Childminder 956541

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 June 2018 15 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 completes observations and assessments of children's learning. She uses this information to provide appropriately challenging activities based on what children need to learn next. The childminder regularly talks to children and encourages them to make predictions in their learning. This helps to promote their imaginative skills.  Children demonstrate excellent literacy skills. They make marks using a wide range of media, including paint. Children learn to write their own names and simple sentences. The childminder provides children with opportunities to help write labels and signs.  The childminder sits with children and encourages them to blend words together. Children have excellent reading skills. They are able to read and understand simple sentences. In addition, children provide their own narrative and talk about what else might be happening in the pictures. This helps to promote children's thinking skills.

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This provision is good

 The very nurturing childminder provides robust settling-in procedures for children and their families. She collates a wealth of information regarding what children know and can already do. This helps children to settle quickly in her welcoming provision.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder, on occasions, does not provide even more opportunities for children to develop an understanding of why healthy eating is important.  The childminder does not target professional development opportunities to help raise 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

 increase opportunities to help children understand the importance of healthy eating as part of their healthy lifestyles  explore further professional development opportunities to build on the already good- quality childcare.

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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 an 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 written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder completes very regular risk assessments and encourages children to help to identify hazards. For example, children learn how to use scissors safely and how to hold the handrail when walking down stairs. The childminder demonstrates a good knowledge of child protection issues. She is aware of the signs and symptoms of abuse. The childminder liaises with other early years providers and schools where children attend regarding children's development needs. This helps to promote a continued approach to children's learning. The childminder regularly reviews the quality of her practice and invites others to express their views. This helps her to identify and address gaps in practice. Parents provide the utmost praise for the childminder. The childminder reviews children's progress and shares this information with them. She gathers information from parents about what children enjoy doing at home. This helps her

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

to continue to promote children's interest throughout her practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children are highly confident and demonstrate very good levels of self-esteem. They show a keen interest in storybooks and talk passionately about their interest in dinosaurs. Children are ambitious and motivated to learn. They participate in lengthy conversations with the childminder about different features of dinosaurs and talk about various foods they eat. Children make comparisons between themselves and others, and recognise differences and similarities. They excitedly take part in activities, including drawing around their whole bodies. Children talk about the height and length of their bodies and use number language. This helps to promote children's mathematical skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides regular opportunities for children to participate in physical activities. Children enjoy trips to the local park and use a wide range of different equipment, including climbing ropes. They follow very good hygiene practices and manage their self-care needs well. Children listen and respond to instructions given. They demonstrate consistently good behaviours. The childminder very regularly encourages children to persevere with self-chosen challenges and encourages them to do things for themselves. This helps to promote children's self-esteem effectively.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in all areas of learning. They demonstrate excellent creative skills. Children excitedly explore what happens when they mix various colours of paint together. They spend time adding water to dry paint and talk about the transformation until reaching the desired effect. Children are very well equipped with the key skills needed for their future learning and their eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 956541 Local authority Northumberland Inspection number 1128404 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 15 December 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1993 and lives in Blyth, Northumberland. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday and Tuesday only, term time only.

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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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