Childminder in Wokingham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 June 2018 2 September 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 is a warm and caring role model to children. She engages with them well and is supportive of their individual needs. Children have a strong bond with her and are excited and interested in their activities. They are keen to learn.  The childminder knows children well and ensures she has a good understanding of their starting points in learning. Overall, she plans effectively for their interests and offers an interesting and challenging environment. Children make good progress in their learning.  Partnerships with others, also involved in children's care, are established well.  The childminder uses her policies, procedures and risk assessments efficiently to support children's health, safety and well-being. She guides children's own awareness of safety effectively, for example, routinely talking about safety when on outings and helping older children to hold and use scissors correctly.

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This provision is good

 Children understand the routines of the day and behave very well. They learn about healthy lifestyles through their activities and discussions with the childminder, who guides their awareness. For example, they discuss what constitutes healthy eating and the benefits of drinking their water regularly.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not yet established fully effective partnerships with parents to invite and encourage ways they can extend children's learning at home.  The childminder has not fully explored how she can extend opportunities for babies to hold and manipulate resources, to extend their learning even further.

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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

 encourage, share and extend ideas with parents for supporting learning between home and setting to enhance the consistency for children's care and learning  build on the opportunities for babies to explore to extend their learning even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children as they played indoors and outdoors.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about what she knows about the children and how she plans for their learning.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and children's records.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she works with parents and others involved in children's care.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she reflects on her practice and how she updates her skills and knowledge.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has a clear understanding of her role. She reflects effectively on her practice and is confident to adapt the ways she works to enhance her provision. For example, the childminder recently introduced a new system to monitor children's learning and support their progress more effectively. The enthusiastic childminder is keen to continually improve. She achieves this, for example, through training and personal research, to update her skills and knowledge. This includes her knowledge of how to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows how to act appropriately to protect the children in her care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is confident in her teaching and interactions with children. Her calm, warm manner encourages children to engage and be motivated to take part in their activities. For example, the childminder explained mathematical words as older children built towers with bricks. She used books with numbers to help children measure and compare size. The childminder extends most activities very well. For example, she demonstrates how to use a tape measure so children understand new concepts of measuring that broaden their understanding. The childminder is supportive of babies growing language skills and uses resources, such as picture books and sounds, to help them listen and communicate. The childminder makes focussed observations and plans well, overall, for children's next steps in learning. She monitors their progress securely.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is supportive of children's independence skills. For instance, she gives clues to older children, as they put their shoes on, to help them become aware of which one fits the right or left foot. Children are then confident to try for this for themselves. As children complete jigsaw puzzles, the childminder makes suggestions, such as, to look for pieces that are same colour. This helps children to learn how to complete for themselves and strengthen their self-awareness. The childminder offers a range of opportunities to help children learn about their community, receive fresh air and exercise and socialise with others. She encourages children to understand each other's differences, such as helping each other, taking turns and sharing.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children engage well and they are keen to join in. Confident babies crawl through tunnels and push toys around happily outdoors, developing their physical skills and independence. Older children use language, such as 'line' and 'tower' as they play with building blocks. They know words, such as 'short' and 'longer'. Children are keen to role play, for example, singing 'Bob the Builder' as they pretend to mend the windows of the play house. They extend their language further and talk about the roof and windows as they play. Children show readiness for the next stages of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY433236 Local authority Wokingham Inspection number 1131523 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 2 September 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Charvill near Reading, Berkshire and works Monday to Friday, for most weeks of the year.

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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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