Childminder 106458

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 May 2018 10 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 provides a very warm and caring environment for children. Children respond positively to her calm and friendly manner, and behave well.  The childminder keeps parents up to date with their children's progress. They have good opportunities to contribute to their children's learning and the childminder shares ideas for how to support their child's learning at home.  The children have access to a varied range of interesting resources. They are able to choose freely if they would like to play inside or outside, providing well for the different learning needs of all children.  Children are safe within the childminder's setting. She completes risk assessments for around the home and when on outings. The children hold hands with the childminder when crossing the road and discuss what colour the lights are when it is safe to cross.  The childminder has good systems in place to record and evaluate children's learning.

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This provision is good

She can easily see where children are making progress, and puts interventions in place to support them if they are not progressing as well as expected.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes does not make the most of opportunities to deepen children's understanding and build further on their thinking skills during activities.  At times, the childminder asks a number of questions requiring a one-word answer and does not give children opportunities to develop their language skills as well as possible.

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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

 make the best use of all opportunities to challenge children to develop further their thinking skills and understanding  enhance opportunities for children to extend their language skills even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder interacting with children, both inside and in the garden.  The inspector spoke to parents and read testimonials from parents to gain their views on the setting.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector and the childminder discussed the quality of teaching and learning taking place during an activity.  The inspector looked through a range of documentation, including evidence of suitability checks and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has good knowledge of signs and symptoms to look for that may cause concern about a child's welfare, and knows who to contact for further support, if needed. The childminder keeps her knowledge up to date by attending regular training and by sharing ideas with other childminders. For example, she attended training around supporting children's early knowledge of sounds and letters and now regularly reads rhyming books and sings traditional nursery rhymes with the children. The childminder has strong links to outside professionals and other settings. She shares children's learning diaries, their interests and any learning themes, to ensure consistency of care. She links with health visitors to complete some children's two-year-old progress checks. The childminder evaluates her provision well, incorporating the views of parents and children, and she has engaged in a quality improvement project to help her in this.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, the childminder provides a good-quality teaching that helps to support children to make good progress from their starting points. She finds interesting ways to introduce early letter recognition in everyday play. For example, when the children are playing with water and cornflour, the childminder draws some letter shapes in the mixture and says, 'M for mummy.' The children have opportunities to learn about life cycles and recycling. For example, the childminder has chickens that the children watch grow over time. They feed the chickens their fruit scraps, and collect their eggs. The childminder makes learning fun and interesting. For example, when singing, children excitably choose from a bag of props that prompt them to remember the songs they like to sing. Children stay engaged in and excited by this activity for a sustained length of time.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder promotes good hygiene and safe practices. For example, children wash their hands before eating and after feeding the chickens. She reminds them to stay seated whilst eating and allows them to get up once they have finished. The childminder is a good role model. For example, she gets down to children's level and engages well in their play. She says 'thank you' when children hand her toys, praises them and helps children to share. The childminder is good at following children's lead and dealing with any minor behaviour issues quickly. For example, when children tip out bubble mixture, she reminds them gently that they will have no bubble mixture left if they continue to do this then she refills their bubble mixture so they can continue their play.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop independence in their learning. For example, they cut up their own fruit with support and easily access toys of their choosing. They are happy, and play well with and alongside each other. They successfully make their needs known. For example, children bring books to the childminder and she reads to them in an area of their choosing. They are all well prepared for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 106458 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 1088989 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 June 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1990 and lives in Fishponds, Bristol. She operates Monday to Thursday, all year round.

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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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