Childminder in Cambridgeshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 March 2018 12 July 2013

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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 is professional, well organised and thoroughly implements her policies and procedures. She provides a warm and welcoming environment that she carefully plans to ensure children are safe and progress well in their learning.  The childminder demonstrates her secure understanding of how children learn and develop. She completes regular assessments of children's development and uses this information to plan a good range of opportunities to promote children's learning.  The childminder is a good role model for children. She is kind, warm and caring. She joins in with children's play at every opportunity. She is enthusiastic and shows that she values children's efforts. Children are confident and show good levels of self-esteem.  The childminder has high expectations for children's behaviour. She gives them clear and consistent message of her expectations for how they must behave. Children are

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This provision is good

polite and well mannered. Children listen and abide by the childminder's rules.  Children are effective communicators. They make up stories and enjoy singing. They are confident to express their ideas and ask questions. They show good levels of understanding as they effectively respond to the childminder's questions.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Sometimes, the childminder does not secure children's high level of interest and prolonged participation in activities to extend their learning further.  The childminder does not rigorously focus her plans for professional development on helping her to achieve highly effective teaching skills.

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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

 enhance teaching to extend children's learning and maintain their high level of engagement and sustained interest in activities  access a broad range of professional development opportunities that is highly focused on raising the quality of teaching to an exceptional level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors 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 a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of all persons living and working on the premises.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder follows robust procedures if she has concerns about children's welfare and ensures close partnership working with other professionals. The childminder actively promotes children's welfare. She has open discussions with children about how they can keep themselves safe and about rules and boundaries. The childminder works closely with other settings children attend, to build on their messages of safety and to provide reinforcement of those important messages. The childminder is committed to the continued development of the setting. She reflects on what she provides and the progress children make to identify where she can develop provision further. She seeks feedback from parents. Parents comment positively about her attentiveness to children's needs and her effective communication with them.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy taking part in the wide range of opportunities the childminder plans for them. They play imaginatively in the role-play area and pretend to be at the hairdressers, developing their language skills effectively. Children manipulate play dough to make hedgehogs. They put them in a den they have made outside from natural objects. The childminder enhances children's understanding and explains to children about hibernation. The childminder joins in with children's games as they explore to see which cars go further when rolled down a tube. The childminder introduces mathematical language as they decide which car is smaller and bigger. They group similar colour cars and count them. The childminder is perceptive in following children's interests and stories to help them to develop their knowledge and understanding further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children build a secure bond with the childminder and they enjoy the close support and attention that she gives them. The children are confident to 'have a go' at small tasks and welcome the praise that the childminder gives them. They are confident to choose what they want to do and enthusiastically welcome the childminder into their play. Outdoors, they play actively together catching and throwing a ball. They go on regular outings, such as they visit local groups to expand children's range of experiences and to help them to develop good social skills. The childminder promotes healthy eating. Children grow vegetables in the childminder's garden and eat healthy food. Children are independent and confidently identify what clothing they need that is appropriate for the weather.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good all-round progress in their learning. They are active and eager learners. They communicate well with others and develop good social skills. Children show a positive attitude to learning. They are confident to try new experiences as well as to practise what they already know to embed their learning. The childminder prepares children well for the next stage in their learning, such as school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY315236 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 1064786 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 12 July 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in Great Cambourne, Cambridgeshire. She operates all year round from 7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for 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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