Childminder in Southend on Sea

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 June 2018 15 December 2014

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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 manages her setting efficiently and professionally. She understands the importance of keeping up to date with current childcare practices. She undertakes training and uses the internet effectively to research and develop her knowledge.  The experienced and well-qualified childminder plans a range of stimulating and developmentally appropriate activities for children. They are keen to engage in adult- led activities as well as following their own play ideas.  The childminder provides a stimulating yet homely environment where children are happy, relaxed and confident. Children have extremely strong attachments with the childminder and her assistant.  The childminder and her assistant are good role models. They set clear, age- appropriate boundaries for children and gently remind them of these throughout the day. Children are encouraged to consider the feelings of others and to share and take

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This provision is good

turns.  The childminder works effectively with other early years providers. She shares information regarding children's learning and development to support continuity of care and complement children's learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Supervision of the assistant is not sharply focused enough on raising the quality of teaching to first rate.  The childminder does not regularly seek the views of parents to build further on the evaluation of her setting and achieve continuous improvement at a higher 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 supervision procedures to support the assistant in gaining a highly developed knowledge of teaching and learning that increases the potential to achieve excellent outcomes for children  gather the views of parents to evaluate the provision further and target more-precise areas for continuous improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took account of the written views of parents.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during 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 spoke to the childminder, the childminding assistant and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of all household members over 16 years of age and checked evidence of the qualifications of the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder keeps her child protection training up to date. She has a good awareness of the indicators of abuse and knows how to report concerns. The childminder makes sure that her assistant knows what to do and whom to contact should she have a concern about the welfare of any child who attends the setting. The childminder knows how to keep children safe. She carries out thorough risk assessments of the setting and for outings to the local parks and places of interest.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Assessments of children's development are accurately used to help plan activities that successfully build on children's interests, and challenge and extend their learning. The childminder understands children's learning styles and tailors her teaching to meet their needs. She plays alongside children at their level, maintaining eye contact and changing the tone of her voice as she interacts with them. The childminder talks to children and offers commentary on what they are doing. She listens and responds well to them, repeating words sensitively for children to hear the correct pronunciation. Children laugh and giggle, and thoroughly enjoy the time that they spend playing with the childminder and her assistant. The childminder keeps parents well informed of their child's progress and provides them with ideas on how they can further extend their child's learning at home. Parents say they value the excellent quality of the care their children receive.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder plans daily opportunities for children to exercise and ensures they have opportunities to be outside in the fresh air. Children sing and dance to music and enjoy taking part in yoga sessions. They demonstrate good spatial awareness and develop their balance and coordination. Children learn good hygiene routines, such as washing their hands before eating or after messy play. Children learn about making healthy food choices and how some foods are better for them than others. After a busy morning, children relax and look through their favourite books. They talk about the pictures and demonstrate their memory-recall abilities, predicting what will happen next in the story.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They are acquiring the key skills needed for their next stage in learning and development, such as the move on to school. They have good levels of independence, they are motivated to explore, and they learn to persevere. They relish the constant praise given to them by the childminder and her assistant. Children develop early writing skills, and they use paintbrushes with increasing control to make marks on paper. Children proudly show their artistic creativity, excitedly talking about the pictures that they have painted. They confidently use mathematical language to describe shape and size, and count.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 149123 Local authority Southend on Sea Inspection number 1103037 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 15 December 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2001. She operates all year round from 7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with an assistant. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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