Childminder in Milton Keynes

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 April 2018 17 August 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 good knowledge and understanding of the learning and development requirements. She helps the children to make good progress from their starting points.  Children are very happy; they are interested in their activities and eager to try new experiences.  Partnerships with parents are effective. They are kept well informed about their children's progress.  Children benefit from daily exercise and outdoor activities, which encourages their physical skills and helps to maintain a healthy lifestyle.  The childminder shows a good commitment to her ongoing professional development, and improving her service, as she attends training and reads childcare articles.  The childminder has made improvements since her last inspection. For example, she has extended children's opportunities to further develop their physical skills and role- play experiences.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 When children first start to attend, the childminder does not gather enough information from parents about their children's abilities, to help plan for their learning more quickly.  Occasionally, the childminder does not give children enough time to think and then respond for themselves.

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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

 gain more useful information from parents about what their children already know and can do, to help plan for their learning as soon as they start  allow children more time to think about their responses and ideas as their learning is challenged and extended.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector observed and evaluated an activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at children's records and discussed the childminder's policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder checks the environments used by the children to keep them safe and secure. She teaches children to be aware for their own safety by, for example, teaching them about road safety and stranger danger. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of child protection. She keeps up to date with changes of legislation and knows what to do if she has concerns. The childminder is well organised. She provides a secure routine for young children to nurture their emotional well-being.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes and assesses children's progress as they play and eagerly joins in activities. She plans activities to target children's individual learning needs and interests. For example, children learn about the world in which they live as they plant and care for flowers and birds. Children are creative and they use their imagination, for example, as they make Easter hats. They learn how things work, such as when they operate buttons on the microwave to help prepare their lunch. Children develop good physical skills, count confidently and experiment with shape, space and measurement. For example, they count as they thread cereal hoops onto wires to make bird feeders.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder acts as a good role model. Children demonstrate that they feel reassured in her care. For example, they enjoy the closeness of her cuddles. Children learn good manners, to be polite and respectful. As and when the need arises, the childminder helps children to learn to share and take turns. She manages this in a sensitive manner, according to their age and level of understanding. The childminder raises children's awareness of the importance of living healthily. For example, at mealtimes the children help prepare healthy food and talk about the types of fruit they enjoy. Children develop positive attitudes towards exercise and develop good physical skills. For example, they help to walk the childminder's dog, climb on apparatus at the park, ride tricycles and throw beanbags.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are enthusiastic learners. They make good progress in early literacy, for example, as they make marks on paper with pencils. Children show a keen interest in letters and the sounds they represent, and they listen attentively to follow instructions. They make very good progress in their personal, social and emotional development. For example, they make choices about what to play with, put on their clothing, and ask to use the bathroom. Children are well prepared for their eventual move to pre-school or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 150031 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 1127240 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 17 August 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1993. She lives in Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes. The childminder offers care on Monday to Friday, for most of the year.

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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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