Childminder EY298262

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 May 2018 31 July 2014

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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 enhances her teaching practice through a programme of continued professional development. She has gained specific knowledge through training which has enriched her understanding of how to support children's learning through play.  The well-qualified childminder provides a welcome and homely learning environment. Children clearly enjoy their time spent with her. They revel in stimulating outdoor play activities that engage them for long periods.  The childminder supports children's self-esteem well. She praises them for their achievements and supports their emotional well-being through warm and positive interaction. Children demonstrate they feel safe and trust the childminder.  All children make good progress, including those in receipt of free early education.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder's quality of teaching is good overall. However, she sometimes misses small opportunities to further extend children's understanding of counting in sequence and quantity. This means they do not always make the best possible progress with regard to their mathematical development.  The childminder requests some information from parents about children's skills and abilities when they first start. However, the information she gathers occasionally lacks precision and breadth.

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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

 provide more opportunities for children to build on their understanding of counting in sequence and the concept of quantity to further support them to make the best possible progress in their mathematical development  make best use of opportunities to gather information from parents about their child's existing knowledge and skills when they first attend.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at a sample of the childminder's policies and procedures, training certificates and records of children's learning and development.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of all persons living on the premises and other relevant documentation relating to the safeguarding and welfare requirements.  The inspector observed daily routines and children's activities indoors and in the childminder's garden. She spoke to the childminder and interacted with children at various times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed through written documentation.  The inspector observed a planned activity and jointly discussed the learning intentions and outcomes of this with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows the procedure she must follow if she has concerns for a child's welfare. She completes daily risks assessments that help her identify and minimise any potential risks to children's safety. The childminder recognises the benefits of partnership working with other early years providers. She shares appropriate information about children's learning and development with relevant others. The childminder effectively monitors children's progress. This helps her identify and address any small gaps in children's learning. Parents comment they appreciate the childminder and the homely environment she provides. Systems for self-evaluation are effective in identifying areas for improvement.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides resources and adult-led activities that challenge and motivate children to learn. She demonstrates various teaching strategies that help support and extend children's learning. She explains to children what she would like them to do. She demonstrates new skills and encourages children to join in. Children are confident communicators, use their imagination and are motivated to explore and investigate. They enjoy talking about colours and mixing cornflour with water and food colouring. They use their imagination as they pretend they have made breakfast with the colourful cornflour mixture. Children explore literacy. They sing nursery rhymes and alphabet songs. Children are relaxed and settled as they play with puzzles and toy cars.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have regular opportunities to practise physical skills during challenging outdoor play. They visit the park and use the childminder's garden. Children play on ride-on toys and use low slides and bicycles. They enjoy playing with utensils and water in the mud kitchen. The childminder supplies healthy snack options, such as fruit and crackers. She teaches children about where flowers, fruit and vegetables come from. Children proudly show off the sunflowers and beans they grow in the childminder's garden. The childminder is kind, gentle and maintains consistent boundaries.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn the skills they need for the next stage in their learning. They are helpful and polite. Children are enthusiastic to learn and talk about prior experiences they have shared. Children value each other's friendship and confidently make choices about what they would like to play with. They look through coloured filters and describe what they can see. Children match coloured letters with tissue paper placed on a light box. They concentrate as they pour water from containers during a planned activity. Children are familiar and cooperative with daily routines and their behaviour is good.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY298262 Local authority North East Lincolnshire Inspection number 1104290 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 31 July 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in Grimsby, South Humberside. She holds a childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder operates all year round from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for three-year-old children.

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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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