Childminder in Redcar and Cleveland

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 July 2018 11 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

 Partnerships with parents are effective. There is a daily exchange of information regarding children's care and development. Parents make positive comments about the childminder and the service that she provides.  Children's behaviour is very good. The childminder provides plenty of praise and encouragement to help build children's confidence and sense of self-esteem. She is a positive role model and teaches children to use good manners.  The childminder helps children to develop an awareness of how to keep themselves safe. For example, children learn about road safety when they go out for walks in the local area with the childminder.  The experienced childminder provides a wide range of exciting and accessible resources to help stimulate and motivate children to learn. Children make good progress.  Children develop strong, affectionate attachments to the childminder, who is highly responsive to their needs. The childminder supports children to settle quickly and well

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, planned activities do not support younger children's engagement to the highest levels.  The use of assessments is not consistently sharply focused to enable the childminder to plan specifically for children's future learning and support the very best outcomes.

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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

 strengthen the planning to meet the learning needs of the youngest children more fully and promote even greater levels of involvement  enhance the use of assessments to inform teaching even more precisely to meet children's learning needs.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching activities and the impact of these on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children, at appropriate times, throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at documentation, including the childminder's self-evaluation, policies and procedures.  The inspector completed an evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector considered the views of parents, gathered from written feedback.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of how to identify, monitor and report any concerns relating to children's safety and welfare. The childminder demonstrates a commitment to making continuous improvements. She maximises opportunities to update her knowledge through training and interacts regularly with other childminders, and her local authority adviser, to share ideas and information. The childminder has a comprehensive selection of policies and procedures that she shares with parents from the outset. She understands the importance of working in partnership with other settings attended by children in her care and with other professionals when required.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder involves parents in ongoing observation procedures. This helps to support the continuity of learning between the setting and home. The childminder uses a variety of teaching techniques to help children progress in their learning. For example, she sits close to young children at their level and maintains appropriate eye contact. She provides a commentary for their play and repeats new words clearly to help promote the development of their language skills. Young children delight in singing their favourite nursery rhymes. They giggle happily as they play games, such as 'peek-a-boo'. Older children show great enthusiasm for solving simple mathematical problems.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder teaches young children to share and take turns, for example, when they enjoy sending model cars down a spiral track. They relish the responsibility for manageable tasks, such as tidying away toys to help keep the play environment safe. The childminder helps children to understand how to make healthy lifestyle choices. For example, she promotes good hygiene routines and provides nutritious snacks and meals. Children benefit from regular outings into the community where they socialise at groups and explore places of local interest. They form firm friendships with each other.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children acquire a secure foundation for successful future learning, including their eventual move to nursery and school. They develop their physical skills, for example, as they make the transition from crawling to walking. Older children develop good concentration skills as they share books and stories. They speak about their experiences and opinions with confidence. Children learn to recognise the initial letters and sounds in words that hold meaning for them, for example, their names. They have plenty of opportunities to practise mark making with a range of materials, including crayons, paint, water and in sand. This supports the development of their early literacy skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY101146 Local authority Redcar & Cleveland Inspection number 1091259 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 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 11 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002 and lives in Middlesbrough. The provision operates each weekday from 8am until 4.30pm all year round, except for public holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. She is in receipt of funding to provide 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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