Childminder EY416219

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 June 2018 19 May 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

 Children develop close bonds with the childminder and demonstrate they feel safe and secure in her care. They are well settled and show a strong sense of belonging in the childminder's welcoming home.  Partnerships with parents are effective. Parents are encouraged to be involved in their children's learning and care. The childminder seeks regular information on children's learning from home and parents share information about family events.  Children behave well and know to be tolerant and kind. The childminder is a good role model. She teaches children about acceptable behaviour and actively encourages them to play together.  The childminder makes regular observations and assessments of children's progress. She is clear about what they can do and what they need to learn next. She closes any gaps in children's learning quickly. Children make good progress in their learning.  The childminder uses effective methods to evaluate the quality of her service and to

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This provision is good

help her plan further improvements to provide good outcomes for children. She actively seeks the views of parents, her assistant and children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not make the best use of opportunities to develop children's interest in numbers and counting.

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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

 help children to develop their early interest in numbers and counting.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the rooms the childminder uses for childminding, including outside, and reviewed the resources and toys available for the children to use.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and spoke to the children throughout the inspection. She took into account the parents' views through written statements.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity. She discussed the childminder's teaching skills, and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including policies and procedures, and the children's learning and assessment records.  The inspector checked the evidence of the suitability of the childminder and household members. She discussed the childminder's self-evaluation and how she continues with her professional development.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant understand how to protect children from harm and the steps to take should they have a concern about a child in their care. The childminder minimises any potential risks in her home, garden and during outings. The childminder continues to enhance her professional development. For example, she attends regular training and exchanges ideas for good practice with other childcare professionals. The childminder supports her assistant well, ensuring that he remains suitable to work with children. Both the childminder and her assistant hold a valid first-aid qualification and regularly update their safeguarding training. The childminder has established good links with other settings that children attend.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is experienced and has a good understanding of how children learn. She provides a wide range of interesting and challenging activities to support children's learning. She interacts with children in a positive manner and promotes children's communication and language skills well. She supports children to be curious and investigate, such as how to discover the best way to put the farm animals in the barn. The childminder helps children to develop their literacy skills. For example, children sit and listen to stories, anticipating what is coming next. They thoroughly enjoy drawing and chalking, and are beginning to learn how to write their name. Children enjoy discovering how electronic toys work and why things happen. They learn to put on the electronic musical toy by pressing the buttons and discovering that it makes sounds.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder promotes children's well-being and emotional development effectively. Children are happy and well-motivated. They demonstrate they are comfortable in their surroundings. They have good opportunities to select their own resources to adapt their play, make decisions and direct their own learning. The childminder provides many opportunities for children to develop their physical skills and learn about the world around them. For example, she takes the children for walks around the village and countryside, their local park and places of interest. The childminder ensures that children follow good health and hygiene practices and learn how to keep themselves safe.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing key skills that will assist them as they move on to the next stage in their learning or on to school. They maintain concentration for good lengths of time on activities that interest them. Children use their small-muscle skills well. For example, they build walls out of bricks and carefully place one brick on top of the other. They become excited and eager to learn as they knock the wall down and start again.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY416219 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 1094520 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 18

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Weston-on-Trent, Derbyshire. She operates Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm, all year round, except for the week between Christmas New Year, bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with an assistant. She receives funding for free early education for three- and four-year- old children.

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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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