social skills, for example, through group activities and regular visits to local playgroups with the childminder. Children build a secure understanding of good health and hygiene. The childminder provides them with healthy, nutritious meals and snacks, and develops their independence skills effectively by encouraging them to complete tasks on their own, such as wiping their nose and washing their hands. With these opportunities and frequent praise, reassurance and encouragement, children feel safe and secure and build positive self-esteem to develop positive attitudes to learning.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy a good range of experiences across all areas of learning to help develop the skills that prepare them for their next stages in development and eventual move to school. Children are curious and investigative. They enjoy exploring interest tables of insects and bugs, which the childminder changes frequently in line with their changing interests. Children learn to use tools, such as magnifying lenses, so they can examine the plastic creatures more thoroughly and build on their secure understanding of nature and the natural world. Children learn to express themselves in a range of ways, such as singing and dancing. They are confident and communicate their own preferences, such as choosing which nursery rhyme they want to sing.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495084 Local authority Poole Inspection number 1033237 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3

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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 Poole, Dorset. She offers care every weekday from 7.30am until 6pm, all year round, except public holidays. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. She is qualified to level 3 in childcare and education.

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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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