Childminder in Hertfordshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 June 2018 Not applicable

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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 has built good partnerships with parents. She regularly shares information about what children are working on in their development. The childminder provides ideas and activities that parents can use at home to further support their children's learning.  Children are happy and settle quickly into the childminder's care. They are provided with personalised settling-in sessions. This helps them to grow in confidence and build their self-esteem.  The childminder frequently evaluates her practice. She regularly seeks the important views of parents and children. The childminder uses these ideas when identifying and setting new targets for improvement and development in her practice.  Children enjoy the wide range of outdoor activities which helps to promote their physical development and teaches them more about the community in which they live. For example, they delight in riding on push-along bicycles or playing on equipment in

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This provision is good

the parks. They enjoy outings to the shops to help choose healthy fruit and vegetables.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently make highly effective use of information gained from regular assessments of children's development, to focus precisely on how to support children to make more rapid 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

 make better use of information gathered from assessments in order to plan more precise ways to help children make the best possible progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors 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. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through reading written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good understanding of the signs of abuse she must be aware of, and she knows the local procedures to follow and whom to contact with any such concerns. The childminder teaches children from a young age how to leave her home safely in the event of an emergency. She makes very good use of training and opportunities for professional development to enhance her skills and gain new knowledge. The childminder ensures she always keeps herself up to date with any new developments in relation to children's safety and welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder gathers detailed information from parents about what children are able to do when they first start. She uses this information alongside her own observations to identify children's starting points for learning. The childminder uses opportunities during children's play to support their mathematical development. For example, she counts their fingers as they make handprints in paint and sings children's favourite nursery rhymes, encouraging children to count backwards from five to one. The childminder talks to children about what they are doing and introduces new words, such as 'recorder' and 'shaker' as they explore the different sounds that instruments make.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder encourages children's independence from an early age. They enjoy learning to cut their own fruit at snack time and quickly find their own coats and shoes ready for outdoor play. Young children learn how to drink from an open cup without spilling the contents and they confidently learn to feed themselves. The childminder uses mealtimes effectively to talk to children about the food they eat and about food that is good for them. These are some of the ways children learn about healthy eating. Children behave well. The childminder supports children in learning to share and take turns kindly with others. She promotes good hygiene practices and children quickly learn to wash the germs away from their hands before mealtimes and after outdoor play.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are eager learners. They happily explore and engage in the wide range of activities provided. Children make good progress in their learning and quickly learn the skills they need for their next stage in learning and for their move on to school. They delight in developing their coordination skills as they learn to kick a ball by themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497954 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1037590 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Hatfield. She operates her provision term time only from 7.30am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded 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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