Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 May 2018 11 August 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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 Children make good progress in their learning. They are eager and motivated to learn. The enthusiastic childminder plans interesting activities based around children's interests and individual needs.  Children have extremely strong attachments with the childminder. The childminder provides an inspirational and exciting environment where young children demonstrate they feel extremely safe and secure.  The childminder has built positive relationships with parents and carers. Overall, there is a good level of information shared between the childminder and parents.  The childminder has a strong focus on keeping children safe. She is rigorous in keeping the home safe and teaching children to keep themselves safe as they play. For example, she encourages them to pick toys up off the floor and put them away before getting out new ones.  The childminder completes regular training courses to extend her knowledge and keep

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This provision is good

her skills up to date, and she evaluates her practice effectively. This has a positive impact on the quality of teaching and learning outcomes for the children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently share information with parents about their children's progress, to enable parents to support their children's learning 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

 develop more regular opportunities to share children's progress with parents, to enable them further to support continuity in children's learning at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with the children.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, including about the learning taking place, and to the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector checked and discussed evidence of the suitability of all adults living or working on the premises, and checked the qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector took into account the views of parents from the information gathered by the childminder.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records, safeguarding procedures and the childminder's written policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is very aware of the procedures to follow should she have any concerns about a child's welfare. She is clear about the importance of monitoring children's non-attendance, such as contacting parents if children do not arrive as expected. The childminder has a good understanding about the signs and indicators that may alert her to any child protection concerns. She is highly motivated and dedicated to provide high-quality childcare. She recognises the importance of maintaining her professional development. Recent training has helped her considerably in supporting young children's developing language skills. Parents comment about how happy they are with the care the childminder provides, her caring approach towards the children and how well settled their children are in her company.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder completes detailed observations and assessments of the children and plans to support their individual learning needs well. She supports children's imaginations and creative skills well, such as by providing natural resources for children to explore. The childminder supports young children's communication and language skills well. She talks to them constantly as they interact and allows them time to respond to her. She repeats words children try to say, so they hear the correct way to say them. Children count confidently and develop their mathematical understanding well. For example, the childminder and children count the stairs as they go up and come down.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely happy to leave their parents as they arrive at the childminder's home. The children spontaneously go to the childminder for reassurance and cuddles. The childminder has an extremely calm and caring approach towards the children. She is an excellent role model. Young children are extremely well behaved. They understand about being kind to others, sharing and taking turns as they interact with each other. They are polite and use their manners with no prompting from the childminder. Children have an excellent understanding about keeping themselves safe, such as going down steps backwards in the garden, or running slowly on the slope. The childminder provides young children with many opportunities to become independent, such as enabling them to make choices about what they would like to play with, or when they want to go outside to play. Children are very confident and take great pride in their achievements, such as when they

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

learn how to cut up bananas and peel oranges for their snacks.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy exploring the world around them as they play outside. For example, they find bugs and take great delight as they look at these with the childminder. Children enjoy playing with and moving stones. They confidently use tools, such as spoons, small spades and shovels. The childminder prepares children well for the next stages in their learning and their eventual moves to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY411490 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1130834 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 1 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 11 August 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in the Wyman's Brook area of Cheltenham. Her core hours of work are on Monday to Thursday from 7.30am to 3pm and on Friday from 7.30am to 2pm, 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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