Childminder 145474

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 May 2018 23 April 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

 The childminder pays good attention to improving her service and maintaining her good standards. For example, since her last inspection she has worked in partnership with parents to develop family photograph books. This helps children to understand about differences and similarities between themselves and others.  Children are happy and settled. They have affectionate relationships with the caring childminder. She knows the children, their families and their specific needs well. The childminder knows how to seek help from other relevant professionals, if necessary, to ensure that all children make good progress.  The childminder establishes effective partnerships with other settings children attend. She supports children's transition well into new settings and shares information with them effectively to help plan for children's future learning.  Children behave well. They accept the needs of others, play cooperatively together and

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This provision is good

take turns in their games. The childminder offers praise and encouragement, and children develop good levels of confidence and self-esteem.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not give children the time they need to think and express their views before she answers some questions for them.  The childminder does not always use her assessment systems as well as possible, to monitor the progress of children precisely and to build further on their good progress.

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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

 give children the time they need to process their thoughts, to enable them to respond to questions and express their ideas fully  refine the tracking of children's achievements to obtain a more detailed analysis of the impact of teaching, to help children make the best possible progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children engaged in activities, and the childminder and her assistant's interactions with them.  The inspector looked at a sample of documents, including children's learning records. and policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistant and children at convenient times during the inspection.  The inspector and childminder jointly considered the impact of teaching on children's learning.  The inspector took into account the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The qualified childminder keeps her knowledge of this area up to date. For example, she has recently undertaken additional training relating to child protection. The childminder has a secure knowledge of the local safeguarding procedures. Her effective implementation of her up-to-date policies helps to ensure the safety of children in her care. The childminder provides good support for her assistant, such as ensuring he has a current paediatric first-aid certificate. She reflects well on her practice to identify areas she can improve further. For instance, the childminder has identified how she can enhance children's understanding of seasons, growth and change through growing vegetables in the garden.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder keeps parents informed of children's achievements so they can help children's learning further at home. This supports good continuity in children's experiences. The childminder supports children well by providing varied activities and play materials for them to choose. She places a strong focus on children developing good mathematical skills. For instance, she supports children to sort building blocks into shape groups and count how many they have in groups as they play. Younger children learn about sorting and matching objects, such as sorting socks into matching pairs. The childminder supports children well to solve problems. For example, she encourages children to look for matching colours and shapes to help complete jigsaw puzzles.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder supports children well to become self-sufficient. Children enjoy being helpful, such as taking part in tidying away their toys when they have finished their play. They enjoy regular opportunities to be physically active, such as in the childminder's garden, and they take part in movement-to-music activities, to extend their physical skills. Children are very confident. For example, they fully understand the rules of the setting and are keen to explain them to visitors. The childminder supports children to understand about the similarities and differences of people in society. For instance, they take part in charity walks to raise funds for children who may be disadvantaged.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children benefit from their time spent with the childminder. They gain skills that prepare them well for their next stage in learning and the eventual move to school. Children show a keen interest in numerals in the environment. They develop good early literacy skills. For example, children recognise letters and sound the initial letters of their friends' names. They show high levels of interest and become deeply absorbed in play activities, such as very complex jigsaw puzzles. Children develop positive attitudes to learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 145474 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1089707 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1993. She lives in Trowbridge in Wiltshire. The childminder works with an assistant and operates her service all year round from Monday to Friday. The childminder receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds an appropriate early years 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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