Childminder EY498585

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 April 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

 Children form secure attachments with the childminder. She is an excellent role model and manages children's behaviour very positively. This has a positive impact on children's emotional well-being and demonstrates that they feel safe in her care.  The childminder uses information from her observations and assessments of children's development effectively. This helps her to track their progress and identify what children need to learn next, and to assist her in ensuring all children make good progress.  Effective partnerships with parents and other professionals support the childminder to meet children's individual needs. She shares information with others to support continuity in children's care and to promote shared learning.  The childminder is committed to providing good-quality care and has high expectations of children. She is dedicated to making continual improvements to her practice and

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This provision is good

gathers feedback from parents to contribute to her evaluations.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently make effective use of opportunities to extend her professional development to help raise the quality of teaching and learning to an even higher level.  Opportunities are sometimes missed to extend younger children's understanding of numbers, shapes and measurements, to extend their good mathematical 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

 develop a programme of professional development to deliver very high-quality teaching and learning experiences  strengthen teaching strategies to promote consistently younger children's early mathematical development even more effectively.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed a planned activity and jointly evaluated this with the childminder.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at samples of policies, procedures and children's records.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through written feedback.  The inspector viewed the areas of the setting used for childminding.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder demonstrates a good understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements. She has effective ways to monitor children's progress and is confident to discuss any concerns about children with parents and other professionals. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of child protection procedures, which enable her to safeguard children. She regularly checks the environment to keep it free from hazards and helps children understand how to stay safe. The childminder takes good advantage of her links with the local authority and other childminders to improve the quality of her provision. For example, because of a recent local authority visit, she is now gathering more detailed information from parents about what children can already do when they first start.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder understands how children learn through play and exploration. She helps them to make good progress towards their individual goals and plans activities based on their interests. Children's speech and language are promoted through the childminder's skilful interactions. She provides narrative during their play and repeats words back to help them reinforce their pronunciation. For example, children thoroughly enjoy planting sunflower seeds. They develop their vocabulary and an understanding of the world around them, as they talk about how plants grow. Children independently access a good range of age-appropriate resources and become deeply engrossed in their play. For example, children enjoy filling and emptying containers with objects.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children share a close relationship with the childminder. Her calm and patient manner encourages children to settle quickly. The childminder offers plenty of praise and encouragement as children play. She helps children to develop a good awareness of how to stay safe and live a healthy lifestyle. For example, children benefit from healthy snacks and learn to feed themselves independently. The childminder is flexible and responds sensitively to children's care needs. Children benefit from frequent opportunities to play outdoors in a variety of settings, including local parks and woodland.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in all areas of learning from their starting points. They are inquisitive and motivated to learn, and are becoming confident communicators. Children are developing their confidence and self-care skills effectively, appropriate to their age. They are emotionally and physically well prepared for their next stage in learning, including starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY498585 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 1052443 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 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 2016. The childminder lives in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. She operates all year round, from 8am until 6pm, except bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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