Childminder EY474281

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 May 2018 13 August 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 provides a warm and inviting home for children. Children have plenty of choices to extend their interests. For example, a good range of resources are easily accessible for children indoors and outdoors.  Self-evaluation is effective. The childminder includes the views of her assistant, parents and children to help her make improvements to the service she provides.  Children are making good progress. The childminder successfully promotes children's language and communication skills. She engages children in conversation and asks them appropriate questions to develop their thinking skills and extend their vocabulary.  Children have developed a very close bond with the childminder and her assistant. They settle quickly in her care. They are developing high levels of self-esteem due to the sensitive and caring manner of the childminder and her assistant.  The childminder gathers useful information about children's starting points. She

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This provision is good

regularly reviews their development to identify where children may require additional help and plan targeted improvements to narrow gaps in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always use her assessments of children's development consistently to help her identify their next steps in learning, to support them to make even greater progress.  The childminder has not yet developed highly successful strategies to support parents to extend their children's learning and development further at home.

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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

 use information from assessments to focus more precisely on children's next steps in learning, to help them to make the best possible progress  extend the already good range of information exchanged with parents to include ideas and suggestions about how parents can continue to support children's learning at home.

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Inspection activities

 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 a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder and her assistant. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through written feedback provided.  The inspector had a tour of the areas of the childminder's home used for childminding purposes.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of child protection. She has a clear understanding of the procedures to follow should she have any concerns about a child in her care. The childminder works with an assistant. She ensures that her assistant completes a wide range of training. The childminder monitors her assistant's work and supervises her well. This helps to promote consistency in the care they offer to children. The childminder develops her knowledge and skills through information gathering and additional training. She uses this information well to develop her practice. For example, she has developed a music interaction session, which keeps children engaged and focused. The childminder shares information about children's progress and achievements with school staff to promote continuity of learning successfully. Feedback from parents is very positive.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy the time they spend with the childminder. The childminder is enthusiastic and actively joins in children's play to enhance their learning. She provides good opportunities for children to learn about the natural world. Children have watched caterpillars grow and develop into a chrysalis and know that they will become butterflies. Children use these first-hand experiences to create drawings and collage pictures. The childminder provides opportunities for children to develop their mathematical skills. She routinely includes mathematical language, such a counting, colour and shape recognition throughout activities. The childminder gives children different experiences and challenges, such as adding a variety of objects to a water play activity.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well in the care of the childminder. She helps them to share their toys and to consider the feelings of others. The childminder supports children to understand and recognise emotions from facial expressions. They look at pictures of happy, sad and cross faces and identify how they are feeling. Children are supported to do things for themselves, such as putting on their shoes before going into the garden to play. The childminder encourages parents to provide children with a healthy packed lunch. Children happily talk to visitors about healthy food, such as fruit and vegetables. Children have opportunities to be physically active and enjoy the fresh air, for example, on the daily walk to and from school, and during visits to local parks.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those in receipt of funding, make good progress from their starting points. They are well prepared for the next stage in their learning and the move to nursery or school. Children are motivated learners. They learn new skills, such as how to use a magnifying glass to observe cocoons more closely. Children are confident and capable communicators who are eager to share their thoughts and ideas. Older children learn to recognise and write their own name.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY474281 Local authority Barnsley Inspection number 1105736 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 12 Number of children on roll 20

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 August 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Barnsley. She works with an assistant and they both hold an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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