Yelland, Catherine Alison

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 May 2018 13 July 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

 Partnerships with parents are very strong. The childminder regularly shares important information that helps to support a consistent approach between home and her care. Parents say that they are very happy with the service provided. They talk about how much their children enjoy spending time with the childminder and her staff.  The childminder supports children's emotional well-being effectively. The settling-in process ensures that they have time to become familiar with their new environment and get to know the childminder and her staff. The childminder actively supports children's move on to school. She provides Reception schoolteachers with accurate information about children's development levels.  Children enjoy playing with a wide range of interesting toys and activities. They have fun playing outdoors as they learn how to negotiate large play equipment. This helps children to develop good physical skills, such as control over their movements.

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This provision is good

 Children are encouraged to engage in conversations that interest them. They are eager to talk about the different places that they were able to find worms last week.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder and her staff's training and professional development are not focused consistently on building specific skills to raise the quality of teaching even higher.  Partnerships with key persons at other early years settings that children attend are not always effective to maintain continuity in children's learning.

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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

 extend the use of more targeted professional development opportunities to strengthen existing knowledge and teaching skills further  develop further the partnerships with other providers at settings that children also attend, to share regular information and to give even better support for children's ongoing learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outside, 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 a number of discussions with the manager, staff and children.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including evidence of the suitability of persons working with children. The inspector discussed with the childminder and staff how they reflect on their practice.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through discussion provided at inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder completes regular training that helps her to recognise and report any concerns she has with regard to children's welfare. This includes identifying when children are at risk of being exposed to extreme ideas about right and wrong. She makes sure her staff understand their role in protecting children. The childminder and her staff check her home, including the garden, every day to identify and remove any hazards to children. The childminder seeks the opinion of her staff, children and parents to help her make decisions about ongoing improvements. The childminder and her staff are well deployed, helping to ensure that children are closely supervised at all times.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder seeks information about what children know and can do at the start. She regularly observes and assesses children's ongoing progress. The childminder uses this information to help her plan activities that capture their interest and participation. Children are happy and relaxed. They have lots of fun playing with and alongside their friends. Children use their imagination. For example, they take turns to push each other around the garden in a sit-and-ride car as part of their game. The childminder and her assistants engage children in plenty of interesting conversations. At times, they ask probing questions encouraging children to consider how to overcome problems they encounter. Older children listen attentively to the childminder as she reads them a familiar story. Younger children show great interest in the pictures and are able to mimic animal sounds, such as those of a cow, sheep and goat.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Young children show good levels of self-esteem. They are able to name confidently some characters in a book, such as 'spider'. They thoroughly enjoy the positive attention they receive from the childminder for this achievement. Children are supported to be active and develop healthy lifestyles. They are provided with a balanced range of foods and show great pleasure at playing outside in the fresh air. Children's behaviour is good. They are supported by the childminder and her staff to be kind to each other. Games and the daily routines help children to learn about sharing and taking turns. Parents talk about how the childminder and her staff support children to learn about good manners.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress. Older children can focus on activities for long periods. For example, they become engrossed in learning as they make creations using glue and glitter. Children learn about capacity. They show good physical skills as they carefully scoop up sand with a spade and methodically tip it from one container to another. Children learn how to count in context. Children gain the skills that help to prepare them for the next stage in their learning and eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY401174 Local authority Essex Inspection number 1130587 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 30

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 July 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Little Hallingbury. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with five part-time assistants. The childminder and four of her staff hold a childcare qualification at level 3.

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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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