Childminder in West Northamptonshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 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

 Since registration, the childminder has developed a reflective approach to her work. She has made changes to the way she observes and assesses children's progress and she has extended the opportunities that are available to children in the garden.  Children enjoy the childminder's enthusiastic and encouraging involvement in their play. They respond to her suggestions for activities, such as singing. They are eager to join in with the actions and try to sing along.  Parents are happy with the care their children receive from the childminder. They comment on the good daily communication they receive and about how well the childminder meets their children's individual needs.  The childminder is effective in promoting children's safety. She provides close supervision during activities, makes regular checks on children who are asleep and carries out thorough risk assessments, taking steps to reduce hazards to children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, the childminder does not give children enough time to consider their responses to her questions before moving on with the conversation.  Children have few resources they can independently access to promote their curiosity about the natural world.

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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

 focus more precisely on ensuring children have sufficient time to consider what they want to say before moving on with conversations  extend the opportunities for children to explore the natural world.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during a range of activities 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 the adults living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to one parent on the day and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has completed refresher training in safeguarding and she knows how to keep children safe and protect their welfare. The childminder is keen to keep her knowledge up to date and she has completed a number of training courses. She recognises the benefits of the extra knowledge, such as an increase in confidence to be able to meet children's individual needs. Children benefit from the childminder's good understanding of how they like to learn. She provides them with interesting and enjoyable activities that challenge them appropriately to continue to make progress in their learning and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is effective in her teaching. She follows children's interests when planning activities and values information from parents when she is identifying children's starting points. She makes good use of regular assessment to identify areas where children may need extra support and for their next steps in learning. The childminder encourages children to choose the resources for their play. For example, children find a bag with toy ducks inside which prompts them to sing a favourite song. The childminder supports children's interest in numbers as they count the ducks. Babies enjoy exploring toys. They post balls in a hole, watch, and show delight as they appear at the bottom.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children clearly show that they feel safe and have a sense of belonging in the childminder's home. They arrive happily, know where to find the toys and readily snuggle down to sleep at rest time. The childminder enables them to feel emotionally secure because she is successful at meeting their needs. She recognises when children need changing, are hungry and when they need different activities. Children's developing awareness of a healthy lifestyle is supported. They spend lots of time outdoors in the garden and visiting country parks where they ride in the childminder's pull-along wagon which enables even the very youngest children to explore the outdoors. Children behave very well. The childminder has a consistent, calm and gentle approach. She talks to children about being kind to one another and she is effective in distracting children with toys.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their individual starting points. They take part in a good range of activities that follows their interests and widens their experiences. Children are learning key skills that help prepare them for starting school when the time comes. They are independent and they are learning to be kind and show respect to one another.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY496838 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 1052672 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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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 the Parklands area of Northampton. She operates all year round from 8am until 6pm from Monday to Friday, except for family holidays.

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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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