Childminder EY402107

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 February 2018 23 February 2015

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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 has a friendly and very caring manner. Children settle quickly and develop close, trusting bonds with her. She is attentive to their needs and offers lots of praise and encouragement, helping to build their confidence and self-esteem.  Children make good progress. The childminder uses responsive and flexible teaching to extend their learning really successfully. She skilfully capitalises on spontaneous opportunities to motivate children to explore and develop their skills.  The childminder encourages children to be increasingly independent. For example, she gives them choices and responsibilities. They learn to take pride in doing things for themselves, such as tidying up and helping prepare their food at mealtimes.  The childminder's observations and assessments help her to effectively monitor children's development. She outlines suitable next steps in their learning and plans

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This provision is good

interesting activities closely linked to children's interests to engage them really well.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Arrangements are not fully in place to liaise with parents on ways to promote their child's next steps in learning at home.  The childminder's professional development is not astutely targeted at continually strengthening all aspects of her practice.

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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 the sharing of information with parents about their children's learning  target professional development more sharply to continually enrich the quality of teaching.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding. She talked to the children and childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector sampled documentation, including the suitability and qualifications of the childminder, policies and procedures, children's development records and planning.  The inspector and the childminder evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together.  The inspector took account of parents' written views by reading their comments in children's folders.  The inspector discussed the childminder's risk assessments and her self-evaluation process.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder ensures her provision is safe and secure, and children are supervised closely. She has a strong knowledge of child protection and effective procedures to support her practice. She keeps her knowledge of safeguarding up to date, including how to protect children from harm and extreme views. The childminder works in partnership with parents and with other settings that children attend well overall. For instance, she gains lots of information from them when children first start. She gets to know about children's interests and their learning and care needs, to help provide a consistent approach across all aspects of children's lives.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder guides and supports children's learning very well. She follows their interests and they are delighted when she joins in with their play. For example, they imaginatively play with tractors, small figures and toy animals. The childminder instils confidence in children and uses probing questions to encourage children to think and develop their ideas. They build farm buildings and fences, and children talk about different vehicles and the noises the animals make. The childminder encourages them to persevere and children coordinate their movements well, such as fitting roof parts onto the building. When they notice the fence has broken and the childminder encourages them to fix it, children knowledgeably select a toy hammer and tap the piece into place.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder patiently supports children's behaviour, helps them to appreciate the needs of others and develop their self-awareness. The childminder promotes children's healthy lifestyles well. She uses her well-equipped garden throughout the year. Children relish being active in the fresh air. They spend considerable periods outside, having lots of fun and developing their physical skills. For example, they explore various balls of different sizes, rolling them down the slide to see them bouncing around on the paving. They concentrate as they experiment with concepts, such as filling and emptying. They gauge how much compost they have put in by relating it to the parts of the tractor they cover, such as the wheels, then the roof. They copy the childminder's clear speech and enjoy trying to use new words, such as 'bash', as they break up the firm compost in the bag. Later they repeat their new word as they 'bash' the top of their 'dippy egg' for lunch.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children grow in confidence and become increasingly independent with reassuring support from the childminder. They enjoy the company of other children. They learn to cooperate and share toys as they play and develop useful social skills. Their language and communication skills are developing effectively. For instance, children learn new words and gain confidence in speaking. They listen well and take turns in conversation. Children concentrate on things that interest them and persevere with challenges with encouragement from the childminder. They gain the essential skills that they will need for their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY402107 Local authority Bath & NE Somerset Inspection number 1121351 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Paulton, near Bath. She operates all year round, from 7.45am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds qualified teacher status.

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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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