Barlow, Shirley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 May 2018 19 June 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 consistently promotes children's mathematical skills through their play and routines. She takes opportunities that arise to help older children to count and calculate. Older children confidently talk about what is 'one more' and achieve simple addition. All children make good progress from the outset.  Very young children are supported well to settle and the childminder follows their routines from home closely. This helps them to feel welcome and comfortable. Children form strong emotional attachments with the childminder and their peers.  Children behave well and use good manners. Older children show kindness and respect for younger children, such as when they pass them toys to play with.  Children help the childminder to grow fruit and vegetables in the garden. They enjoy eating what they have grown, such as fresh strawberries, tomatoes and apples. This helps children to learn about healthy eating and where food comes from.

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This provision is good

 The childminder has good links with staff at other settings that children attend. She works with them closely to provide continuity in children's care and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The new system to assess and track children's development is not fully embedded or sharply focused enough to help to support children to make outstanding progress.  The childminder is not highly successful in gaining detailed information from parents of children who speak English as an additional language, in order to further promote children's language development.

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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

 embed the new assessment and tracking systems so that children are supported to make outstanding progress  strengthen the ways in which information is gained from parents of children who speak English as an additional language and help to support children with their language development even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at the areas of the premises that are used for childminding, including the outdoor area.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed an evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation, risk assessments and the childminder's policies and procedures. She checked evidence of the childminder's suitability and training certificates.  The inspector spoke with some parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a suitable understanding of child protection issues. She knows what to do if she has a concern about the welfare of a child. The childminder considers the views of others in her self-evaluation process. She reflects on her practice well and identifies training opportunities to help to improve her teaching. For example, recent training in sign language has helped the childminder in understanding how she can further support babies and children to learn to communicate overall. The childminder uses regular discussions and daily diaries to share information with parents. Parents state that they would highly recommend the childminder and appreciate how she keeps them well informed of their child's day.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is knowledgeable about child development. She uses her good observations of children's play to help her to identify and plan for their future learning. The childminder asks children skilful questions and adds comments that prompt them to work out simple problems as they play. For example, older children guess what size toys they think will fit through a hole in a container. The childminder encourages them to test out their ideas and offers ample praise when they guess successfully. Very young children have opportunities to use their senses. For example, they explore the texture of cotton wool balls and enjoy posting them into the container. Children enjoy the time they spend with the childminder and show good levels of interest in what is provided.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children thoroughly enjoy spending time in the childminder's garden and explore cause and effect in their play. For example, they bang on a drum and a cymbal with great enthusiasm to hear the noises that they can make. This helps to promote children's physical and hand-to-eye coordination skills effectively. The childminder takes children out on regular trips in the community. For example, children enjoy visiting toddler groups and country parks where they can run in wide open spaces. This helps children to develop good social skills and gain an understanding of the wider world.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are working well within expected levels of development for their age. This includes children who are in receipt of funded early education and those who are learning to speak English as an additional language. Children are confident in their own abilities. They show high levels of independence and freely explore the good range of available resources. Older children demonstrate good levels of self-care skills, such as when they use the toilet and wash their hands afterwards. Very young children are supported well to feed themselves. They enjoy colourful textured books that attract their attention. Older children write their name and identify simple words in books. All children are supported well to gain the skills that they need for their future learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY376028 Local authority Lancashire Inspection number 1093477 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 June 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in Leyland, Lancashire. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for three- and four-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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