Childminder EY500115

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 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

 Children settle quickly into the childminder's care. They form secure attachments with her and build their confidence and self-esteem. Children are curious and prepare well for their next stages in learning.  The childminder is a positive role model. She is kind, caring and sensitive towards children's needs. The childminder provides children with excellent examples of how to interact with others. Children behave well.  Partnerships with parents are effective. The childminder has secure links with parents to exchange information about their children, to support a consistent approach to children's care and development.  The childminder effectively keeps her knowledge and skills up to date. She completes an extremely wide variety of courses, which strengthens her skills to support children across all age ranges, such as learning in the natural environment.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder misses opportunities to build on older children's mathematical skills, especially understanding weight and making simple calculations.  The childminder does not always extend children's spontaneous interests, and children do not always learn to concentrate and persevere in tasks as well as they could.

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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 opportunities to support older children's mathematical skills, especially regarding their understanding of weight and simple calculations  make better use of opportunities to build all children's concentration skills, particularly when exploring and investigating their spontaneous interests.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing independently with their friends and with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times during the inspection. She considered parents' views by reading testimonials prepared for the inspection and their responses to questionnaires for the childminder.  The inspector and childminder discussed how activities support children's learning and readiness for school.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she plans activities for children, organises her environment and works with parents.  The inspector sampled a range of documents, including policies, children's learning information and the childminder's training certificates.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows how to identify and report any concerns she has about children's welfare. She is vigilant and follows effective procedures to help her maintain children's safety and security at all times. For example, she completes risk assessments of her home and the places she takes children. This helps her to minimise any potential hazards, so children can play and learn without interruption. The childminder is reflective and strives to improve her practice constantly. She seeks parents' and children's views to help her identify weaknesses and plan improvements, for example, increasing the range of choices for children's snacks.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder understands the needs of the children in her care well. She gathers relevant information from parents and uses this effectively to plan experiences children enjoy. Children are motivated to play and enjoy their learning. The childminder monitors children's progress successfully. She completes observations and assesses their achievements to help her to identify and support any potential gaps in their learning. The childminder's secure knowledge base helps her to interact and teach children well. For example, she encourages them to taste new food, such as home-made dips at snack time and talks to them about the importance of keeping healthy. Children develop a range of skills to help prepare them for their eventual move to school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and confident. They enjoy the ongoing praise, encouragement and reassurance they receive from the childminder. The childminder effectively supports children to develop their social skills. For instance, during group activities, children interact with their friends with consideration. Younger children give their friends their favourite- coloured plate to use. They enjoy regular visits to the local area and go on outings with the childminder, such as to the park where they can run and be active.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy activities across all areas of learning and make good progress in relation to their starting points. Children are active and build secure physical skills. For example, they practise using their smaller muscles, such as when using pincers to move spaghetti. Children strengthen their hands and develop good hand-to-eye coordination, in readiness for early writing. Children learn to be independent. They complete simple self-care tasks, such as washing hands. Older children learn to keep themselves safe, such as applying sun cream before outdoor play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500115 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 1055203 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 6

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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 Lostwithiel, Cornwall. She offers care on Monday to Thursday, from 7am until 6pm. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. She holds an appropriate level 3 qualification in childcare and education. The childminder offers overnight care.

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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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