Childminder 203289

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 June 2018 7 December 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 children with a warm and friendly home. She is calm in her approach and is a good role model for children. Children demonstrate a close relationship with the childminder. They demonstrate that they feel safe and are emotionally secure in her home.  The childminder works well with other professionals and parents to support children's individual needs. She completes activities with children to help them develop their speaking skills.  Children behave well. The childminder manages children's behaviour appropriately, depending on the child's age and stage of development. She praises children's achievements, helping to raise their self-esteem.  The childminder makes improvements to her provision to benefit the children. Recent changes to equipment enables children of all heights to access toys and resources.  The childminder displays children's art work in her home. This helps children to feel

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasions, the childminder does not use her assessments to focus precisely enough on planning for children's learning.  The current programme for professional development is not highly targeted on improving the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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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

 strengthen the use of assessments to help plan more precisely for children's learning, helping them to make the best possible progress  extend the programme of professional development to help raise the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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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 discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke with the children.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has policies and procedures to support her practice and she shares these with parents. She has attended child protection training and knows the signs that a child may be at risk of harm. The childminder assesses risk in her home and removes any identified hazards. She promotes good hygiene practice. For example, she reminds children to wash their hands before eating and after stroking her dog. The childminder helps children to learn about how they can keep themselves safe. She reminds them to look both ways before they cross the road, helping them to learn about road safety. The childminder talks to parents daily. She makes suggestions about sleep routines and gives them ideas, and about how they can support children's care and learning at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes children as they play and shares this with parents, to help them understand what their children have been doing and their care needs. Children make good progress in their learning. The childminder provides opportunities for children to learn about their local community. She takes them to the local park to help develop their physical skills. Children go for walks around the village. The childminder talks to children about what they see on the walk and sings songs to them. This helps children to develop their communication and language skills. The childminder helps babies to develop their senses. She models playing with musical instruments and babies copy, banging the instrument and making a noise themselves.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder offers new children settling-in sessions. She values how important these are in helping children to get to know her and for her to become familiar with the children. Children demonstrate that they are settled and emotionally secure. The childminder promotes healthy eating. She talks to parents about how they can provide healthy food for their children. The childminder provides opportunities for children to learn how food is made. Children help the childminder to make pizzas. They make independent choices about what they would like to put on top of a pizza base. Children learn about their own and others' cultures. For example, they decorate cards for their fathers and use chop sticks to eat foods from around the world.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning. They develop key skills in readiness for their eventual move on to school or pre-school. Children show that they have good imaginations. They play with dolls and toy pushchairs. Children show care and concern for others. For example, younger children pass babies appropriate toys to play with. Children use good manners. They learn about themselves and confidently point to the different features on their face.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 203289 Local authority Essex Inspection number 1127345 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 7 December 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1999 and lives in Tollesbury, Essex. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for 3-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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