Childminder EY436202

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 June 2018 19 October 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 has a secure knowledge of how children learn. She uses this to help them make good progress and to prepare them well for the next stages in their learning. She measures and reviews their progress regularly and identifies any gaps in their learning. The childminder establishes clear starting points for each child.  Children develop confidence and good self-esteem. They enjoy interacting with the childminder and communicate their needs well. For example, they tell her what they want to make with play dough and ask for her help to shape it. They make independent choices and are very engaged in their learning.  The childminder works well in partnership with other early years professionals, such as other childminders, to help her monitor her practice and improve children's learning experiences. She identifies areas for improvement in her provision for children and targets her ongoing professional development through effective self-evaluation.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not succeeded in consistently encouraging parents to share enough initial or ongoing information about what their children can do, or to support their learning at home.  At times, the childminder does not give children enough time to think through problems, work things out for themselves or consider their responses to questions.

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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

 guide parents in sharing more initial information about what their child knows and can do, to share more ongoing information about their child, and to support their children's learning at home  strengthen ways to encourage children and give them time to think how to respond to questions.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outside, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed an evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held 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 implements rigorous practice that reflects her secure knowledge of how to keep children safe. She checks that the premises and equipment are safe for children, and she minimises potential hazards. The childminder updates her knowledge regularly and implements rigorous procedures to help protect children. She supervises them vigilantly at all times. The childminder monitors children's progress well and plans effective ways to close the gaps in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder helps children to develop their speech and increase their vocabulary. She does this effectively as she talks to them during their play, and encourages them to repeat words clearly. Children are interested in letter names and sounds, so the childminder makes good use of this to help them say the sounds in their names and some other words. Children show that they recognise the difference between upper- and lower-case letters, such as when the childminder asks them to find 'a big A' or 'a small e'. The childminder encourages children to solve practical number problems in their everyday routines. For example, she asks them to count the bowls on the table to make sure there are enough for them to have one each. She asks children if they can name the shapes of the play-dough cutters and helps them to count how many sides each one has.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave very well and demonstrate good manners without the childminder having to remind them. They tidy up willingly and respond well to instructions. The childminder helps children to understand how to share, such as when they both want to use the laptop computer at the same time. Children wait patiently for their turn to choose the fruit they would like at snack time and they cut pieces of banana carefully. They put on their shoes to go outside and wash their hands ready for their snack. These routines help children to be well prepared for their moves to school, as they gain independence in managing their self-care needs. Children develop their physical skills well. They enjoy daily outdoor play and trips to local parks.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident in their exploration of the activities and resources from which they make independent choices. They are engaged in the interesting activities and have good concentration. For example, they become engrossed in creating shapes with play dough. They use the different-shaped cutters carefully and make models, such as a bed for a doll. Children are excited as they examine small creatures with magnifying glasses in the garden. They say that they look a bit like the ladybirds they found the previous week, as they have spots. Children are learning to notice details, such as this, in nature.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY436202 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 1131636 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 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 October 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Gloucester. She operates from 7.15am to 5.30pm on Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. 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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