Childminder in Devon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 April 2018 1 June 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

 Children make good progress, relative to their starting points. The childminder's effective tracking helps her to identify and quickly address any gaps in their learning.  Children have good self-esteem and they show they feel emotionally secure. Babies are content because the childminder knows their routines and is very responsive to their needs. Older children are happy, confident and well behaved.  The childminder has good relationships with other professionals, including other early years settings children attend. Effective systems for sharing information about children's progress help to ensure that planning for future learning is consistent.  The childminder evaluates the effectiveness of the provision well. She shows commitment to continuous improvement and maintaining good-quality outcomes for children. For example, providing more opportunities for mark making outside has particularly improved boys' interest and ability in writing.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder has good relationships with parents, she has not been successful in encouraging all parents to share their observations of children's achievements at home, to help inform her assessments and planning for future learning.  The childminder provides less challenge for older children to develop their art and design skills. For example, when preparing activities, the childminder cuts out the shapes and animals for them to decorate, when older children are capable of doing this 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

 encourage parents to share more information about their children's achievements at home, to include in the assessment and planning process  provide more consistent challenge for older children to develop their expressive arts and design skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children engaged in learning activities indoors and outside.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder, children and parents. The inspector read emails from parents who could not be there during the inspection.  The inspector talked to the childminder about how she monitors children's progress and plans for future learning.  The inspector sampled required documents and records, including safeguarding procedures, and talked to the childminder about how she protects children from harm.  The inspector evaluated the success of activities with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder constantly seeks to develop her skills and knowledge, and makes particularly good use of online resources and training opportunities. She focuses well on what will benefit children the most, and she monitors the impact on their learning when introducing new ideas. For example, she researched the different ways children prefer to learn and uses this knowledge well to support children's ongoing progress. She identifies the positive affect of this approach on children's learning, in particular their increased concentration and attention spans. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of local safeguarding procedures and knows what to do to help protect children from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her good observations and assessments to plan activities that interest children and engage them well. She adapts literacy activities effectively to engage older and younger children. For example, at story time, older children helped to tell the story while babies felt the textures of the animals in the book and repeated their names with her. Overall, the childminder extends children's learning well. For example, children noticed that magnetic shapes stuck to the legs of the high chair but not to the kitchen chair. She explained why and encouraged them to use the magnets to see what objects these stuck to indoors and outside. The childminder uses technology well to help older children find out more about the wider world. For example, they went online to look up the types of blossom they will see as spring progresses to help them identify the fruit trees.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have a good understanding of how to keep themselves safe and they are aware of potential hazards. For example, they were very careful to look and listen before crossing roads when they went out, and they followed the childminder's safety routines when getting in and out of the car. Children understand why good hygiene practices are important. For example, when washing their hands before lunch they talked about germs and they competed to see who could make the most soap bubbles on their hands to make sure they were properly clean.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn good skills that prepare them well for their next stage in learning, including going to school. Children of different ages play together well. For example, older children included babies in their role play, who were delighted to pass round pretend cups of tea. Children are independent. For example, after pre-school, they changed from their uniforms into play clothes without help. Younger children worked out for themselves that their boots were on the wrong feet because they 'don't feel right'.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY373666 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1093430 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in Dawlish. She is registered to provide free early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children and offers care from 7.30am to 6pm from Monday to Friday. The childminder holds an appropriate level 3 qualification and has links with a local early years setting and school.

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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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