Childminder EY498549

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 May 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

 The childminder maintains accurate and well-organised records that help to underpin effective practice and promote children's care and learning. Parents receive a copy of the childminder's policy manual, so they are well informed of procedures.  The childminder teaches children well. She is skilled at engaging with children, encouraging conversations and providing clear explanations to support children's understanding.  Children benefit from the childminder's one-to-one attention and support. They are consistently engaged and motivated in their play and they make good progress in their learning.  Children form strong attachments to the childminder and show they feel relaxed, safe and secure in her care. Parents report that children genuinely enjoy spending time with her.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently provide enough opportunities for children to make marks in a variety of ways to help to encourage their early writing skills.  The childminder does not make the most of ongoing professional development opportunities to help to broaden her knowledge and skills and raise quality even higher.

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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

 increase opportunities for children to make marks and build on their skills for early writing  seek more ongoing professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge and skills and raise the quality of provision even higher.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities 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 discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection and 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 meets requirements well. She updates her knowledge of safeguarding issues, including how to keep children safe from being exposed to extremist views. She knows how to recognise and respond to child protection concerns. The childminder risk assesses her home thoroughly to help to ensure children's safety. She monitors children's progress well and evaluates her practice to help to identify areas that she wants to improve further. The childminder works well in partnership with parents and staff from other early years settings that children attend. This helps to promote consistency in children's care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses effective methods to accurately assess and track children's development. She offers a stimulating range of activities to keep children engaged and motivated to learn. The childminder encourages children to persist with tasks and find a different way to solve simple problems. She successfully engages children in conversations to help to promote their language skills. The childminder talks to children about other cultures and shares her knowledge of different languages, such as Welsh and French. This helps to promote children's awareness of the wider world. The childminder provides parents with a thorough summary of children's progress, including how she is supporting their next steps in learning. This gives parents ideas on how to complement children's learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well. They use good manners and have good opportunities to learn about how to care for living things when they help to feed the childminder's guinea pig. Children show growing independence. They help to tidy away resources when they want to make more space to play. They manage their personal needs in the bathroom and they search for their own shoes when they want to play outside. The childminder promotes children's good health and reminds them how to keep safe. For example, she explains why they need to go down the slide and not up. Parents supply a packed lunch for children and the childminder offers healthy snacks and water to drink. Children enjoy being active outside and show good coordination when they play with the bat and ball.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop the skills they need to be ready for school. They enjoy their play and show sustained concentration during activities. Children work out how to fit together pieces of train track. They count with confidence and use mathematical language as they play. Children listen to stories with interest and enjoy lifting flaps and talking about what they see. Children who speak English as an additional language make very good progress in their communication and language development. They become confident communicators who express themselves well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY498549 Local authority Trafford Inspection number 1047887 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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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 and lives in Sale. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for 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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