Childminder 305653

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 June 2018 25 February 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 are cared for in a home-from-home environment where they are treated as part of the family. They develop strong bonds with the childminder.  The childminder is keen to improve her provision and works well with the local authority to strengthen this even further.  The childminder is well qualified. Overall, she uses her skills and knowledge well to maintain an overview of where children are in their learning. This helps children to make good progress.  The childminder places a high priority on children's safety. Her home is well maintained and she constantly assesses her environment for risks. This helps to ensure that any potential hazards are minimised.  The childminder ensures parents are well informed about what their children have enjoyed doing.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently use information from her assessments to precisely identify what children need to learn next.  Although the childminder supports her apprentice to develop her teaching skills, she does not consistently provide her assistant with enough support to enable him to strengthen his teaching skills 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

 use information from assessments to precisely identify what children need to learn next  strengthen the support given to all staff to enable them to raise the quality of teaching to an even higher level.

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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 had a tour of the premises and spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder and her assistants. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living and working in the household.  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

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder and her assistants have a good knowledge of the signs and symptoms that may indicate possible abuse to children. The childminder ensures all her assistants have a good understanding of her policies and procedures. All staff know who to contact should they have any concerns about a child's welfare. Good recruitment procedures help to ensure that the assistants are suitable to work with children. The childminder is keen to improve her provision. For example, she has recently worked with her assistants to develop a resource bank of stimulating activities to support children's interests.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistants observe children and identify what they are interested in. They use this information to plan a range of stimulating activities to excite and motivate them. For example, children enjoy making slime, they talk excitedly about the changes and enjoy using their senses to explore it further. The childminder and her assistants recognise the importance of children choosing their own activities. They play alongside children offering a commentary on their play. This helps to extend children's language skills. Children enjoy creative activities. For example, they explore colour and pattern as they paint with rollers, and help the assistant make handprints. Younger children begin to engage in imaginative play. They enjoy feeding the baby dolls and taking them for walks.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are very happy in the childminder's care. They enjoy playing games, such as peek-a-boo with the childminder and her assistants. Parents believe their children have a fantastic bond with the childminder and her assistants. They comment that it feels like one big happy family. Children understand how to keep themselves healthy. They understand that they must wash their hands before eating. They enjoy a range of healthy meals. There is a wide variety of stimulating activities provided for children who prefer to learn outdoors. Other children enjoyed observing and learning about the family's rabbits. Children choose whether they wish to play indoors or outdoors. This helps to ensure that children have time to relax when they start to feel tired. They respond to the behavioural expectations well.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress and gain a good range of skills which prepares them well for the next stage in their learning. They choose and use resources independently and are engaged and motivated to learn. Children begin to learn how to negotiate space successfully as they ride bicycles or push the dolls' pushchairs outside. They handle tools, such as paintbrushes and rollers with good control.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 305653 Local authority Sunderland Inspection number 1090610 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 23

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1996 and lives in Sunderland. She employs two assistants, one of whom is an apprentice. The childminder operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded education for two-, 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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